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City of South Fulton, Georgia 5440 Fulton Industrial Blvd.
South Fulton, GA 30336
Phone: 470-552-4311
Agenda
cityofsouthfultonga.gov
Alcohol License and Zoning Public
Hearings Special Meeting
The Honorable Carmalitha Gumbs, Mayor
The Honorable Catherine F. Rowell, District 1
The Honorable Aaron V. Johnson, District
(Vacant), District 3
The Honorable Jaceey Sebastian, District 4
The Honorable Keosha B. Bell, District 5
The Honorable Natasha Williams-Brown, District 6
The Honorable Linda B. Pritchett, District 7
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 5:00 PM City Hall
SOUTH FULTON CITY COUNCIL MISSION STATEMENT:
To provide exceptional customer service that sustains a safe, inclusive, innovative, and an economically vibrant city.
Live-stream: Public Meeting Portal (Civic Clerk):
https://southfultonga.portal.civicclerk.com
Public Comment: https://www.cityofsouthfultonga.gov/3074/Public-Comment-at-Council-
Meetings
I. Meeting Called to Order - Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs
II. Roll Call - City Clerk Corey Adams
III. Alcohol Licenses, Rezonings, Variance and Modification Cases (For Presentation and
Public Hearing Only)
A. Case Z26-007 (Public Hearing): An application by Dorothy Crowley requesting a rezoning
from R-3 (SingleFamily Dwelling District/ Sandtown Overlay District) with conditions to R-3
(Single-Family Dwelling District/ Sandtown Overlay District) to develop 18 single-family
units on 13.82 acres at 2210 & 0 Wallace Road Rear (Parcel ID: 14F0105 LL0042 &
14F0094 LL0441). City Council District: 1.
Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
Planning Commission: Approval with Conditions (4-2)
IV. Proclamation Presentations
A. Proclamation Announcing Global Love Day 2026 (Mayor Gumbs)
B. Proclamation recognizing local high school students in commemoration of Georgia Cities
Week. (Mayor Pro Tem Bell)
C. Presentation for Autism Sensory Festival (Councilmember Sebastian)
D. Proclamation to Captain Nic Williams of the SFPD. (Councilmember Sebastian)
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E. Proclamation for Ms. Willie Esther Jarmon Brow (Mayor Gumbs)
F. Proclamation recognizing May 4 to May 8, 2026 as Economic Development Week (Mayor
Gumbs)
V. Executive Session, if necessary
VI. Adjournment of Meeting
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OFFICE OF THE
CITY MANAGER
SHARON D. SUBADAN, ICMA-CM, MPS, CPM
CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY
HONORABLE MAYOR
DEVELOPMENT&
& CITY COUNCIL
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
CARMALITHA GUMBS Reginald McClendon, J.D., AICP, CPM
MAYOR Managing Director
DR. CATHERINE F. ROWELL
DISTRICT 1 TO: South Fulton Mayor & City Council
AARON JOHNSON
DISTRICT 2
FROM: Department of Community Development & Regulatory Affairs
HELEN ZENOBIA WILLIS Planning & Zoning Division
DISTRICT 3
JACEEY SEBASTIAN
SUBJECT: Z26-007: 2210 Wallace Road & Wallace Road Rear
DISTRICT 4
KEOSHA B. BELL
MEETING DATE: April 28, 2026
DISTRICT 5
NATASHA WILLIAMS-BROWN
DISTRICT 6
Dorothy Crowley requesting a rezoning from R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling
LINDA BECQUER PRITCHETT
DISTRICT 7 District/Sandtown Overlay District) with conditions and R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling
District/Sandtown Overlay District) to R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown
Overlay District) to develop 18 single-family units on 13.82 acres at 2210 & 0 Wallace
Road Rear (Parcel ID: 14F0105 LL0042 & 14F0094 LL0441).
City Council District: 1.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL WITH
CONDITIONS
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CITY OF SOUTH FULTON
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APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicant Information: Dorothy Crowley
Status of Applicant: Applicant
City Council District: 1
Parcel ID Numbers: 14F0105 LL0042 & 14F0094 LL0441
Area of Property: 13.82 acres
Existing Zoning: R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay
District) with conditions
Current/Past Use of the Property: Vacant
Prior Zoning Cases/History: Z22-007, 1969Z-0035
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
REQUEST
The applicant is requesting to rezone to R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay District)
without conditions to allow for a proposed subdivision of 18 homes.
BACKGROUND
The majority of this property, parcel #14F0105 LL0042, was rezoned from AG-1 (Agricultural/Sandtown
Overlay District) to R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay District) with conditions on
January 24, 2023. The conditions are as follows:
1. The use of the subject property shall be restricted to no more than 12 single-family dwellings.
2. The site plan shall be in general conformity with the conceptual site plan included in the staff report.
3. All dwellings shall have a minimum two-car garage.
4. A Homeowner Association shall be established for the proposed development for the purpose of
providing sustainable maintenance of common areas and covenants regulating sustainable uses and
structures with no age restriction on seniors. No deed restrictions.
