Spalding rezoning’s fine print: 21-home cap, entrance at Pitts Road signal

Sandy Springs’ May 19 rezoning approval for five Spalding Drive properties does more than allow smaller residential lots: it caps the Sandy Springs portion at 21 homes and requires the subdivision entrance at the signalized Pitts Road–Spalding Drive intersection.⁠[1]

The adopted terms fill a gap in our earlier report on the 21-home proposal, which described the applicant’s layout but had not verified council’s conditions. The ordinance establishes development limits and safeguards—not merely the developer’s intentions.⁠[1]

The rezoning covers 1265, 1309, 1329, 1349 and 1369 Spalding Drive, changing the land from RE-1, with a one-acre minimum lot size, to RD-9, with a 9,000-square-foot minimum. Even with that smaller minimum, the 21 residential lots must average at least 10,500 square feet.⁠[1]

Two stormwater facilities along Spalding Drive must go underground, with usable amenity space developed above them. Development must also substantially match the incorporated site plan, including its turn lanes.⁠[1]

The ordinance distinguishes between the two cities involved: the 21-home cap applies to the Sandy Springs portion. A separate condition limits access to or from Spalding Drive to no more than three additional homes within Dunwoody.⁠[1]

For nearby residents, another condition addresses construction traffic: construction and site-development vehicles must park on the property—not on Spalding Drive, Pitts Road or streets intersecting either road.⁠[1]