The McDonough Planning Commission will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6 pm. The MPC is a recommending body for rezoning requests within the city. They meet at McDonough City Hall.
On their agenda will be workshop reviews for a new gas station and annexation request. They will also revisit a proposal for rental townhomes off Racetrack Road.
McDonough Planning Commission October 2024
The McDonough Planning Commission meets on the second Tuesday of each month.* Their October 2024 agenda includes the following:
Workshop Session
- 1005 Shoppes Lane, located behind (north of) the new Chick-fil-A on Willow Lane
Concept plan review for Shoppes Lane Gas Station
1.36 acres
According to the city’s website, this is a concept plan review only. The city rezoned the property for commercial use in 2004. - 705 Tomlinson Street
Annex and rezone from Henry County’s RA to McDonough’s R-75 (single-family residential) zoning district
4.49 acres
Public Review Session
- Racetrack Road Townhomes, located west of the new Racetrack at Iris Lake roundabout
Rezone from from RA-200 (Residential Agricultural) to RTD (Residential Townhouse District)
14.08 acres
The Racetrack Road townhomes are proposing 92 rental units. They made their first presentation to the city council in July. It has been postponed since then.
Speciality Items
Finally, the planning commission will discuss the upcoming Chapter 17 text amendment. This is a major rewrite and update of the McDonough city development code. The council is expected to consider adopting these changes at their Monday, October 21, meeting. When they adopt the code update, then the city’s moratorium on apartments, hotels and certain subdivision zoning districts will expire.
*The McDonough Planning Commission cancels their monthly meeting when they have no agenda items to consider.
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About the City’s Zoning Process
The planning commission considers each item twice before making their recommendation. They first consider each request in what’s called a workshop session. Then, typically one month later, they conduct public review about the agenda item. This review includes a public hearing and they make their recommendation.
The McDonough city council similarly looks at each request twice. They look at the request during their workshop session, then hold the public hearing at the regular meeting. The city council meetings are generally in the same month as the planning board’s public review. This schedule is subject to change if an applicant postpones their request.
If an item is part of the workshop session this month, then we can reasonably expect the council will consider it next month. The McDonough city council meets on the first Thursday (workshop) and third Monday (regular meeting) of each month.
Featured image shows a gas pump. stock photo.
