Two rezoning requests within one-thousand feet of each other will be presented to the Stockbridge Planning Commission later this week. Both requests, located along Country Club Drive and Patrick Henry Parkway in the Eagles Landing area, are to rezone property from C-2 (general commercial) to C-3 (heavy Commercial) for the purpose of constructing hotels. The... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council voted unanimously this past week to annex the former Ruby Tuesday restaurant along highway 20 into city limits for demolition and redevelopment. A proposal for an oil change station, to be located on the site of the current Waffle House, will be considered at a later date. Once demolished, the Ruby... Continue Reading →
The newest restaurant in Stockbridge, Chicken Salad Chick, opens this week along Eagles Landing Parkway. Grand Opening is planned for Wednesday, August 7, at 10 am with giveaways through Saturday. The new restaurant is located at 1001 Eagles Landing Parkway in a shared tenant building with Moe's Southwest Grill and the Nail Bar Salon. Chicken... Continue Reading →
GDP Group of Akron, Ohio has submitted plans for commercial redevelopment in Locust Grove. The site, located at 4837 Bill Gardner Pkwy and presently occupied by the Shell service station, is proposed to be built into a dual-tenant structure. Planned tenants include Starbucks and a not-yet-named Urgent Care medical facility. The Locust Grove city council... Continue Reading →
Update: the board of commissioners denied the applicant's request to modify zoning conditions. A new Extended Stay America hotel could be built next to the movie theater on Jonesboro Road if commissioners approve a request to modify zoning conditions. The 2.18 acre property was rezoned C-3 (highway commercial) in 2008 to support its development into... Continue Reading →
Update: the McDonough city council approved annexation for the former Ruby Tuesday tract on August 1. A second vote is required at a later date to consider annexation for the Waffle House tract. An annexation request for 1.11 +/- acres, located at the northeast corner of I-75 exit 218 / SR 20, will be considered... Continue Reading →
Guthrie's Chicken is expected to build its first Henry County franchise within a new retail development in the Luella area. Land disturbance activities are underway now for Luella Crossing at the southeast corner of SR 155 and Bill Gardner Parkway. Guthrie's Chicken serves a limited menu of fried chicken in either baskets, sandwiches, or buckets... Continue Reading →
A new rezoning request at 231 Avalon Court in McDonough is proposing to build a Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel in the South Point area. The applicant, Al Patel, is requesting to rezone 3.59 +/- acres from C-2 (central commercial) and C-3 (highway commercial) to C-3 with new conditions. The property was previously rezoned to... Continue Reading →
The board of commissioners heard two requests this week to allow commercial development along Old Highway 3 north of Hampton. Both requests required concurrent amendments to the future land use map because the applicants' proposals were not supported by the Imagine Henry 2040 comprehensive plan adopted in October 2018. Carl Parker Road at Old Highway... Continue Reading →
