The Cobb Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted to hold a proposal for a senior living community on Holly Springs Road until February.
The applicant, Loyd Development Services, wants to build 16 single-family homes on 4.3 acres on the east side of Holly Springs, just below the roundabout at Davis Road.
The Cobb Planning Commission voted earlier this month to deny the request for RSL (residential senior living) zoning, saying it was too dense and a category not compatible with nearby residences.
Commissioner JoAnn Birrell concurred, and made a motion to hold the case until February, suggesting an R-15 (single-family) category that would meet the 2.5-home-per-acre recommendation by the county zoning staff.
“You can still have the buffers that they’re asking for and address the drainage a little better,” she said.
The land is zoned R-20 with two existing homes, and is part of the Margaret A. Keheley Living Trust.
A resident in the nearby Ashmore community supported the plan, but others were opposed, pointing to density concerns and the fact that the nearest RSL developments are in busier commercial areas.
The proposal would call for 3.7 homes per acre, while a nearby subdivision has homes on around three-quarters of an acre.
Another major East Cobb case on the commissioners’ agenda Tuesday also was delayed.
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy is proposing to build an athletic stadium on its upper school campus on Post Oak Tritt Road, and at the meeting asked for a continuance until February.
Residents in the adjacent Holly Springs subdivision have objected to the proposal, which would include lighting and permanent seating that were restricted when Mt. Bethel obtained the initial land use permit for the 33-arce property in 2013.
Jim Ney, the Mt. Bethel attorney, told commissioners the school has had “a wonderful opportunity to meet with the neighbors” and said discussions will be continuing.
Commissioners denied another residential zoning case in the Northeast Cobb area in a request that was previously withdrawn.
Richard Duncan was seeking an R-12 category for 3.1 acres on Cajun Drive and Piedmont Road to build six homes, refiling his application after initially wanting eight homes.
But Birrell said the revised plan was still incompatible for the area. There was some discussion about holding the case, but Duncan didn’t want to wait until February.
His property changes from the current medium-density residential category under the county’s comprehensive land use plan to low-density status in January.
Before presenting his case, Duncan indicated he was reserving his right to issue a constitutional challenge regarding the use of his property.
The vote against his application was 4-1, with outgoing commissioner Bob Weatherford voting against.
Cobb doesn’t hear zoning cases in January.
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