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Board of Commissioners holds public hearing on four new subdivisions

News April 20, 2022 , by

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners will consider requests from developers to rezone property for four new subdivisions when it meets Thursday at 5 p.m. in the County Administration Building in Cumming.

Toll Brothers, Inc. ZA 4037 is a request to rezone115.253 acres for  128 residential lots and ZA 049 is a request to build 60 residential lots on 48.616 acres.

Century Communities of Georgia has requested rezoning on 88.45 acres for 105 residential lots and MKW Capital. LLC has applied for rezoning to accommodate building 92 lots on 104.3 acres.

In other public hearings, the Board will consider:

  • Approval of an Alternate Design for KFCRE, LLC and variances to UDC 12-13.13(A) and UDC 21-8.6(A)(5) – Parcel 108-075 – AD220003;
  • A request for an Amendment of Zoning Conditions on ZA2699 (Aaron J. Land) by Chris Cowart Properties, LLC with  variances;
  • Approval of a Sketch Plat for Sri Rama Temple – Parcel 131-026 – SP210014;
  • A County-Initiated request to rezone from Single Family Community Residential District (CR1) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) Conservation Subdivision on 36.6895 acres – Parcel 081-666 – ZA4042;
  • An Alternate Design for Gail Cain – Parcel 229-009 – AD220002;
  • County-Initiated request to rezone from Multi-Family Residential District (R3) and Lake Residential District (LR) to Agricultural District (A1) – Parcel 307-079 – ZA4063.

X. Old Business

  • MKW Capital, LLC – ZA3862 – to rezone from Agricultural District (A1), Single Family Community Residential District (CR1), and Single Family Residential Restricted District (R2R) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) Conservation Subdivision on 104.31 acres for 92 residential lots with a density of .89 units per acre with variances;
  • A request for an Amendment of Zoning Conditions on ZA2251 (Lakeview Developers, LLC) by Randy L. Kauk – Parcel 273-027 – AZ220007;

XI. New Business

  • KFCRE, LLC – CP210045 – to build an 18,600 sq. ft. expansion of a new vehicle sales dealership with 252 parking spaces in addition to an existing building totaling 30,213 sq. ft. with 224 parking spaces on 6.60 acres currently zoned Commercial Business District (CBD) with variances Parcel 108-075;
  • Doggo Fresh Dog Spa LLC – CP220003 – to operate a 1,750 sq. ft. miscellaneous service establishment (pet grooming) in an existing building with 10 parking spaces on 0.94 acres currently zoned Commercial Business District (CBD) – Parcel 065-023;
  • Maltese Family Holdings, LLLP – CP210036 – to operate a 4,028 sq. ft. used vehicle sales dealership with 8 parking spaces on 1.77 acres currently zoned Highway Business District (HB) with variances to: 1.) Reduce the setback for parked, stored, or displayed vehicles. Parcel 042-316 – District 3;
  • Surya Realty LLC – ZA4034 – to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES3) on 18.30 acres for 26 residential lots with a density of 1.42 units per acre with the following variance to: 1.) Reduce the exterior buffer along the southern and western property boundaries from 25 ft. to 0 ft. (UDC Table 11.2(b)) – Parcels 102-005, 102-075, 102-119, 102-076, and, 102-062;
  • Toll Brothers, Inc. – ZA4049 – to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) on 48.616 acres for 60 residential lots with a density of 1.24 units per acre with variances. Parcels 014-300, 014-017, and 014-014;
  • Sreekanth Rao Uppala – CP210043 – to operate a short-term rental in an existing 3,545 sq. ft. house for 8 overnight guests with 5 parking spaces on 20.271 acres currently zoned Agricultural District (A1) – Parcel 145-029;
  • Century Communities of Georgia, LLC – ZA4001 – to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) Conservation Subdivision on 88.45 acres for 105 residential lots with a density of 1.19 units per acre with variances. Parcel 211-029;
  • Toll Brothers, Inc. – ZA4037 – to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) and Single Family Residential Restricted District (R1R) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) Conservation Subdivision on 115.253 acres for 128 residential lots with a density of 1.11 units per acre with variances. Parcels 145-073 and 145-021;
  • Gail Cain – CP210035 – to operate a 6,500 sq. ft. contractor’s establishment and manufacturing facility in an existing building with 6 parking spaces on 1.388 acres currently zoned Commercial Business District (CBD) with variances;
  • Kimberly Yates – ZA4041 – to rezone from Single Family Residential Restricted District (R2R) to Agricultural District (A1) on 9.99 acres with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate a short-term rental for 18 overnight guests in an existing 9,702 sq. ft. building with 20 parking spaces – Parcel 226-010;
  • Approval to award Bid 22-006-1620 to Crown Service Contractors in the amount of $94,552 to provide all labor, materials, and equipment for the renovation of approximately 800 sq. ft. of interior space in Suite 150 located in the Administration Building for the Department of Water and Sewer.

