Board of Zoning Appeals Variance Hearing, May 13, 2026
Approves Consent agenda variance approvals (V49, V51, V52, V54, V55, V56, V59, V60, V61, V63), 5-0
What happened
The Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a consent agenda of residential setback and impervious-coverage variances (V49, V51, V52, V54, V55, V56, V59, V60, V61, V63) 5-0 on May 13, 2026, with V59 (Ron Lester, Shillings Road) carrying detailed stormwater stipulations.
- Jurisdiction
- Cobb County, GA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsVariance V53 - Pine Mountain Road carport
Approved 5-0Chastain Meadows
Approved 5-05037 Canopy Drive
Awaiting final voteShiloh Valley Trail
Approved 5-0Continuance of
Awaiting final voteVariance V62 - Light of the World Church, Austell Road
Awaiting final voteVariance V58 - Hazeltine Lane pool house
Approved 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Continuance of Variance V36
Variance case V36 of 2026, Zachy Merchant, was continued to the August 12, 2026 Board of Zoning Appeals hearing and was not heard today.
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 Board of Zoning Appeals approved a consent agenda of residential setback and impervious-coverage variances (V49, V51, V52, V54, V55, V56, V59, V60, V61, V63) 5-0 on May 13, 2026, with V59 (Ron Lester, Shillings Road) carrying detailed stormwater stipulations.
Key Decisions (9)
Continuance of Variance V36
Consent agenda variance approvals (V49, V51, V52, V54, V55, V56, V59, V60, V61, V63)
Variance V13 - 5037 Canopy Drive (initial tabling)
Variance V13 - 5037 Canopy Drive (final approval)
Variance V50 - Shiloh Valley Trail
Variance V53 - Pine Mountain Road carport
Variance V57 - Chastain Meadows lots 182 & 183
Variance V58 - Hazeltine Lane pool house
Variance V62 - Light of the World Church, Austell Road
Development Activity (3)
Chastain Meadows subdivision (lots 182 & 183)
Residential
Gilmore residence improvements at 5037 Canopy Drive
Residential
McNeil pool house at Hazeltine Lane
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Ashton Woods Homes is building out a 336-lot subdivision at…
Infrastructure
Multiple residential variances centered on impervious coverage and stormwater mitigation,…
Sentiment
Recent Cobb County zoning ordinance amendments increased required buffer sizes,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 2 staff members, 3 applicants, 4 applicant's representatives, and 4 members of the public.
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