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Toll Brothers pitches 205-acre Embry Farms plan; offers nearly 60 acres for a public park and requests 30-day hold
Summary
Toll Brothers' land-use team proposed a 205-acre, 205-unit community consistent with the comp plan, pledging 111 acres of open space and proposing to dedicate almost 60 acres as a public park; the applicant requested a 30-day administrative hold to refine a roundabout and traffic study and to increase neighbor outreach.
Toll Brothers' team presented a conceptual plan for the 205-acre Embry Farms property that would allow 205 detached single-family lots (one unit per acre) and include significant open space and trail connections.
Den Webb, the land use attorney representing Toll Brothers, said the proposal preserves roughly 111 acres as open space and earmarks nearly 60 acres in blue on the plan to be dedicated to Johns Creek as a public park. "A 111 acres of the 205 acres will will be maintained as open space... and the area that you see in blue is proposed to be dedicated to Johns Creek for use as a public park," Webb said.
Webb described multiple on-site and regional trail connections, including a proposed 12-foot multi-use trail along the Chattahoochee River intended to link to existing city trails. He also detailed buffers and separation between the new lots and adjacent Nellie Brook Court (minimum 50-foot buffer on the west, 60-foot right-of-way, 50-foot buffer on the east; separation distances averaging ~185 feet).
On traffic, Webb said the team is still refining roundabout plans and has requested a 30-day administrative hold so the application will go to the Planning Commission in December rather than November to allow more time for the traffic study and neighbor meetings. "We actually sent a letter to Johns Creek this week asking for a 30 day administrative hold," he said.
Webb invited continued community engagement and said the applicant has already incorporated some suggestions into the concept. No formal city decision or Planning Commission action occurred during the meeting.