5. The proposed walking trail materials shall include either mulch, wood chips, crushed stone, or
recyclable materials.
6. Construct a deceleration lane on Wallace Road into the site.
7. Provide curb and gutter and a 5’ sidewalk along the entire frontage of Wallace Road.
8. The private street shall be constructed to City of South Fulton public street standards.
9. Along the frontage of Wallace Road, there shall be a minimum 25-foot-wide natural undisturbed
buffer with a ten-foot improvement setback with decorative privacy fencing.
10. A geotechnical study shall be completed before land disturbance.
Under the current proposal, the applicant is proposing to extend the subdivision by adding an adjacent, two-
acre parcel, parcel number 14F0094 LL0441 to the existing parcel number 14F0094 LL0441 and proposing a
total of 18 lots.
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PROPERTY LOCATION
The property consists of 13.82 total acres located on the northeastern side of Wallace Road, being in Land Lot
105 of the 14th District in the City of South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia and City Council District 1.
2021 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION
The subject property has a future land use designation of Suburban Neighborhood I as designated in the 2021
South Fulton Comprehensive Plan, which does support the proposed zoning classification and use.
ADJACENT ZONING AND LAND USES
North: R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay District), AG-1 (Agricultural
District/Sandtown Overlay District)/single-family residential, Sandtown Middle School)
South: AG-1 (Agricultural District/Sandtown Overlay District)/ single-family residential
East: R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay District)/single-family residential
West: CUP (Community Unit Plan/Sandtown Overlay District)/single-family residential
COMMUNITY AND PROPERTY OWNERS’ NOTIFICATION/COMMENTS
Per the requirements of Section 803.05, a Community Zoning Information Meeting was held on February 2,
2026, at 6:00pm. The applicants presented their rezoning plan to attendees.
Staff placed the required notice of public hearing in the South Fulton Neighbor on February 25, 2026, to
notify the public that Case Z26-007 would be heard at the Planning Commission Meeting on March 18, 2026,
and at the City Council Public Hearing on April 14, 2026.
The applicant placed a notification sign in front of the subject property on February 25, 2026, to notify the
surrounding community of the aforementioned hearing dates.
The Applicant was given the addresses within one mile of the subject property for the purposes of hosting
their own community meeting.
APPLICABLE CODE REQUIREMENTS
Table 4-1 Area Regulations for Lots and Principal Buildings
Sec. 512. Sandtown Overlay District
Standard of review for proposed rezoning (City Code, Appendix C, Sec. 803.06):
1) The suitability of the subject property for the zoned purposes;
The proposed zoning district and use is supported by the Future Land Use Map.
2) The extent to which the property values of the subject property are diminished by the particular
zoning restrictions;
The current zoning does not diminish the unimproved property value.
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3) The extent to which the destruction of property values of the subject property promotes the health,
safety, morals or general welfare of the public;
The current zoning of R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay District) with conditions does
not diminish the unimproved property value.
4) The relative gain to the public as compared to the hardship imposed upon the individual property
owner;
The Suburban I Character Area provides a wide diversity of housing types and affordability in the City of South
Fulton while preserving the surrounding natural, agricultural, and rural areas. Staff does not anticipate any
hardship to the property owner.
5) The length of time the property has been vacant as zoned considered in the context of land development
in the area in the vicinity of the property;
The property was rezoned from AG-1(Agricultural/Sandtown Overlay District) to R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling
District/Sandtown Overlay District) on January 24, 2023. While the property remains undeveloped in relation
to the surrounding properties, this is not a result of the zoning designation which currently allows for single-
development.
6) Whether the zoning proposal will permit a use that is suitable in view of the use and development of
adjacent and nearby property;
The proposal to develop a small subdivision is suitable in view of the use and adjacent and nearby property.
This property borders single-family developments and vacant land.
7) Whether the zoning proposal will adversely affect the existing use or usability of adjacent or nearby
property;
The proposal would not adversely affect the existing use or usability of adjacent or nearby property. The
proposal is for a small residential subdivision, so it is compatible with surrounding uses.
8) Whether the property to be affected by the zoning proposal has a reasonable economic use as
currently zoned;
The property does have reasonable economic use as currently zoned.
9) Whether the zoning proposal will result in a use which will or could cause an excessive burdensome
use of existing streets, transportation facilities, utilities, or schools;
The zoning proposal should not result in a use that will cause an excessive burden to existing infrastructure.
10) Whether the zoning proposal is in conformity with the policies and intent of the Comprehensive
Plan;
The zoning proposal is in conformity with the comprehensive plan. The property is located in the Suburban I
character area, which supports the development of this property as a single-family residential subdivision.
