Politics & Government
Planning Commission Defers Glenn West Project
The proposed project would build 123 residential units and a recreational field along Glenridge Drive in Sandy Springs.
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Another plan by Ashton Woods to develop land in Sandy Springs has been delayed for at least a month.
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The Sandy Springs Planning Commission at its Thursday, Sept. 17 meeting unanimously voted to defer until October a request to rezone about 36.6 acres from R-2 (residential) to CUP (community unit plan) district to build 43 detached single-family homes, 80 townhouses, an amenity area and recreation fields.
Petitioning for the proposed Glenn West project are Ashton Woods and Mount Vernon Presbyterian School.
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The company is also seeking a use permit to build the fields and variances to allow encroachment into a stream buffer for grading; reduce the minimum setback for outdoor active recreation areas adjoining residential districts; reduce the minimum zoning buffer on the western property line and adjoining a residential district; and to allow a proposed sidewalk to encroach into the 10-foot improvement setback interior to the buffer along the western lot line.
The recreational fields would be owned by Mount Vernon Presbyterian School.
The property is located at 6450 and 6500 Glenridge Drive, and is owned by Louise Rand Glen and Glenridge Land Holdings, LLP.
It’s bordered by the Gates at Glenridge subdivision to the north; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint, Glenridge Commons and Glenridge Close to the east; Glenridge Square and First Baptist Church of Sandy Springs to the southeast; Mount Vernon Presbyterian School to the south; and Mt. Vernon Walk and Mt. Vernon Woods to the southwest and west, respectively.
According to city documents outlining the proposal, an agreement between the school and future homeowners association would allow the fields to be used by residents. Additionally, a retention pond within the residential development would be available to the school for educational purposes.
School staff and board members will also have access to the clubhouse and pool, according to those documents.
The case will come back to the Planning Commission at its Oct. 15 meeting, which will start at 6 p.m.
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