XII. Administrative Hearings

The Board will also hold an Administrative Hearing in reference to an appeal of a denial of an alcohol application to sell beer, wine and distilled spirits by the package for Anushka Corporation dba Liquor Locker located at 2350 Atlanta Highway.

Planning Commission will hold public hearings Tuesday

News February 21, 2022 , by

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Toll Brothers, Inc. request to rezone 115 acres located at 4875 and 4990 Heardmont Farms Lane from Single Family R1R to Single Family R2R for 128 residential units is just one of several requests the Planning Commission will hear when it holds public hearings Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the County Administration Building.

The property is located north of Heardmont Trace Road approximately 405 ft. north of the intersection with Princetonian Place and north of properties known as 4875 and 4990 Heardmont Farms Lane in Cumming.

Public hearings for conditional use permits:

  • WePartner Group, LLC – CP210020 – request to operate a 3,545 sq. ft. short-term rental for 12 overnight guests with 4 parking spaces on 6.80 acres located at 5405 Oak Grove Circle in Cumming;
  • Puja Rathore – CP210027 – request to operate a 2,500 sq. ft. personal service establishment (tutoring) in an existing building with 9 parking spaces on 5.79 acres at 5460 McGinnis Village Place, Suites 104 and 204;
  • Sreekanth Rao Uppala – CP210043 – request to operate a short-term rental in an existing 3,545 sq. ft. house for 10 overnight guests with 5 parking spaces on 20.271 acres at 4875 Heardmont Farms Lane.

Public Hearings for rezonings:

  • MKW Capital, LLC – ZA3862 – request to rezone from Agricultural District (A1), Single Family Community Residential District (CR1) and Single Family Residential Restricted District (R2R) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) Conservation Subdivision on 104.31 acres for 92 residential lots with a density of .89 units per acre. This property is located south of Environmental Campus Drive, approximately 200 ft. east of the intersection with Bethelview Road. The property is also located immediately east of properties known as 4605 and 4607 Environmental Campus Drive, Cumming. The property is also located west of Keithwood Drive, immediately south and west of property known as 5320 Keithwood Drive;
  • Century Communities of Georgia, LLC – ZA4001 – request to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) Conservation Subdivision on 88.45 acres for 105 residential lots with a density of 1.19 units per acre. Located: This property is located south of A C Smith Road approximately 2,100 ft. northwest of the intersection with Jewell Bennett Road. The property is also located immediately south and immediately east of property known as 6780 A C Smith Road, Dawsonville;
  • Nagesh Chilakapati – ZA4026 – request to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Commercial Business District (CBD) on 4.9152 acres for commercial buildings totaling 32,400 sq. ft. with 130 parking spaces. This property is located at 6107, 6121 and 6139 Post Road, Cumming. The property is also located immediately south of property known as 6121 Post Road and immediately east of property known as 6139 Post Road;
  • Doug Weston, III – request to rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Commercial Business District (CBD) on 4.845 acres with retail with Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for a 94,116 sq. ft. climate controlled self-service storage facility and a 2,975 sq. ft. vehicle rental establishment with 30 parking spaces, an open storage yard with 13 parking spaces and to conduct around the clock business hours. This property is located south of Keith Bridge Road approximately 1,625 ft. northeast of the intersection with Freedom Parkway.  The property is also located immediately east of property known as 3010 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming;
  • Rajesh Chennuru – ZA4036 – request to rezone from Single Family Residential Restricted District (R2R) and Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES3) on 2.793 acres for 5 residential lots with a density of 1.79 units per acre. This property is located at 1015 and 1073 Delo Lane and 1038 Haw Creek Drive, Cumming;
  • United Family Homes, LLC – ZA4044 – request to rezone from Single Family Residential District (RES3) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) on 5.72 acres for 4 residential lots with a density of .70 units per acre. Located: This property is located west of Bethelview Road approximately 775 ft. north of the intersection with Northridge Drive.  The property is also located immediately south of property known as 3698 Bethelview Road, Cumming.

