Update: REzoning meeting rescheduled for February 2023

On 7.7.22, a rezoning application was filed in Cobb County for a mixed used development to be located at the northwest corner of S. Atlanta Rd & Plant Atkinson Rd. It includes the “7 Bridges to Recovery” property on Plant Atkinson Rd. plus the “Englishman’s Furniture” and “Canine Cellmates” properties on S. Atlanta Rd. 

• Branch Acquisition Company, LLC submitted the rezoning application. 
• Branch Properties purchased the 7 Bridges to Recovery property in September 2021. 
• The owners of Englishman’s and Dogs for Inmates are Michael & Christine Cowart. 
• Branch is also the owner of the parcel at West Village across from Waffle House and is seeking rezoning to build a RaceTrac gas/convenience store.
• J. Kevin Moore of Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele is the attorney representing the developer.
• The assembled parcel is 6.2 acres. 
• The property is 0.2 miles from Sterigenics & adjacent to Waste Management’s garbage transfer center. Two dog daycare and boarding facilities are close to the parcel: Bark Avenue (across Plant Atkinson) and K9 Coach (S. Atlanta Rd).
• The current zoning is Heavy Industrial (HI); the rezoning application is for RRC, Residential, Retail, Commercial. 
• The development description calls for: 

                    -Two 5-story apartment buildings with 393 apartment units

                    - At least 30,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, office space 

                    -  A 7 story parking deck to hold 796 cars 

                    -  "Warehouse Modern Residential" architecture

• If Z-60 is decided purely on its zoning merits, Z-60 should be denied.   

                    - Current and future Land Use Plan is Industrial and does not allow residential.

• This parcel is outside the proposed city limits if Vinings had incorporated.  

• The Cobb County Zoning Staff published their Z60 Zoning Staff Report with a recommendation to deny Z60. 
• Cobb District 2 Commissioner, Jerica Richardson, acknowledged Z60 does not comply with the County’s current or long range land use plan, which is Industrial. 

• VVHA Board will be meeting with the developer. 
• Cobb County Public Hearings for Z-60:

                 - October 4 (Planning Commission) & October 18 (Commissioners). 

                 - Representatives from VVHA will attend the meetings. 

Sign the opposition petition using the attached link. Include your name, email address and physical mailing address. 

Additional information about the Z60 development is available in a report prepared by the Cobb County Community Development Zoning Staff. The report recommends Denial of Z60.  Read the complete report below.