Marietta City Council approved Z 2022-29 Beazer Homes LLC
On Wednesday January 11th the Marietta City Council approved the Beazer application by a vote of 6-0 with Councilman Chalfant absent.
At the time of the hearing our petition had 392 signatures and we now have 411. Thank you all for signing and for your comments. Thanks especially to those who attended the meeting.
The speakers were Carol Brown (Canton Road Neighbors), Tullan Avard (Bells Ferry Civic), John McColl, resident of subdivision adjacent to the Montgomery property on the north side, Carla Jenkins, resident of Barrington next to Montgomery property on the south side.
The Council members appear to have made up their minds to approve the application well before the Council meeting so the hearing was a formality required by Georgia Zoning Procedures Act. There were three parts to the application: the rezoning, the annexation and the land use change. We spoke in opposition to all three.
The approval will not be final until 30 days after the hearing or on February 10, There is the possibility of an appeal to Cobb Superior Court. This could further tie up the Beazer zoning. There may be some potentially large roadblocks in the near future in plan review and with storm water management issues involving the County-owned Laura Lake and dam, which will be restored and rebuilt. The land is tied up in a Conservation easement until the end of 2023 and that limits what could take place during that period.
Here is a link to the Marietta Council Video:
Zoning starts 35:35 with Attorney Moore
Community response starts @ 58:00
Annexation starts 1:31:00
Here is a link to the MDJ article picked up by Yahoo
https://news.yahoo.com/marietta-oks-sprawling-600-home-233400137.html
Thank you for taking the time to attend, send email and sign the petition. You did your bit. Unfortunately when it comes to local government in the City or County, your wishes fall on deaf ears too often.
It is important to keep engaging in these issues and when election rolls around, vote the unresponsive politicians out.
If new developments occur I will reopen the petition and send out an update.
Please stay in touch and stay active. you can find us at www.cantonroadneighbors.org and at www.bellsferrycivic.org
CRN email is cantonroadneighbors@gmail.com
Carol Brown
Canton Road Neighbors, Inc.