Canton, Georgia  
110 Academy Street  
Canton, Georgia 30114  
Meeting Agenda Full Detail  
Thursday, August 6, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Hall  
110 Academy Street  
City Council  
1. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation  
2. Call to Order  
3. Consideration to Approve Agenda  
4. Guests and Visitors  
5. Public Hearings  
Public Hearing for Cases RZON2605-009, CUP2605-008, and  
A.  
VAR2607-003 - Request to Rezone + / - 0.741 Acres Located at 109  
Railroad Street from Light-Industrial to Central Business District,  
Conditional Use Permit Request to Operate a Religious Facility, and  
Concurrent Variance Request to Unified Development Code (UDC)  
Sections 104.03.18.A and 104.03.18.C - City Planner Jakob Allen  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing for 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  
B.  
C.  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing for 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:  
Public Hearing for 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  
D.  
E.  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing for Cases ANNX2605-015 and RZON2605-016 -  
Request to Annex +/- 176 Acres Along Old Shoal Creek Road and  
Rezone from R-40, AG, and GC (County) to R-10 and R-40 (City) for a  
Proposed Single-Family Subdivision of 199 Lots - Planning and Zoning  
Manager Thomas Trawick  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2027 Millage Rate - Finance Director  
Ryan Luckett  
F.  
6. Consideration to Approve Minutes  
Council Meeting Draft Minutes - July 16, 2026 - 11am Public Hearing  
A.  
Attachments:  
Council Meeting Draft Minutes - July 16, 2026  
B.  
Attachments:  
7. Informational Items  
Presentation from the Information Technology Department - Director of  
A.  
Information Technology Michael Morgan  
Information Only - Case MPA2606-003 - Request to Amend Master Plan  
to Eliminate Required Landscape Buffer for a Portion of Riverstone Pod  
G - City Planner Jakob Allen  
B.  
Attachments:  
Information Only - Cases MPA2607-005 and VAR2607-002 - Request  
for Master Plan Amendment to Pod J of Riverstone to Include Car  
Dealerships as an Allowed Use with Concurrent Variances - City  
Planner Tyler Peoples  
C.  
D.  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Review of June Monthly Financial Report - Finance Director Ryan  
Luckett  
8. Other Announcements  
9. Ten Minute Public Input  
10. Consent Agenda  
11. Old Business  
Discussion and Possible Action on Case RZON2604-010 - Request to  
A.  
Rezone +/- 177.43 Acres Located at 2030 and 2050 Sam Nelson Road  
and 650 Talcmine Drive from PD-MU (Planned Development-Mixed  
Use) to R-4 (Single-Family Residential) - Planning and Zoning Manager  
Thomas Trawick  
Attachments:  
Attachments:  
Discussion and Possible Action on the Fiscal Year 2027 Millage Rate -  
Finance Director Ryan Luckett  
B.  
Discussion and Possible Action on the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed  
Budget and Fee Schedule - Finance Director Ryan Luckett  
C.  
Attachments:  
12. New Business  
Discussion of Proposed Extension of the Downtown Entertainment  
District Boundaries - Economic Development Manager Aundi Lesley  
A.  
Attachments:  
Discussion of a Preliminary Engineering Agreement for the Hickory Flat  
Gateway Project with Georgia Northeastern Railroad Company - City  
Engineer Bethany Watson  
B.  
Attachments:  
Discussion of Parcel 12 (City-Owned) for PI 0017789 (Highway 140 at  
Marietta Highway/Riverstone Parkway Project) - City Engineer Bethany  
Watson  
C.  
Attachments:  
Discussion of Lighting Services Agreement Between the City of Canton  
and Georgia Power - City Engineer Bethany Watson  
D.  
Attachments:  
Discussion of Adopting Model Guidelines for Partnership for Public  
Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPFIA) - Assistant City Manager  
Nathan Ingram  
E.  
Attachments:  
Discussion of a Request from Canton First United Methodist Church to  
Consider Waiver of Fees for a Construction Project - City Manager Billy  
Peppers  
F.  
Attachments:  
13. City Manager's Report  
14. Council Introduced Items  
15. Mayor's Report  
16. Adjourn