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Douglasville council approves Church Street rezoning for planned city hall and several planning items
Summary
The Douglasville City Council approved three companion rezoning requests to convert Church Street parcels from CBD to PSP to allow a planned city hall, granted a special land use permit for a metal products manufacturer, and approved a small UDO text cleanup adding townhouse dwellings to the PRD description.
The Douglasville City Council on May 18, 2026, approved a set of planning and zoning actions that city staff say are needed to move forward with a planned city hall and to update local land‑use rules.
Council approved three companion rezoning requests (items 26‑156, 26‑158 and 26‑159) to change multiple Church Street parcels from CBD (Central Business District) to PSP (Public/Semi‑Public). Planning staff said the city owns one of the six parcels and that the rezones align prior discussion at the council’s legislative work session; no additional information or public opposition was offered at the voting meeting and council members recorded approval.
Council also approved item 26‑154, a special land use permit for fabricated metal products manufacturing on Vansant Road, after planning staff (Chelsea Tubs, Planning Administrator) reported there were no updates and no council questions. Staff said the application covers about 44.3 acres on Vansant Road and listed the applicant as Shehan Metal Products.
Finally, council approved a text cleanup to the Unified Development Ordinance (item 26‑160) to include “townhouse dwellings” in the PRD (Planned Residential Development) district purpose and intent language. Planning staff described the change as maintenance: the use already appears elsewhere in the ordinance and the amendment simply clarifies wording.
Planning staff and the mayor emphasized these items were discussed at the legislative work session earlier in the week; council proceeded with votes at the May 18 voting meeting. The transcript records items as moved, seconded and approved; the meeting gave no additional substantive debate or new technical information on the applications.
