Staff seek added buffers between Macedonia Road apartments and Chancellor's Ridge

Powder Springs staff recommend a 20-foot undisturbed buffer plus a separate 10-foot landscaping buffer along residential boundaries of the proposed 242-apartment development at 2761 Macedonia Road. The Sept. 10 report identifies Chancellor's Ridge homes along the western boundary and questions whether the space shown on the reviewed plan would provide adequate screening.

Staff also recommend a 30-foot western setback instead of the applicant's proposed 20-foot setback, and moving the trash and recycling enclosure farther from the western property line because of potential odors affecting neighboring homes. These are staff recommendations for the development if approved, not adopted zoning conditions.