11) Whether there are other existing or changing conditions affecting the use and development of the
property which give supporting grounds for either approval or disapproval of the zoning proposal;
No other conditions are known to Staff at this time that would affect the use and development of the property.
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12) Whether the zoning proposal will permit a use which can be considered environmentally adverse to
the natural resources, environment and citizens of South Fulton.
This zoning proposal should not permit a use that is environmentally adverse.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The applicant hosted two hybrid public participation meeting on March 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. and a
subsequent meeting on March 3, 2026 at 6:00 pm, both at the Wolf Creek Library located at 3100
Enon Road. Property owners were notified by mailers posted first by the applicant and, when it was
realized that the virtual link for the public hearing was not on the mailer and the incorrect meeting
location was on the mailer, the city posted its own mailers via All Doors Direct.
85 attendees came out at the March 2nd meeting and 25 attendees came out on the March 3rd meeting.
Attendees at both meetings expressed concerns about potential traffic impacts and that the original
subdivision layout was limited to 12 homes. Some attendees also expressed concerns about the price
of the homes. Some attendees supported the development modifications. Other attendees were
against the developer altogether according to the Public Participation Plan Report. The applicant
expressed that both land parcels are zoned R-3 and will site all proposed 18 homes on ½ acre lots.
The applicant turned in the recording of the meeting, a requirement of the public participation plan
regulations. All requirements of the public participation plan have been met.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The applicant is proposing to rezone from R-3 (Single-Family Dwelling District/Sandtown Overlay
District) with conditions to R-3 without conditions for the purpose of developing an 18-lot
residential subdivision The proposed zoning category is supported by the future land use character
area of Suburban Neighborhood in the City of South Fulton’s 2021 Comprehensive Plan. The future
land use designation of the property is Suburban Neighborhood I.
The purpose of the Suburban Neighborhood Character Area is to provide a wide diversity of housing
types and affordability in the City of South Fulton while preserving the surrounding natural,
agricultural, and rural areas. The area is further subdivided into two levels, Suburban I and Suburban
II, which represent a transitional density from the less intense uses near rural areas to the more
intensive suburban uses that are older and have a higher density.
The purpose and intent of the Sandtown Overlay District is as follows:
(a) The City Council of South Fulton, Georgia hereby declares it to be the purpose and intent of
the Sandtown Overlay District (District) to establish a uniform procedure for providing for
the protection, enhancement, preservation, unity of design, and use of places, sites, buildings,
structures, streets, neighborhoods, and landscape features in the Sandtown District in
accordance with the provisions herein.
(b) The Sandtown Overlay District is adopted as part of a strategy designed to promote the
health, safety, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the citizens of South Fulton through
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the regulation of design, aesthetics, location, bulk, size of buildings and structures, and the
density and distribution of population.
(c) This District also seeks to reduce congestion on the streets; to provide safety from fire, flood
and other dangers; provide adequate light and open space; protect the natural environment
and address other public requirements, in order to provide sustainable development that
involves the simultaneous pursuit of economic prosperity, environmental protection and
social quality.
(d) This District also seeks, among other things, to promote accepted design principles in areas
of new development and redevelopment, to raise the level of community understanding and
expectation for quality in the built environment, to protect and enhance local aesthetic and
functional qualities, and to stimulate business and promote economic development.
(e) In consideration of the character of the Sandtown District, the regulations in this Section 512
are intended to monitor the suitability for certain uses, construction and design, prevent
functional and visual disunity, promote desirable conditions for community and commerce
and protect property against blight and depreciation.
The site plan submitted meets the intent of the Sandtown Overlay District, as a 25-foot-wide natural
undisturbed buffer with a ten-foot improvement setback is provided abutting Wallace Road.
Additionally, a 25’ undisturbed buffer along the remaining perimeter of the development is
proposed.
Staff recommends APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS based on these factors. The proposed
conditions are as follows:
1. The use of the subject property shall be restricted to no more than 18 single-family
dwellings.
2. The site plan shall be in general conformity with the conceptual site plan included in the
staff report.
3. All dwellings shall have a minimum two-car garage.
4. A Homeowners Association shall be established.
5. Construct a deceleration lane on Wallace Road into the site.
6. Provide curb and gutter and a 5’ sidewalk along the entire frontage of Wallace Road.
7. The street shall be constructed to City of South Fulton public street standards.
8. Along the frontage of Wallace Road, there shall be a minimum 25-foot-wide natural
undisturbed buffer with a ten-foot improvement setback.
9. Provide staggered front-yard setbacks of a minimum of five feet.
Planning Commission recommends APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS with the above staff
conditions as well as the following:
10. The homes shall be all exterior brick or brick and stucco.
11. The homes shall be a minimum of 3,000 square feet.
PREPARED BY: Karen Tominey, Senior Planner
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REVIEWED BY: Reginald McClendon, Director, CDRA
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