Planning Commission, February 3, 2026
Votes on Convenience store/fuel rezoning at Southcott Drive and Riverview Road (Z27 of 2025), 5-0
What happened
The Cobb County Planning Commission deferred most contentious cases on 2026-02-03; it forwarded Flournoy Development's 249-unit multifamily rezoning at a former pilot truck stop on South Atlanta Road (Z2 of 2024) to the Board of Commissioners with NO recommendation on a 4-1 vote,…
- Jurisdiction
- Cobb County, GA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- February 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (12)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsZ7 of 2026 (Cobb, Feb 2026)
RecommendedZ6 of 2026 (Cobb, Apr 2026)
Recommended 5-0Z2 of 2026 (Cobb, Mar 2026)
RecommendedSouthwest Side of Atlanta Road, North Side of Ledford Street
Recommended 5-0Z5 of 2026 (Cobb, Mar 2026)
Recommended 5-0Dane Contracting LLC
Recommended 5-0Indoor recreation facility
Recommended 5-0Southcott & Riverview Convenience store/fuel
Awaiting final voteContinuance of
Awaiting final voteZ2 of 2024 (Cobb, Feb 2026)
Awaiting final voteTemporary land
Recommended 4-1Temporary land
Recommended 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 11
Consent Agenda (Z3, Z6, Z7, LUP3 of 2026)
Consent agenda approved 5-0 including: Z3 of 2026 (Forrest Bosp, GC to LI for metal fabrication, Atlanta Road/Ledford Street); Z6 of 2026 (Cauliflower Inc., GC to LI for hydraulics business, Old 41 Highway/Hames Road); Z7 of 2026 (Red Ridge Properties LLC, R-30 to R-20 single family community, Hembree Road); and LUP3 of 2026 (Tago Santos, temporary land use permit for outdoor photography). All recommended for approval with conditions.
- Various staff/department conditions per each case including site plan compliance, landscape buffers, fire/water/sewer/stormwater/DOT comments
- no outdoor storage (Z6)
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Cobb County Planning Commission deferred most contentious cases on 2026-02-03; it forwarded Flournoy Development's 249-unit multifamily rezoning at a former pilot truck stop on South Atlanta Road (Z2 of 2024) to the Board of Commissioners with NO recommendation on a 4-1 vote,…
Key Decisions (11)
Consent Agenda (Z3, Z6, Z7, LUP3 of 2026)
Rezoning at former pilot truck stop, South Atlanta Road (Z2 of 2024)
Convenience store/fuel rezoning at Southcott Drive and Riverview Road (Z27 of 2025)
Temporary land use permit for additional vehicles, LaRose Drive (LUP4 of 2026)
Rezoning for tree service, El Nora Drive (Z1 of 2026)
Rezoning at Bells Ferry Road and Dixon Road (Z2 of 2026)
Indoor recreation facility rezoning behind Pike Nursery (Z4 of 2026)
Temporary land use permit for dog breeding, Lost Valley Lane (LUP1 of 2026)
Rezoning at Earnest Barrett Parkway (Z5 of 2026)
Temporary maintenance permit for additional vehicles, Woodhill Drive (LUP2 of 2026)
Special land use permit for firewood processing, Baker Road (SLUP1 of 2026)
Development Activity (10)
Flournoy Development multifamily at former pilot truck stop
Residential
Knight Partners convenience store with fuel sales
Commercial
Red Ridge Properties single family community
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Applicants repeatedly cited Cobb County's 2040 comprehensive plan goals and…
Infrastructure
Multiple residential and commercial rezonings on arterials (South Atlanta Road,…
Commercial Demand
Strong seasonal demand for firewood (400 loads sold in two…
Who Spoke (27)
On the record: a commissioner, 4 staff members, 2 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 9 members of the public.
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