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Johns Creek council approves rezoning for two‑lot subdivision at 9675 Brambleau Road
Summary
The council approved RZ-240008 (with concurrent variance BC-240007) to rezone 9675 Brambleau Road for a two-lot single-family subdivision after staff recommended approval; the Planning Commission had recommended denial and the applicant acknowledged tree removals and prior permitting delays.
The Johns Creek City Council voted to approve a rezoning and concurrent variance for property at 9675 Brambleau Road that will allow a two-lot single-family detached subdivision.
Director Ben Song presented the staff recommendation in favor of RZ-240008 and concurrent variance BC-240007, describing the site as about 1 acre and noting the applicant’s plan for two lots with minimum lot areas near 21,754 square feet, a 25-foot landscape strip and a public sidewalk. Song told the council staff expected the development would generate about 28 daily vehicle trips and that Fulton County Public Works confirmed adequate water and sewer capacity; staff recommended approval with conditions while the Planning Commission had recommended denial.
The applicant described delays obtaining building permits and defended clearing trees he said were diseased and posed safety risks. In questioning, Director Song said the applicant did not obtain a required tree-removal permit; staff responded to a complaint, issued a stop-work order and required stabilization of the site. The applicant said the trees were “almost dead when I bought them” and that removal addressed tenant safety.
Council members asked about neighborhood character, lot sizes and enforcement of stormwater and land-disturbance requirements. One council member emphasized that approval of the zoning does not relieve the applicant of obligations under the building code, land-disturbance permitting and stormwater rules; Director Song said staff will hold the applicant to code during the Land Disturbance Permit (LDP) and construction-permit processes.
A motion to approve the rezoning and concurrent variance with staff recommendations was made, seconded and carried; the transcript records the motion’s passage but does not include a roll-call tally in the record.
Next steps: the approval establishes land use but the applicant must complete required permits (tree removal compliance, LDP, construction permits and any required stormwater controls) before site work proceeds.
