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Planning commission backs two‑lot rezoning at 5150 Abbotts Bridge Road with variance
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend rezoning 5150 Abbotts Bridge Road from AG1 to R‑4 for a two‑lot single‑family subdivision and grant a variance to waive the 10% common open‑space requirement, with conditions including engineered stormwater runoff calculations before land‑disturbance permits.
The Johns Creek Planning Commission on Oct. 1 recommended approval of a rezoning and concurrent variance for a 0.87‑acre parcel at 5150 Abbotts Bridge Road, concluding the proposal conforms with the city’s comprehensive plan and staff conditions.
Planner Shanae Howard told commissioners the applicant seeks to rezone the site from AG1 to R‑4 and subdivide it into two single‑family lots with minimum lot sizes of about 17,000 square feet and minimum heated floor areas of 3,500 square feet. Howard said the site, previously improved with a two‑story house that was demolished earlier this year, is suitable at a density of about 2.29 units per acre and that Fulton County Public Works has confirmed adequate water and sewer capacity.
Applicant Sean Donani described neighborhood outreach, potential gating and fencing, and plans for individual underground flow wells to meet Johns Creek runoff‑reduction requirements. "We will work with engineers as needed to make sure that we meet the requirements that Johns Creek has set," Donani said.
Commissioners focused questions on stormwater, emergency access and shared‑drive maintenance. Staff and the applicant told commissioners that runoff‑reduction sizing and flow‑well calculations must be submitted and verified during the land‑disturbance permit review; the commission recorded that a permit will not be issued until those calculations satisfy the land‑development division. Commissioners also asked whether the private access and gated drive would create queuing on Abbotts Bridge Road; the applicant said the proposed 20‑foot private drive provides two car lengths before the gate and that hammerhead/turning requirements would be addressed in the permit phase.
There was a brief exchange about traffic counts: staff’s packet noted an estimate of 40 daily trips; during discussion a commissioner questioned whether an alternate interpretation (weekly vs. daily) existed. Staff retained that the review accounted for typical single‑family trip generation and confirmed mitigation requirements would be enforced during permitting.
Chair moved approval of RZ‑24‑00006 and concurrent variance VC‑24‑0004 with staff conditions; the motion was seconded and the commission voted 7–0 to recommend approval. The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final action. The commission also asked staff to confirm details in the land‑disturbance and engineering review and to verify tree preservation plans for the north property line before permit issuance.
