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Committee of the Whole Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL, HR TRAINING ROOM
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A. COW2025-109 Review of the October 20, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting Notice and Agenda Z25-011: Joey Staubes, Planner II, provided the following: Proposed Use: The applicant is requesting a rezoning from LC to TD-Conditional for the development of thirteen (13) single-family attached units at a density of 6.44 units per acre. A land use change from Neighborhood Activity Center is required for this rezoning. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the rezoning from LC to TD-Conditional for thirteen (13) new single-family attached units. Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendation: Approve by a vote of 5-1 at the September 15, 2025, meeting. Mr. Staubes reviewed the site map and the zoning map with Mayor and Council. Councilmember Welch stated that he was in agreement with the hardiplank stipulation that it not face the roads. Mike Jones, City Administrator, asked about front-facing garages/parking. Mr. Staubes explained they are drive under garages and are not front- facing. Z25-012: Joey Staubes, Planner II, provided the following: Proposed Use: The applicant is requesting a rezoning from R-15 to R-10-Conditional for the development of four (4) single-family detached units at a density of 2.61 units per acre. A land use change from Low Density Residential is not required for this rezoning. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the rezoning from R-15 to R-10- Conditional for (4) four new single-family detached units. Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendation: Approve by a vote of 7-0 at the September 15, 2025, meeting. Councilmember Wilkinson stated she has all of her concerns addressed. ORD2025-008: Paul Osburn, Deputy Public Works Director, explained that this is a request based on the need for Public Works to update outdated sections of the solid waste ordinance. As well as modifying the yard waste ordinance subsection to get the fees and requirements in line with surrounding jurisdictions, this will allow the city to achieve feasibility and standards in order to meet citizen expectations.
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Committee of the Whole
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6. Other Business / Staff Comment Kash Trivedi and Teri Anulewicz, Smyrna’s contract lobbyists, provided the council with the year’s updates including: • Property Taxes – SB 33 • Redistricting • Removing QR codes for ballot counting – they have had two years to find a solution and still have not • School cameras – The Georgia Senate recently passed a bill with a 49-1 vote that addresses the use of automated speed cameras in school zones. If the legislation becomes law, it would allow voters to decide whether they want the cameras to remain in their specific school districts. Additionally, the bill includes a provision to eliminate these automated traffic zones entirely by 2028. These cameras have cited thousands of drivers and generated significant revenue for municipalities and the private companies that operate them. Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby Jr. – The Juneteenth event is this Friday. There will be VIP tables and tastings. There will be great music, and great food, kid zones, crafts, dancing, etc. Councilmember Glenn Pickens – Rebuilding Together Atlanta worked on a house this morning. They worked on the outside and will be adding a chair lift. Councilmember Travis Lindley – Thanked all who came out for the service this past Sunday at the church. Councilmember Latonia P. Hines – Thanked Parks & Recreation team for the FIFA Juggling event and the concert. The concert had an estimated 3,700 people in attendance. 7. Executive Session (As Needed)
Committee of the Whole Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL, HR TRAINING ROOM
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1. The composition of the homes in a residential subdivision shall include a mixture of elements including; but not limited to: brick, stone, shake, hardy plank and stucco. No elevation shall be comprised of 100% hardy plank siding. The residences whose lots abut external roadways shall not be permitted to utilize hardy plank for any elevation facing these roads. 2. There shall be protective covenants on all lots. These protective covenants shall be supplied to the city prior to the issuance of a building permit. 3. The developer shall provide at least 200 square feet of common space per lot. This common space shall be developed with improvements for the residential subdivision such as: gazebos, fountains, recreational/playground equipment or walking trails. The common space shall be controlled and maintained by the Homeowners Association.
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Mayor & Council Retreat - Lanier Islands
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• Lead service line inventory has been completed (We are Lead Free). • Community Development has continued conducting occupational tax certificate checks on existing businesses. • King St. has been closed from Friday – Sunday until Daylight Savings Time to facilitate a safer downtown. Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. – has concerns about the number of unhoused people. Councilmember Latonia P. Hines – has concerns about the lack of affordable housing. Councilmember Charles Welch – unhoused issues and affordable housing is an investor issue. There is a mentality of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard). Scott Cochran, City Attorney – From his experience through the Cobb Housing Authority: • The property is taken off the tax digest through a private enterprise agreement • Best case scenario, take an existing apartment complex not in the best condition to avoid rezoning issues - Work with investors to improve the complex - Deed restrict it to certain income level for a certain amount of time Andrea Worthy, Economic Development Director – added that it will probably take some changes to zoning code. She also discussed the following – Church Redevelopment Project: • First Phase is on track • There will be a booth at the Jonquil Festival • Community meeting on Monday night • 714 people signed up for updates via email • This process is about public input and also public education • It would be good for Mayor and Council to visit different communities for ideas Kristin Robinson, Deputy City Administrator / CFO • The next COW meeting – budget presentation • CIP process – November – February - $3.26M was added to the wish list which was cut - Good financial position, but have to look at anticipated revenues, anticipated expenses, balances, reserves, etc.
