Revised Macedonia Road apartment plan moves trash enclosure away from neighboring homes
The plan also shows a combined 30-foot buffer beside Chancellor’s Ridge; staff say its screening would be sufficient if the plantings meet the stated standard.
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Staff seek Macedonia Road deceleration lane at proposed apartment entrance
The recommended condition allows the public works director to find the lane unwarranted and requires county approval for work in county right-of-way.
Macedonia Road frontage could shift to city maintenance under apartment-site annexation
Cobb County transportation comments include the roadway, stormwater infrastructure, markings, signs and mowing within the proposed new city boundary.
Old Lost Mountain fence plan gets staff backing with no-regrading condition
Recommended conditions would also protect stormwater flow. The linked requests seek a smaller setback and permission for a six-foot fence in a street-facing yard.
County seeks former-lake runoff modeling for Macedonia Road apartment plan
Cobb stormwater comments also recommend documenting sediment in a downstream lake before land disturbance at the proposed development.
Macedonia Road plan seeks to tie commercial-buildout deadline to apartment occupancy
The alternative would allow concurrent commercial and residential permitting, but limit apartment occupancy until the commercial shell is complete.
Staff seek added buffers between Macedonia Road apartments and Chancellor's Ridge
Recommendations include a 20-foot undisturbed buffer plus 10 feet of landscaping, a larger western setback and moving the trash enclosure farther from homes.
Staff seek Barrett Parkway sidewalk link as part of Macedonia Road apartment plan
The recommendation includes an accessible ramp at Macedonia Road and Ernest Barrett Parkway and a connection that would also serve existing Crofthouse West Cobb residents.
Macedonia Road proposal calls for 242 apartments and ground-floor commercial space
The 10.114-acre plan seeks annexation into Powder Springs and a density limit of 24 homes per acre instead of 8. A September memo also records receipt of Cobb County's objection.
Convenience store proposed on 9.39-acre Brownsville Road property
The special-use request seeks permission for a convenience store with fuel pumps at 4340 Brownsville Road.
Macedonia Road plan seeks more homes than normally allowed
The request would bring 10.114 acres into Powder Springs and change the site's zoning from single-family residential to mixed use, according to a city staff report.
Six-foot fence proposed in Old Lost Mountain Estates
The special-use request concerns a corner-lot home at 4421 Demesne Way.
Demesne Way fence plan seeks to halve drainage setback
The request is for a six-foot-tall fence at 4421 Demesne Way in Old Lost Mountain Estates.
Brownsville Road plan proposes homes and five commercial sites
The rezoning request covers five properties at the intersection of Brownsville Road and C H James Parkway.
Brownsville Road proposal seeks bank and drive-through permission
The special-use request includes a bank larger than 2,500 square feet at Brownsville Road and C.H. James Parkway.
Car wash seeks special-use renewal on 1.68 acres
The filing covers a car wash on property currently zoned CRC.
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