 

Forsyth County Planning Commission has busy agenda slated Tuesday

Featured Stories, News September 27, 2021 , by

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Planning Commission will conduct its regular meeting Tuesday (Sept. 28) at 6:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building Suite 220, 110 East Main Street in Cumming.

The Commission is expected to consider for recommendation to the Board of Commissioners, the following agenda items:

  • Century Communities of Georgia, LLC has asked to rezone 88.45 acres (ZA 4001) from A1 to Conservative Subdivision for 112 residential lots with a density of 1.27 units per acre. The property is located at 6780 AC Smith Road in Dawsonville.
  • Taylor Morrison, LLC has requested that 78.80 acres (ZA 4016) be rezoned from A1 to Conservative Subdivision for 93 residential lots with a density of 1.18 units per acre. The property is located at 5780 Stevehaven Lane.
  • Toll Brothers, Inc. has requested to rezone 50.31 acres (ZA 4020) from A1 to Res 2 for 60 residential lots with a density of 1.2 units per acre. The property is located at 5520 Howard Road.
  • The Planning Commission is a recommending body only. They hold the only public hearing on zoning applications before recommending to the Board of Commissioners.
  • Other agenda items to be considered for recommendation during the regular meeting include:
  • ZA 4013 a OCS Enterprises, Inc. request to rezone 9.05 acres from CBD to M1 for warehouse storage building, high-end auto retail village and showroom with 83 parking spaces;
  • UDC modifications related to construction work hours;
  • UDC modifications related to small, one-story storage buildings without a permit;
  • CP 210008 CKM Holdings, LLC request to operate an open storage yard with existing accessory offices totaling 3,200 square feet with four parking spaces on 3.2 acres currently zoned CBD;
  • CP 210018 David Black request to conduct a round-the-clock fast-food restaurant with 33 parking spaces on .84 acres zoned CBD;
  • HP 21006, a request to operate an amphibian (frog) breeding kennel in a 1800-feet family home on .51 acres zoned R2R. Applicant has a Georgia Dept. of Agriculture breeders license and has applied for a Forsyth County business license;

 

 

 

Planning Commission hears three rezoning requests for three new residential communities

Featured Stories, News September 24, 2021 , by

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Planning Commission received requests from developers to rezone property for three new residential communities during this week’s work session.

Century Communities of Georgia, LLC has asked to rezone 88.45 acres (ZA 4001) from A1 to Conservative Subdivision for 112 residential lots with a density of 1.27 units per acre.

Taylor Morrison, LLC has requested that 78.80 acres (ZA 4016) be rezoned from A1 to Conservative Subdivision for 93 residential lots with a density of 1.18 units per acre.

Toll Brothers, Inc. has requested to rezone 50.31 acres from A1 to Res 2 for 60 residential lots with a density of 1.2 units per acre.

These and other agenda items will move to the Sept. 28 meeting for public hearings. The Planning Commission is a recommending body only. They hold the only public hearing on zoning applications before recommending to the Board of Commissioners.

