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1. Roll Call 
 
       Present:  8 – Chairperson Joel Powell, Board Member Charles Phillips, Board Member 
Jonathan Howard, Board Member Keith Bentley, Board Member Earl Rice, 
Board Member Jill Gordon-Evans, Board Member Michael Seagraves, 
Board Member Henriette Ostrzega 
              Staff: 5 –  Caitlin Crowe, Jill Head, Russell Martin, Enoch Serna, Joey Staubes  
 
2. Call to Order 
 
Chairperson Joel Powell called to order the August 11, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission 
meeting held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in Council Chambers at 6:00 PM. 
 
3. Chairperson Instruction and Comment 
 
4. Formal Business 
 
 A. Z25-007 Public Hearing - Zoning Request - Z25-007 - Allow rezoning from OI to MU-
Conditional for a mixed-use development with 250 multi-family units and 2,500 sq. ft. of retail - 
6.73 acres - Land Lot 681 & 688 - 0 Highlands Pkwy - WP South Acquisitions LLC. 
Ward 7 Councilmember - Rickey N. Oglesby Jr. 
 
Joey Staubes, Planner II, provided the following background: 
  
The applicant is requesting a rezoning from OI to MU-Conditional for a mixed-use 
development with 250 multifamily units and 2,500 sq. ft. of retail. The future land is 
Industrial and a land use change to Mixed-Use is required. 
  
Staff Recommendation: Denial of the rezoning from OI (Office-Institutional) to MU-
Conditional (Mixed Use) and future land use change from Industrial to Mixed Use. The 
recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will go before Mayor and 
Council on September 22, 2025. 
  
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 
Minutes - Final 
 
Joel Powell, Mayor Appointee 
Charles Phillips (Ward 1) 
Jonathan Howard (Ward 2) 
Keith Bentley (Ward 3) 
Earl Rice (Ward 4) 
Jill Gordon-Evans (Ward 5) 
Michael Seagraves (Ward 6) 
Henriette Ostrzega (Ward 7) 
 
A. Max Bacon City Hall 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS 
2800 King Street SE  
Smyrna, GA 30080   
City Attorney Scott Cochran  
City Administrator Mike L. Jones 
Deputy City Administrator / CFO Kristin Robinson  
City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn 
 
August 11, 2025 / 6:00 PM