Planning commission backs 'Cypress' 345-acre mixed-use proposal on Destination 211
Summary
The planning commission recommended approval of a developer's request to rezone roughly 345 acres for a mixed-use village called 'Cypress' along Highway 211, advancing the application to the Board of Commissioners after residents raised river-buffer and traffic concerns.
The Barrow County Planning Commission recommended approval on Aug. 20 of a proposal to rezone about 345 acres along the Destination 211 corridor for a large mixed‑use village the applicant calls "Cypress." The developer told commissioners the plan includes about 29.1% commercial — "just under 100 acres of commercial" — plus multifamily, single‑family areas, parks and miles of trails tied to the Little Mulberry and Mulberry rivers.
"This is a very exciting project we're bringing to you guys today," said Kenneth Wood, who presented the development and described traffic and DRI (development of regional impact) work already completed for the site. Wood said the county's Destination 211 plan and GDOT improvements, including a planned four‑lane and a roundabout, align with the proposal.
Neighbors urged more protection for the river corridor than the state or county minimums. "The state's law and the county's law about the 100 foot buffer is not enough," said Alicia Bilog, who urged a larger buffer and stricter county standards in the UDC rewrite. Residents from nearby Crestwind and Hushton also raised traffic and water‑service questions; the developer said a large traffic study and a DRI had been completed and that county water and sewer capacity would be addressed in phases.
Commissioners pressed the applicant on cemetery preservation and on how commercial acreage was calculated; Wood said the project team located a small family cemetery and intends to integrate it into park space and to preserve it without allowing new burials. After discussion the commission voted to recommend approval with staff conditions; the recommendation (4–1) advances the rezoning and special‑use request to the Board of Commissioners, which will make the final decision on Sept. 8 in the same meeting room.
If the county approves the rezoning, the developer anticipates a phased build‑out over roughly a decade, with infrastructure and additional traffic improvements tied to GDOT and county sequencing.
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