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Council approves MRPA certificate for 8950 Medlock Bridge Road; staff finds proposed disturbance within category limits
Summary
The council approved a Metropolitan River Protection Act certificate for a 2.38-acre parcel at 8950 Medlock Bridge Road after staff reported the proposal (42,352 sq ft disturbance; 15,958 sq ft impervious surface) falls within vulnerability Category C allowable limits.
The Johns Creek City Council on March 24 approved issuance of an MRPA (Metropolitan River Protection Act) certificate (RC240001) for a proposed single-family residence with a detached garage on a 2.38-acre lot at 8950 Medlock Bridge Road.
Planning Director Ben Song said a prior MRPA certificate had been approved for the property in 1981 but the lot was never developed. Staff's updated MRPA analysis placed the site in vulnerability Category C, which allows a maximum land disturbance of 72,615.9 square feet and maximum impervious surface of 46,681.65 square feet; the applicant's proposal would add 42,352 square feet of disturbance and 15,958 square feet of impervious surface, both below the category's limits. Song said ARC reviewed the application and found it consistent with the Chattahoochee River corridor plan and staff recommended approval.
Property owner Doug Dillard spoke in support and offered to answer council questions. A councilmember moved to approve the MRPA certificate; the motion passed with council agreement.
In describing the project, Director Song emphasized the MRPA process assigns vulnerability categories and maximum disturbance/impervious allowances based on slope, vegetation, geology, hydrology and soils, and that the proposal constitutes a "substantial change" that required re-review under MRPA rules. The council referenced the property's extensive tree cover and staff's environmental review during the discussion.
The approval allows the property owner to proceed with land-disturbing work subject to MRPA and local permitting requirements.
