Staff ties Old Milton townhome layout to road abandonment or 35-foot setbacks

Alpharetta staff recommends requiring the developer of the 195-townhome Empire Old Milton/Camden Pond plan to seek road-abandonment approval before a land-disturbance permit is issued. The proposed housing site is at 3842 Old Milton Parkway.

The condition covers realigned portions of Waters Ferry Way/Waters Ferry Drive and Cotton Mill Place/Cotton Mill Path, plus removal of the cul-de-sac at the end of Cotton Creek Entry. If abandonment is not approved and the developer does not acquire the abandoned right-of-way, the recommended condition calls for a revised layout meeting minimum 35-foot building setbacks along those public rights-of-way.

Staff recommends residential rezoning for roughly 29.24 acres but warns that the lot count depicted is not guaranteed and remains subject to city code and zoning conditions. The road requirement is a recommended zoning condition, not a road-abandonment approval.