Canton Road rezone
Case SLUP-6-2026
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Cobb County Meetings
Planning Commission, May 5, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning at NW intersection of Bells Ferry Road and Ernest Barrett Parkway (Z10), 3-2
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What happened
On May 5, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Rezoning at NW intersection of Bells Ferry Road and Ernest Barrett Parkway (Z10) (3-2).
Cobb County Planning Commission recommended approval of Z10-2026 (Racetrack Inc rezoning from PSC to NRC for a convenience store/fuel station at the northwest intersection of Bells Ferry Road and Ernest Barrett Parkway) on a 3-2 vote via a substitute motion that prohibited fuel s…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Cobb County, GA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 3-2
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (6)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsTemporary land
Recommended 5-08 conditions of approval
Special land
Recommended 5-03 conditions of approval
Wadi Investments LLC rezoning
Recommendedeast side of Canton Road, south of Kurtz Road (Landlot 733, 16th District) · Wadi Investments LLC
Special land
Recommended6 conditions of approval
Jairo Murillo rezoning
Recommended 5-0west side of Old Canton Road and north/south sides of Clackam Road (land lots 768 and others, 16th District) · Jairo Murillo
20 conditions of approval
Racetrack convenience store held 30 days
Denied 5-0northwest intersection of Bells Ferry Road and Ernest Barrett Parkway · Racetrack Inc.
4 conditions of approval
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Continuance of Z1 (Francisco J. Garcia Sanchez)
Applicant requested continuance of rezoning case Z1, Francisco J. Garcia Sanchez, until the June 2nd hearing date. Board moved and continued.
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Key Decisions (9)
Continued
Continuance of Z1 (Francisco J. Garcia Sanchez)
Vote: passed
Approved
Consent agenda - Z18 (Wadi Investments) and LEP-11 (Eleven Thousand Properties)
Vote: 5-010 conditions attached
Approved
Rezoning at NW intersection of Bells Ferry Road and Ernest Barrett Parkway (Z10)
Vote: 3-27 conditions attached
Approved
Temporary land use permit for car-care ministry at McEacher Memorial Methodist Church on Macklin Road (LUP-10)
Vote: 5-08 conditions attached
Continued
Hold of tow yard SLUP at NW intersection of New McEver Road and Huddleston Bridge Parkway (SLUP-6)
Vote: passed
Approved
Rezoning at SE intersection of Scufflegrit Road and Sandy Plains Road (Z16)
Vote: 5-06 conditions attached
Approved
Special land use permit for self-service storage at Scufflegrit and Sandy Plains (SLUP-5)
Vote: 5-03 conditions attached
Approved
Special land use permit for green-waste chipping/grinding on Kennestone Circle (SLUP-3)
Vote: passed6 conditions attached
Continued
Rezoning for residential subdivision on Clackam Road / Old Canton Road (Z17)
Vote: 5-05 conditions attached
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Development Activity (6)
Racetrack convenience store and fuel station at Bells Ferry/Ernest Barrett Parkway
Commercial
McEacher Memorial Methodist Church car-care ministry building
Other
Wollaston Enterprises tow yard / automobile storage facility
Industrial
3 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Self-storage with ground-floor retail is being treated as a preferred…
Infrastructure
Bells Ferry Road/Ernest Barrett Parkway intersection carries ~19,000+ vehicles daily…
Housing Demand
Multiple residential developments (hundreds of homes near Scufflegrit/Sandy Plains and…
Sentiment
Strong, organized neighborhood opposition (petitions, ranked-choice surveys, HOA and elected-official…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteSite plan received March 5th , 2026, with District Commissioner approving minor…
No vote recorded
Shiloh Road conditional use permit
No vote recorded
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Applicant Rep, 5 Commissioner, 3 Witness, 2 Chair, 5 Public, 1 Attorney, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Witness, 1 Staff.
3 more identified names in Pro: 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Witness, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (19)
180 recorded timestamps
- rezoning (19 timestamps)
- zoning (35 timestamps)
- motion to deny (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- commercial (14 timestamps)
- land use (11 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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