Um on the east and west side and then across the street to the south there's office distribution, office and general commercial uh zoning. The city's future land use map has the property designated as industrial. Um, and with this request, it'll require a land use change to that map and change it from industrial to mixed use. Um, the adjoining uh properties to the north, east, south, and west are industrial. And then on the south side there's a little bit of um community activity center. This is the subject uh site plan for the development. Um you'd enter off of uh Highlands Parkway uh pretty much uh right in between Fountain's development in this uh site and then there'll be a subsequent additional uh entrance to the west um in alignment with technology court with this development. Uh the setbacks they're looking at a front setback of 115 feet, a side setback of 95, and a rear setback of 40. Uh the multifamily building is proposed to be five stories in height, and then um have a four story split in it. Uh there'll be 250 units that will be 120 uh onebedroom units, 115 twobedroom and 15 threebedroom. And on the first floor there'll be the uh leasing office and and and retail area. And then um there'll be an amenity area, pool and courtyard. With this request, there'll be 377 parking spaces and then your access drive and storm water detention will be underground at the back of the property. And with this request, there are six variances that uh go along with it. Um and these variances are due to using the mixeduse uh zoning classification that uh that zoning classification requires the buildings to be pulled up to the street have pedestrianoriented uh uh design and you know this is pushed off the street. So it's it's requiring several variances from the mixeduse zoning district.
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Mayor and Council Meeting
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There'll be a 5-ft sidewalk with two-ft grass strip that goes um down Davenport in front of these houses and then continues around the corner on Argo Drive. These are the proposed locations of the uh water quality uh facilities for storm water and there's no variances requested uh with with this resoning. These are the proposed home elevations. These are the same elevations that were proposed with the uh with the resoning to the north and then pictures of the subject property and then adjacent properties. Community development is recommending approval of the resoning from R20 to R8 conditional uh for three single family homes at a density of 4.28 28 units per acre with following conditions um from sta standard conditions from section 1201. Uh number one being dealing with the composition of the homes. Number two, uh requiring the utilities to be underground. Number three, uh the developers responsible for any traffic improvements. Number four, no burring of debris on site. Uh number five, uh compliance with the city's tree ordinance. Six and seven uh or six deals with uh those tree plans being developed by a landscape architect. Number seven, all areas common areas are to be solded and landscaped. Eight is just a planting schedule for each of those lots with either three four three-inch caliber trees or three 4-inch caliber trees. There's some special conditions. Number nine deals with the setbacks um outlined earlier. 10 uh establishes the minimum lot size at at 9600 square ft. 11 establishes the minimum lot width at 50 ft. And then 12 requires a minimum driveway length of 22 feet from building face to back of sidewalk. Uh 13 requires the sidewalk along Argo and Davenport. Uh 14 requires the developer be responsible for any sanitary uh sewer or water improvements deemed necessary by public works.
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Mayor and Council Meeting (Millage Rate Public Hearing #3)
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Medium density residential allows up to six units per acre. Up to is a ceiling. It is it is not an entitlement to the maximum density. This site is a transition point. Town homes exist to the north, but detached homes in the Woodland Brook amenity area lie immediately to the south and the west. The appropriate question is therefore not simply whether town homes are permitted somewhere within the MEDR category. It is whether this scale, form, and placement provide a suitable transition for these actual adjoining properties. On that question, the staff analysis offers conclusions rather than evidence. It says the proposal will not adversely affect nearby commu the nearby properties. It said the building's land area and height have no negative impact, but the record identifies no property value study, no visual impact or massing analysis, and no explanation of why six four-story units are appropriate rather than five, four, or a lower scale design. Staff also acknowledges that the parcel has reasonable economic use under its current zoning. So the denial of this application does not render the property unusable, nor would denial prevent residential redevelopment. It would simply require a proposal whose intensity is supported by the site rather than one that requires site standards to yield to the desired unit count. Community engagement should not be measured by whether a plan changed somewhere. It should be measured by whether the changes addressed the principal concern. Here the arrangement changed but the density, height, attached form, and unit count did not. I respectfully ask you to deny this application. At minimum, defer and direct the applicant to return with fewer or lower scale units. Residential redevelopment can be appropriate here, but the the record before you does not establish that a six sto six six four-story town homes are appropriate use of this constrained transition parcel. Thank you. Thank you.
