The Board of Commissioners has officially denied the rezoning request for Macland Road. This result reflects the value of maintaining our neighborhood character and I am truly grateful for the persistence shown by everyone involved. We will remain observant as future development proposals for our community emerge.
December 27, 2018
Final supporters
We, the citizens of West Cobb County, are petitioning the Board of Commissioners to DENY the request for rezoning land lots 431, 432 to Urban Village Commercial from Single-family Residential (case #Z-81).
This request was already DENIED by the Planning Committee on 12/4/18 (ALL commissioners DENIED this request), where it was cited by the District 1 representative, Skip Gunther, that "although this is an exciting concept, it is not a good fit for THIS area. It is WAY to dense."
We request that the Board of Commissioners DENY this request for the following reasons:
- The proposed use and site plan is not compatible with the development of nearby property. The area is surrounded by single-family homes and single-family subdivisions. The homes are all zoned R-20 or R-30, which are large land lots with single-family homes.
- The proposed development would cause additional transportation issues as the roads are currently not built to support this type of development. While there was a proposal to widen Macland Rd, funding has been taken from the project and reallocated twice. According to the project manager, the project is currently on the shelf as funding has not been approved.
- An additional age-restricted development has a negative impact on the tax revenue for the Cobb County School District. The county has approved many of these age-restricted developments over the last few years and, while each one is a small impact, the more that are developed, the larger the impact to our schools. The Cobb County Board of Education has spoken out against this specific plan due to their concerns about the negative impact to the tax revenue.
- This proposed zoning does not conform to the Cobb County Comprehensive Plan. Although this plan can be reworked as needed, this is a clear "spot zoning", which negates the point of having a plan. This property is assigned a Low Density Residential future land use category, which includes a density of 1-2.5 units per acre. The proposal lists the density at 4.33 units per acre.
Thank you for the consideration.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 14, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 11, 2018
157 Comments
My family has lived in this area for over 60 years. Because of the massive development in West Cobb, the traffic situation has become horrible. Please deny the request for rezoning. Isn't there something other than senior housing that comes up for rezoning. We have enough senior housing in West Cobb.
Terrible proposal for this area. We have a CVS within a quarter mile of this proposal. We do not need small townhomes in this area, nor any commercial space that will remain vacant due to the poor location for proposed medical space. Very much against every aspect of this development!
you need to alleviate the traffic situation before you add any other developments to this area. We can't even get home to get our kids to activities. Let the builders pay the expense of fixing the roads before you let them build anymore. They make money and we all suffer.
Z-81 is completely out of character with this area. County Staff recommended Denial. All the Planning Commisioners voted against this. Seems pretty clear to me that it does not belong here. What am I missing?
Please deny this request. This location is surrounded by homes and has a 2 lane road with no scheduled plan to widen. There has been too much development without enough thinking in West Cobb. Let's plan it so it makes sense and fits the feel of the community!
I request that the board of commissioners DENY this request for the reasons noted.
We are residents of Powder Springs and totally oppose the "Marietta Housing Authority" to be deciding low income housing or any other development in our community. We also own in Marietta City Limits and sick of the commissions total disregard for our desires for our community. We have moved to Powder Springs and want NOTHING to do with Marietta deciding low income residents that we will have to pay for in our community. Take it back to MARIETTA!
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The Board of Commissioners has officially denied the rezoning request for Macland Road. This result reflects the value of maintaining our neighborhood character and I am truly grateful for the persistence shown by everyone involved. We will remain observant as future development proposals for our community emerge.
December 27, 2018
Final supporters
We, the citizens of West Cobb County, are petitioning the Board of Commissioners to DENY the request for rezoning land lots 431, 432 to Urban Village Commercial from Single-family Residential (case #Z-81).
This request was already DENIED by the Planning Committee on 12/4/18 (ALL commissioners DENIED this request), where it was cited by the District 1 representative, Skip Gunther, that "although this is an exciting concept, it is not a good fit for THIS area. It is WAY to dense."
We request that the Board of Commissioners DENY this request for the following reasons:
- The proposed use and site plan is not compatible with the development of nearby property. The area is surrounded by single-family homes and single-family subdivisions. The homes are all zoned R-20 or R-30, which are large land lots with single-family homes.
- The proposed development would cause additional transportation issues as the roads are currently not built to support this type of development. While there was a proposal to widen Macland Rd, funding has been taken from the project and reallocated twice. According to the project manager, the project is currently on the shelf as funding has not been approved.
- An additional age-restricted development has a negative impact on the tax revenue for the Cobb County School District. The county has approved many of these age-restricted developments over the last few years and, while each one is a small impact, the more that are developed, the larger the impact to our schools. The Cobb County Board of Education has spoken out against this specific plan due to their concerns about the negative impact to the tax revenue.
- This proposed zoning does not conform to the Cobb County Comprehensive Plan. Although this plan can be reworked as needed, this is a clear "spot zoning", which negates the point of having a plan. This property is assigned a Low Density Residential future land use category, which includes a density of 1-2.5 units per acre. The proposal lists the density at 4.33 units per acre.
Thank you for the consideration.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 14, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
December 11, 2018
157 Comments
We don’t need another “Active 55 and older” community. I am in this age group and there are too many around us already. They devalue our property and congest our already congested area.
My family has lived in this area for over 60 years. Because of the massive development in West Cobb, the traffic situation has become horrible. Please deny the request for rezoning. Isn't there something other than senior housing that comes up for rezoning. We have enough senior housing in West Cobb.
Terrible proposal for this area. We have a CVS within a quarter mile of this proposal. We do not need small townhomes in this area, nor any commercial space that will remain vacant due to the poor location for proposed medical space. Very much against every aspect of this development!
you need to alleviate the traffic situation before you add any other developments to this area. We can't even get home to get our kids to activities. Let the builders pay the expense of fixing the roads before you let them build anymore. They make money and we all suffer.
Z-81 is completely out of character with this area. County Staff recommended Denial. All the Planning Commisioners voted against this. Seems pretty clear to me that it does not belong here. What am I missing?
Please deny this request. This location is surrounded by homes and has a 2 lane road with no scheduled plan to widen. There has been too much development without enough thinking in West Cobb. Let's plan it so it makes sense and fits the feel of the community!
I request that the board of commissioners DENY this request for the reasons noted.
We are residents of Powder Springs and totally oppose the "Marietta Housing Authority" to be deciding low income housing or any other development in our community. We also own in Marietta City Limits and sick of the commissions total disregard for our desires for our community. We have moved to Powder Springs and want NOTHING to do with Marietta deciding low income residents that we will have to pay for in our community. Take it back to MARIETTA!
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We don’t need another “Active 55 and older” community. I am in this age group and there are too many around us already. They devalue our property and congest our already congested area.