Update: the applicant postponed its request before the zoning advisory board. The case will be rescheduled for a later date. A new rezoning request along Jones Drive in the Union Grove area proposes to build one-hundred twenty-two lots under the R-2 on sewer zoning district. The applicant, Jones Drive Henry 80 Properties, LLC of Stockbridge,... Continue Reading →
An application for annexation and rezoning request for 43.23 +/- acres along South Hampton Road proposes to build ninety one lots under the city's R-3 zoning district. Hampton's R-3 zoning district allows minimum lot sizes of 12,000 square feet. Henry County Commissioners objected to the proposed annexation in May over concerns about the development's inconsistency... Continue Reading →
The upcoming zoning advisory board meeting on Thursday, July 11, at 6:30 pm will consider rezoning requests for two new subdivisions in the Ola area. Both subdivisions are supported by the county's comprehensive land use plan and county staff have recommended approval with conditions. The meeting will be held at the Henry County Administration Building... Continue Reading →
Canyon Springs Apartments is in final design stages before beginning construction on Jonesboro Road in McDonough. The new complex, approved by the county commissioners in 2017, will be located off Towne Centre Village Drive beside the existing Mandalay Villas. Canyon Springs is planning 223 units on 7.71 +/- acres. The complex will feature "resort style"... Continue Reading →
Havenwood Grove will be a new 56-unit senior apartment complex in Locust Grove. (applicant photo) Havenwood Grove, a new senior apartment complex to be built on Indian Creek Road in Locust Grove, will soon construct fifty six age-restricted units in a three-story building. The ten-acre property was rezoned in June 2018 from Locust Grove's R-3... Continue Reading →
35.75 acres of land, annexed into the city limits of McDonough and zoned R-75/R-85 in 2003, will soon develop into a new subdivision along Lake Dow and Airline Roads. The property is located between Bridleridge & Clearwater Pointe subdivisions. The McDonough city council will consider approving the preliminary plat review during its meeting on Monday,... Continue Reading →
The Henry County Board of Commissioners meet on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at the Henry County Administration Building located on Henry Parkway in McDonough. Agenda items include six public hearings for planning & zoning items, to include four rezoning requests, one appeal for a conditional use permit, and one request... Continue Reading →
The board of commissioners unanimously approved objections to two proposed annexations on Tuesday morning, one each in the cities of Hampton and McDonough. The objections are based on applicants' intentions to develop the property at a higher density than the county's future land use map supports. The county's objection cannot prevent the annexation from occurring,... Continue Reading →
The McDonough city council will meet on Thursday, May 2, at 6 pm for their monthly workshop meeting. Meetings are held at city hall on Keys Ferry Street. Agenda items include votes on two rezoning requests that were previously tabled in April, workshop discussions about two upcoming rezoning requests, and continued discussion/ public hearing about... Continue Reading →
