Planning Commission recommends approval of Wallace Road rezoning with 11 conditions

The South Fulton Planning Commission on April 22 recommended approval of rezoning case Z26-007 (2210 and 0 Wallace Road Rear), a proposal from Dorothy Crowley to develop 18 single‑family dwellings on about 13.82 acres. The recommendation passed after a roll-call vote and will be considered by the mayor and council at their April 28 meeting.

Staff presented findings and a package of recommended conditions that the commission incorporated into the motion. The mover explicitly included staff’s conditions and added two requirements: that each home be at least 3,000 square feet and that exteriors be brick or brick/stucco. Staff read items 1–9 of its recommendations for the record, which included limiting the site to no more than 18 single‑family dwellings; requiring a site plan in general conformity with the conceptual plan; a minimum two‑car garage for all dwellings; establishment of a homeowners association; construction of a deceleration lane on Wireless Road; curb, gutter and a 5‑ft sidewalk along Wireless Road; construction to City of South Fulton public street standards; a minimum 25‑ft undisturbed buffer and 10‑ft improvement setback along Wireless Road; and staggered front yard setbacks. The commission’s added conditions were recorded as items 10 and 11.

Commissioner Leverett pressed for specificity on the exterior-material requirement, asking whether the commission intended decorative front facades or full exterior treatment; during the discussion one commissioner said, “the entire the entire exterior should be brick.” The motion as read required homes to be a minimum of 3,000 square feet and to have full exterior brick or brick/stucco.

The motion to recommend approval with the 11 conditions was seconded and put to a roll-call vote. The clerk recorded Commissioner Jefferson ‘yay,’ Commissioner Williams ‘yay,’ Commissioner Leverett ‘yay,’ Commissioner Price ‘nay,’ and Commissioner Dunn ‘aye.’ The chair announced, “The ayes have it,” and said the case will move to the mayor and council meeting on April 28 where the council will take a final vote. Commissioner Barrett‑Washington had been allowed to comment but was not voting on this case, as noted at the meeting.

What the recommendation would change: if the council adopts the commission’s recommendation, the property will be rezoned to allow 18 single‑family lots on roughly 13.82 acres with the conditions listed above; infrastructure items such as the Wireless Road deceleration lane, curb/gutter, and sidewalk are among the conditions that would be required before development.

The commission did not take public comment at this meeting because the case previously had a public hearing. The next procedural step is the mayor and council hearing on April 28, when members of the public may again address the council and when a final vote will be recorded.