Applicant Heatherland Homes LLC is requesting a rezoning from CRC (Community Retail Commercial) to RHR (Residential High Rise) for the properties located at 680 Powder Springs Street and 103 Fairlane Drive in Marietta. The purpose of the requests is to allow for the construction of an independent senior living residence that would otherwise not be a permitted use in the CRC zoning district. The future land use map designates the properties as CAC Community Activity Center.
The Marietta Planning Commission will be reviewing the request during their January 4, 2022, regular meeting. In addition, the Marietta City Council will host a public hearing on the rezoning’s during the January 1, 2022, meeting, according to application documents.
According to City documents, Heatherland Homes, LLC, via their representative J. Kevin Moore of Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP, is requesting the rezoning of approximately 7.49 acres from CRC (Community Retail Commercial) to RHR (Residential High Rise) to construct a five (5)-story, 250-unit independent senior living residence. According to a preliminary site plan submitted with the application, the 330,000 square foot building is anticipated to have units averaging 1,100 square feet and provide 300 surface parking spaces.
The RHR district is intended to provide suitable areas for high-density residential dwellings with provisions for accessory structures. According to City documents, RHR developments may also be a lesser intensity transitional zone between commercial uses and residential districts. Age-restricted high-rise apartments and condominiums are permitted uses in RHR districts with a density limitation of 65 units per acre, which is met with the proposed development. In addition, bulk and area regulations apply, such as maximum tract size, maximum/minimum building height, minimum floor areas for units, maximum impervious surface, parking requirements, recreation area requirements, and setbacks.
According to the application, variances to project buffering, recreation area, and the minimum parking space requirements may need to be requested.
A partially occupied shopping center, constructed in 1982 and occupies the 680 Powder Springs Street property and would be demolished as part of the project. Tenants in the shopping center include a vape store, a barbershop, and a cell phone carrier. The parcel located at 103 Fairlane Drive is a small, wooded vacant lot.
According to a prepared document, the applicant is very excited with the opportunity to redevelop the Property to provide a much-needed service to the residents and communities within the City of Marietta and Cobb County.
