Northeast Cobb subdivision proposal delayed Archives

A delayed proposal to build a subdivision off Kinridge Court is being continued again by the Cobb Zoning Staff.

The staff also is continuing two rezoning applications for car wash facilities on Shallowford Road.

Those three cases were to have been heard Tuesday by the Cobb Board of Commissioners, but have been rescheduled for September.

In the residential application, Green Community Development requested another month’s delay due to what its representative said was “misinformation” by a neighboring homeowners association.

Christopher Hunt used similarly charged language in July when addressing community opposition to what initially was a 16-home, environmentally friendly subdivision on rocky terrain.

The revised site plan for what the developer wants to call Serenesee at Kinridge reduces the number of lots to 13.

It proposes homes of at least 3,000 square feet made of four-sided brick, stone and/or hard coat stucco.

Hunt proclaimed that the project, with rooftop gardens, “greenpaved” parking and other sustainability and LEED features, would win awards.

But the Cobb Planning Commission voted to recommend denial, and county commissioners didn’t hear the case after zoning staff continued it.

In an Aug. 9 letter to the county, Hunt referenced an opponent in a community meeting “who purposefully held the comments until the very end of meeting that was designed to create false opposition without an opportunity for me to respond properly and thoroughly.”

He didn’t elaborate, but added that “we need time for emotions to settle so clear thinking with truth will prevail. The property is zoned R-20 and no one wants what antiquated, counterproductive rules allow compared to what Serenesee is presenting.”

At the Planning Commission meeting, some residents of the surrounding neighborhoods and the East Cobb Civic Association objected to the application, citing density, traffic, stormwater runoff and site plan issues.

Hunt is seeking rezoning under an Open Space Community category, meaning the developer will set aside some of the land—roughly 28 percent, according to the revised site plan—in exchange for higher density limits.

The case is tentatively set to be heard by commissioners Sept. 20.

Plans for a car wash and convenience store at Shallowford Road and Trickum Road are being pushed back again after Southern Gas Partners, LLC asked for additional time.

The 3.1 acres at the southwest corner of the intersection has been sitting vacant, but a nearby resident complained of longstanding runoff issues stemming from previous uses of the property.

The application also will be heard by county commissioners on Sept. 20

Another car wash proposal just down the street also is being delayed for a month. WATMOR LLC is planning a car wash on a wooded lot of 0.8 acres on the north side of Shallowford and east of Trickum, adjacent to the Shallowford Crossing Shopping Center.

The parcel is currently zoned for low-density residential but is surrounded by commercial development.

Lance Watson of WATMOR did not indicate his reasons for seeking a continuance. What he’s proposing to be Rich’s Car Wash will go before the Cobb Planning Commission Sept. 6.

A request to build a cellular tower on Canton Road also is being continued until Sept. 6. Parallel Towers III, LLC is seeking a special land-use permit for 6.2 acres across from the terminus of Shallowford Road.

The land is zoned heavy industrial and currently has two cell towers and the SLUP is requesting a third to be built at 160 feet high.

The tower would serve the AT&T Mobility network and would replace a Comcast tower near the East Cobb Baseball facility.

The request has been delayed for several months and the Planning Commission will tentatively hear it on Sept. 6.

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