Other agenda items discussed during the work session include:

  • ZA 4013 a OCS Enterprises, Inc. request to rezone 9.05 acres from CBD to M1 for warehouse storage building, high-end auto retail village and showroom with 83 parking spaces;
  • UDC modifications related to construction work hours;
  • UDC modifications related to small, one-story storage buildings without a permit;
  • CP 210008 CKM Holdings, LLC request to operate an open storage yard with existing accessory offices totaling 3,200 square feet with four parking spaces on 3.2 acres currently zoned CBD;
  • CP 210018 David Black request to conduct a round-the-clock fast-food restaurant with 33 parking spaces on .84 acres zoned CBD;
  • HP 21006, a request to operate an amphibian breeding kennel in a 1800-feet family home on .51 acres zoned R2R. Applicant has a Georgia Dept. of Agriculture breeders license and has applied for a Forsyth County business license;

 

 

 

 

 

 

County receives highest commercial building code effectiveness rating ever

Featured Stories August 25, 2021 , by

PRESS RELEASE

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County, Georgia – Insurance Services Offices, Inc. (ISO) has issued Forsyth County a Building Code Effectiveness Grading Classification of three for commercial and industrial properties, the highest score the County has ever received for the category.

ISO is an independent statistical, rating and advisory organization that serves the property/casualty insurance industry. ISO collects information on a community’s building-code adoption and enforcement services, analyzes the data and then assigns a Building Code Effectiveness Classification from one to 10. Class one represents exemplary commitment to building-code enforcement. The average class rating in Georgia for commercial properties is five.

“The report helps insurance underwriters determine insurance rates for the County’s commercial buildings, so having a high rating can not only bring value to existing industry, but it can also help to attract additional business to the County,” said Director of Building and Economic Development Vivian Vakili. “We are very pleased with this rating increase as it places Forsyth County in the top 5% in the state for commercial class ratings. The rating also reflects the robustness of our staff.”

The most recent report was created using the Building Code Effectiveness Grading Classification survey conducted in March 2021. ISO Classifications are issued every five years and the last classification rating the County received for commercial was five in 2016.

Planning Commission will hear WP South Acquisitions’ request for 310 attached residential homes on Settingdown Circle Tuesday

Featured Stories March 15, 2021 , by

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — WP South Acquistions request to rezone 51.72 acres on Settingdown Circle for the purpose of constucting 310 attached residential units with 172 parking spaces is just one of the public hearings on the agenda when the Planning Commission meets Tuesday (Mar. 16) at 6:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building.

The request is to rezone from Multi Family Residential Restricted District (RES6) and Commercial Business District (CBD) to Master Planned District (MPD) on property located at 4715 and 4735 Settingdown Circle in Cumming.

The applicant is also requesting a variance, increasing the percentage of total residential units for apartments from 20 percent to 100 percent.

Other public hearings on Tuesday’s agenda include:

  • CP210002 – GPB Properties, LLC is seeking a conditional use permit (CUP) to operate an open storage yard with 82 parking spaces with an existing 2,479 sq. ft. accessory office on 2.71 acres currently zoned Agricultural District (A1). This property is located at 5060 Dawsonville Highway and 7835 Knight Road, Gainesville.
  • ZA3819 – Liu Investment Partners, requests rezoning 18.534 acres from Commercial Business District (CBD), Office and Institutional District (O&I) and Single Family Residential District (R1) to Master Planned District (MPD) for 67 attached residential units with a density of 3.62 units per acre and proposed commercial buildings totaling 43,975 sq. ft. with 233 parking spaces. This property is located at 100 McFarland Parkway. The property is also located east of Atlanta Highway at the northern side of its intersection with Martin Drive and approximately 640 ft. south of the intersection with McFarland Parkway. Additionally, the property is located south of McFarland Parkway approximately 475 ft. west of the intersection with St. Claire Drive and immediately west of property known as 175 Martin Drive, Alpharetta.
  • ZA3992 – John Wilson request a rezone from Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) on 29.01 acres for 28 residential lots with a density of 0.97 units per acre. This property is located at 5690 Hendrix Road, Cumming.
  • ZA3998 – Domain Realty, Inc. requests rezoning 11.16 acres from Agricultural District (A1) to Single Family Residential District (RES2) for 8 residential lots with a density of .72 units per acre. Applicant is also seeking a variance to eliminate the 5,000 ft. sewer distance requirement to facilitate the use of an  on-site septic disposal system. This property is located at 7010, 7012, 7014, 7016, 7024 and 7026 Dickerson Road, Cumming.

 

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