facility on the first floor with office space on the second floor. The applicant also
requests a concurrent variance to Unified Development Code 104.03.18 A., which
requires religious facilities to have 50-foot street and property line building
setbacks. The public hearing for these requests will be on August 6th with
possible action on September 3rd.
B.
Information Only - Case CUP2605-007 - Request for Conditional Use Permit
Approval to Allow Multi-Family Units in Lieu of Approved Townhome Units at
151 Violet Way (Riverstone Retreat) - City Planner Tyler Peoples
Attachments:
City Planner Tyler Peoples presented the case. The applicant is seeking a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow multi-family units in lieu of approved
townhomes within the development. On March 18, 2021, the Mayor and Council
approved a Master Plan Amendment and CUP to allow a 270-unit residential mix
of single-family detached and townhome units in this portion of Riverstone Pod
G. The applicant's client seeks to construct 124 of those units as stacked living
units, which meet the definition of "multi-family" under the Unified Development
Code (UDC) and are not currently allowed under its existing CUP approval for
"townhomes". The remaining 144 detached living units are nearing the end of
the construction. No increase in units or density is requested. This property was
the subject of an appeal of the Community Development Director’s decision
beginning in 2025 regarding the “townhome” definition. The interpretation was
upheld by the Board of Appeals and further upheld by the Council. The public
hearing on this request will be on August 6th with possible action on September
3rd.
C.
Information Only - Cases ANNX2605-011, RZON2605-010, MP2605-013,
CUP2605-012, and VAR2605-003 - Request to Annex and Rezone +/- 48.192
Acres Located Along Ball Ground Highway and Fate Conn Road for the
Purpose of Constructing a 167-Unit Subdivision and Commercial/Light
Industrial Areas - City Planner Tyler Peoples
Attachments:
City Planner Tyler Peoples presented the cases. The applicant requests
annexation of +/- 48.192 acres of property into the City and rezoning from R-80,
RM-10, and GC (County) to PD-MU (City) for the purpose of constructing a
167-unit fee-simple subdivision consisting of 15 cottages, 40 townhomes, and 112
detached homes, as well as a commercial tract near Ball Ground Highway and a
future commercial/light industrial tract along Fate Conn Road. Three (3)
concurrent variance are being sought: #1) Allow only one (1) development
entrance when the number of units is between 124-304; #2) Elimination of portion
of required 50-foot landscape buffer abutting Cherokee County that lies within a
power line easement; and #3) Elimination of portion of required 50-foot
landscape buffer abutting Cherokee County along the southern property line of
Tract 3. The public hearing on these requests will be on August 6th with
possible action on September 3rd.
D.
Information Only - Case ZCA2605-014 - River Green Pods J1 and J2 - Zoning
Condition Amendment Request to Amend Originally Approved Townhomes to
Allow for Single-Family Detached Homes - Planning and Zoning Manager
Thomas Trawick
Attachments:
