land use and zoning

Smyrna May 8, 2018

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,…

Mableton May 2, 2018

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 July The Cobb County Planning Commission, in its May…

Cobb County Planning Commission April 25, 2018

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 government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County February 14, 2018

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 January 17, 2018

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…

Acworth October 22, 2017

Acworth involved in two lawsuits after closing back road near I-75

[Editor’s note: we’ve changed the headline because we thought the original one could be construed as taking sides in this issue. That was never our intent — Larry Felton Johnson,…

Smyrna July 29, 2017

Rezoning request for townhouses in the heart of Smyrna provokes controversy

A group of three pre-World War II homes on Atlanta Road near downtown Smyrna could be removed to make way for the development of 43 townhomes by John Wieland Homes…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna June 9, 2017

Looking ahead to 2040 in Smyrna

Smyrna’s long term comprehensive plan While the City of Smyrna is rapidly growing and has become of the hottest real estate markets in Georgia, city planners are busy looking far…

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