Residents Consider Civil Action Against Sprayberry Crossing
Neighbors of the Sprayberry Crossing shopping center are preparing to take its owners to court. Last March, a community meeting with local officials to discuss the first property to be…
land use and zoning
Smyrna denies zoning request from Cumberland Community Church for Spring Road apartments
Cumberland Community Church is in the midst of moving to a new building, but will have to do a lot more work to sell its old one after the Smyrna…
Tie planning commission vote sends rezoning request to Cobb BOC with no recommendation
Because the chair of the Cobb County Planning Commission had a scheduled absence from June’s zoning hearing, a rezoning recommendation for a small three-lot subdivision on Wesley Chapel Road resulted…
Smyrna council rejects major mixed-use proposal bordering I-285
The Smyrna city council quickly and unanimously rejected rezoning for a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use development near SunTrust Park and the Cobb Galleria on Monday night.The project, which has been in the…
Commissioners approve revised site plan for office building at Bells Ferry near Noonday Creek
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a request by Edison Chastain Office, LLC, to revise the site plan for a property on the west side of Bells Ferry Road…
Smyrna council rejects plan for church-affiliated dormitory near South Cobb Drive
The Smyrna city council unanimously rejected a rezoning that would have provided dorms for up to 120 college-age students at the site of a former church building.Atlanta Dream Center, a…
Punky Pooh postponed
Citing lack of clear site plan and elevations, planning commission delays rezoning request Z-3 for a site on Mableton Parkway until JulyThe Cobb County Planning Commission, in its May 1…
Cobb County BOC thanks outgoing planning commission chairman Mike Terry with proclamation
At its April 24 meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners thanked Mike Terry for his service as a member, and then as the chairman, of the Cobb County Planning Commission. …
Cobb County GIS Department releases interactive map for researching zoning cases in your area
The Cobb County GIS department released a very useful tool for Cobb residents interested in researching zoning cases in their area. This morning the department tweeted this announcement and link to…
Smyrna narrowly rejects four-house development near downtown
With the snow falling outside, the Smyrna City Council heard a full hour of debate on a proposed four-house development near the city’s downtown.Located across Atlanta Road from Market Village…