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So as part of their um vote, the board that represents the town homes voted no on our development, but we didn't get a chance to actually speak to the residents and um candidly not not sure, but but the board is not in agreement. The board of the Highlands View Town Homes is not in agreement. Okay. And it it is worth pointing out that this traffic signal will directly benefit that property. to know that I understand about the traffic signal for that purpose of the town homes, but you're adding in that area is already zoned and somebody who knows a lot better, somebody like a Corki or whatever with all the industrial or whatever, it's already zone for office industrial. You've said that the office um partners around there are are okay with it, but they leave at like 5 o'lock. They leave. their their business is done. And so we have to be very careful, at least in my thought process, especially seeing about what we've already heard from some people who have who are living in an area that is heavily industrial around that area and and have issues with the noise and everything else um there. So, it's kind of concerning that people who live around it and the town homes who are there are not in agreement with this coming there. And then to clarify. And one other thing just because this is the part that I I your developments are fantastic. Um the the developments are fantastic. It would be great to see this development maybe in an in a different area. Um I understand what you're trying to accomplish, but if we approve it and and and this is where you you help me. I don't know. If we approve it, it becomes an island in a sense because the rest of the area is still zone and oi.
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uh the November 13th committee, the whole meeting, the November 17th pre-consel, and the November November 17th council uh um meeting. The the next ones, items D through R are reappointments to various boards. Um we have urban design commission appointments, downtown development authority appointments, uh keep Smyrna Beautiful board appointments, reappointments for parks and recreation commission. Uh there are a second appointment approval of a reappointment for parks and recck, a third parks and rec reappoint, a fourth parks and recck reappoint and an appointment to Smyrna Planning and Zoning Commission, a second Smyrna Planning and Zoning Commission, and then we have an approval of reappointment to the Smyrna Housing Authority. And we have a approval of a reappointment of award five resident to smarks to smrna parks and rec commission for a two-year term. And we have a approval and reappointment of a war two resident to the keep smrna beautiful board also for a two-year appointment appro have a reappointment of award two resident for the smrna planning and zoning commission for a two-year appointment and approval and reappoint of award seven resident for keeper beautiful for a two for a two-year appointment and approval and reappointment of a ward five resident to Smyrna planning and zoning commission for a two-year appointment approval of amendment number five to the community development block grant. This is for fiscal year um 20 let's see PY23 sub recipient agreement CD23- C23S8 and extends a termination date for the agreement to June 30th of 2026. There's a approval of amendment four to an existing community development grant. This is a PY 24 subreient agreement CD24-C24S8. We have an approval of amendment number two to an existing community development block grant PY25. This is a subreient agreement number CD25-C25S8. We have an approval for a special event permit for Atkins Park through Redbird Events to hold the annual Oyster Fest in Smyrna Market Village.
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acres land lot 450 3475 South Cop Drive Phyllis Ridgeway is the applicant. This is Mr. Lindley's Ward. Okay. This is reszoning case C26-002. The applicant is Phyllis Rididgeway. The planning and zoning commission heard this on April 11th. Recommended approval 7 to zero. The subject property is 3475 South Cobb Drive. It's about a quarter of an acre. Um it is currently zoned limited commercial, but as you can see, most of the the properties along South Cobb Drive are zoned general commercial. That's what she is requesting to allow a massage practitioner in her um hair salon. The Future Land uses comm community activity center. and so are the other um South Cobb Drive facing properties. To the back of it is zoned is future land use moderate density residential. This is the aerial of the subject property. They are not planning to um develop the property. They're using the the building as it currently is. Community Development recommends approval of the resoning from limited commercial to general commercial with the following uses um prohibited. Automobile broker office, automo auto parts and tire stores, automobile repair, automobile sales and service, uh car washes, drive-through restaurants, motorcycle sales, package stores, service stations, hookah bars, vape shops, parking or storage of commercial vehicles, impromptu weekend markets, and adult and novelty shops as defined by the city's code. I'll be happy to answer any questions. Any questions at all? All right, seeing none, this is a public hearing. Anybody who wish to be heard, please come on up and be sworn in by your city attorney. Okay, seeing none, we'll close this portion of the public hearing and turn over to Travis, Mr. Lley. Thank you. Um, is the applicant here? you mind stepping up and just telling us a little bit about the the proposed business? Oh, thank you for having me today.
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