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Developer proposes rezoning of Johns Creek church site for 48‑home subdivision; variance sought for parking encroachment
Summary
An applicant meeting in Johns Creek presented RZ‑26‑0001, a request to rezone a 21.647‑acre church site from OI to CUP for a 48‑lot single‑family subdivision and a concurrent variance to allow existing church parking to encroach into a required 25‑foot landscape strip along Bell Road. Planning Commission review is scheduled for Aug. 4; City Council consideration is set for Aug. 24.
Ruchi Agarwal, planning and zoning manager with the City of Johns Creek's community development department, opened a public participation meeting on a rezoning proposal for the Johns Creek United Methodist Church property and outlined the city review schedule, saying the Planning Commission will hear the case Aug. 4 and the City Council is scheduled to consider it Aug. 24.
Alex Brock, the land use attorney for applicant Hansel Holdings, told attendees the application (RZ‑26‑0001) requests a change from OI (office and institutional) to CUP (community unit planned district) for the church's roughly 21.647‑acre site to allow a 48‑lot single‑family detached subdivision at about 2.2 units per acre. "Some of the ball fields remaining...will be open to both the church as well as the residents," Brock said, describing how the development would integrate new homes with existing church amenities.
Brock also described an underground stormwater detention system to preserve above‑ground green space and said the development would be gated with vehicular access from Bell Road. He presented architectural inspiration and explained setbacks and yard configurations, saying the design shifts buildings to allow a 10‑foot outdoor living space on one side of each lot.
City staff and Brock said the application includes one concurrent variance: to allow existing church parking that pre‑dates current standards to encroach into the 25‑foot landscape strip required along Bell Road. Agarwal explained the variance request is strictly to legalize the existing encroachment rather than to add new parking.
The transcript contains an address inconsistency: Agarwal initially referred to the site as 11180 Medlock Bridge Road while Brock later referred to the property as 11800 Medlock Bridge Road. The parcel was repeatedly identified as the Johns Creek United Methodist Church property; the precise street number was not resolved during the meeting.
No formal vote was held. Agarwal emphasized this meeting is the applicant's public forum and that the city is facilitating review; staff will prepare a recommendation for the Planning Commission meeting on Aug. 4, which will provide a recommendation to City Council for final action on Aug. 24.
Public questions and comments were invited after Brock concluded the formal presentation; the transcript ends as the meeting moved into the non‑recorded Q&A portion.
