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Public Hearing - Zoning Request Z19-007 - Modification of currently approved site plan and building elevations for Riverview Landing - 16.859 Acres - Land Lots 58, 171, 172, 174, 175 - Riverview Road and Nichols Drive - The Ardent Companies, LLC
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ISSUE: The Ardent Companies, LLC is requesting a zoning amendment to modify the currently approved site plan an building elevations. The proposed amendments would modify the mixture of housing units, as well as provide new commercial/retail opportunities within the development. The project is currently approved for 608 total residential units (310 multi-family units, 233 townhome units and 65 single-family homes). The zoning amendment request would increase the total residential units to 816 units (580 multi-family units, 188 townhome units and 48 single-family homes) and allow for 14,680 sq. ft. of space to accommodate neighborhood retail, restaurants, offices, live-work units and/or commensurate amenities.
BACKGROUND: The Riverview Landing development was originally approved by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) on March 15, 2011 by a vote of 4-1. Prior to rezoning, the project received positive findings on the required Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). As part of the rezoning of the property, the County BOC added zoning stipulations that required the development to meet the recommendations outlined by GRTA and ARC in the DRI review. Between the rezoning in Cobb and the annexation into Smyrna, the applicant demolished the existing buildings, removed all debris and partially graded the site. The subject property was annexed and rezoned into Smyrna on November 18, 2013 by a vote of 7-0 (Zoning Case Z13-015) with the zoning conditions carried over from the County. The previous property owner began construction on the R...
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