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Douglasville Council appoints John Dean and approves several zoning changes tied to new City Hall
Summary
On May 18, 2026 the Douglasville City Council appointed John Dean to Post One of the Ethics Board and approved multiple zoning map amendments (items 26‑156, 26‑158, 26‑159) and a special land use permit for metal fabrication, all by voice vote. Council also approved a cleanup amendment to the Planned Residential Development section of the Unified Development Ordinance (26‑160).
Douglasville — The Douglasville City Council on Monday evening announced the mayoral appointment of John Dean to Post One of the Ethics Board for a four‑year term ending May 18, 2030 and approved a package of land‑use items designed to align City‑owned parcels for future development.
Deputy City Manager Chelsea Jackson summarized the principal zoning items, saying that the rezoning requests would change several properties along Church Street from CBD (Central Business District) to PSP (Public/Semi‑Public) to ensure consistent zoning for the City’s planned facilities. “As stated on Thursday, this is to change these current zoning from CBD to PSP. The city currently owns one of six properties,” Jackson said during the presentation.
On motions from council members, the body approved item 26‑156 (6709 Church Street), item 26‑158 (6713 Church Street) and item 26‑159 (6717 Church Street) by voice vote with no objections recorded. The council also approved item 26‑154, a special land use permit for Sheehan Metal Products to operate fabricated metal products manufacturing on Vansant Road.
Separately, the council voted to adopt a cleanup amendment to section 3.07 of the Unified Development Ordinance (item 26‑160) to explicitly include townhouse dwellings in the Planned Residential Development (PRD) text. Planning staff said the change is a maintenance edit to align the definition language with existing development standards and allowable uses.
Mayor Rochelle Robinson formally announced John Dean’s ethics board appointment and noted that, as a mayoral appointment, the post did not require ratification by the council.
Most procedural items on the agenda were handled quickly: the council adopted the May 18 agenda (item 26‑145), approved minutes from April 30 and May 4, 2026 (item 26‑148) and approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
The council heard no significant opposition during the presentations and did not take roll‑call tallies for the approvals; several items passed by unanimous voice vote as recorded by the mayor.
The meeting closed after a brief public‑comment period and staff updates; no additional committee business was presented.
