City Council Rejects Garmon Drive R-HOP

The Snellville City Council voted unanimously on Monday evening to deny an application by Genesis Development Group to annex and rezone 42.8 acres to R-HOP(55)-SF, Single-Family Residential Housing (Detached) for Older Persons District for an active-adult/senior-oriented residential development comprised of 149 lots.
Even though the city’s planning staff has recommended that this proposal be denied, the [...]

Upcoming Development Issues

The December Gwinnett Planning Commission preliminary agenda contains two development proposals in the area; both are on Midway Drive at Lake Carlton Drive and by the same owner/applicant. John Hall proposes to build 57 single-family units at R-60, one of the highest single-family densities available, on 17 acres. (Case #s: RZR-07-043 & 044)
Danny Herrmann of [...]

Developer scraps 25-acre Snellville church complex

The Rosebud / 78 project in the AJC. Click the link below for the full article:
Developer scraps 25-acre Snellville church complex | ajc.com

My Letter to the City Council

The following is my email to the Snellville City Council regarding the development proposed for Temple Johnson Road and Garmon Drive. You are welcome to use it as a model for your email to snellvillecouncil@aboutgwinnett.com.

Rosebud/78 Rezoning to be Withdrawn

According to the applicant, the city planning staff is requiring that the application for annexation and rezoning of the tract at Hwy. 78 and Rosebud Road be resubmitted, as opposed to allowing him to split the present application and proceed on November 27. As a consequence, the earliest that a new rezoning proposal can appear [...]

Church proposal out; retail to be heard November 27

Earlier today, I sent an email to the applicant and city planning staff regarding the proposed shopping center and religious campus at the intersection of Rosebud Road and Hwy. 78. In it, I expressed my disappointment in the developer’s failure to communicate with the community regarding a recently-conducted traffic impact study and the resulting revisions to [...]

Updated documents for Rosebud/78 now online

In addition to the traffic study commissioned by the applicant, the City of Snellville has published revised application documents including a new `Letter of Intent` and site plan. The primary difference in the revised proposal is the addition of a driveway and curb cut onto Hwy. 78 solely to serve the religious campus portion. The [...]