Smyrna council approves rezoning for six townhomes at 3410 Atlanta Road

Smyrna’s mayor and council voted unanimously May 20 to approve rezoning request ZZ24-007, permitting six single‑family attached townhome units on a 0.95‑acre parcel at 3410 Atlanta Road.

Community development staff described the proposal as a rezoning from R‑15 to a townhome conditional district (TD conditional) to allow six units at 6.3 units per acre. Staff said the project meets the city’s recently enacted townhome design standards and requires a future‑land‑use map amendment from medium density residential to medium‑high density residential because the proposal exceeds the 6.0 units‑per‑acre threshold on the future land use map.

The staff presentation listed setbacks (25 feet front and side, 30 feet rear), a private access drive (24 feet at the street narrowing to 20 feet), five guest parking spaces, a roll‑out cart pad for sanitation services and stormwater detention and water‑quality measures. Staff recommended approval with conditions tied to the site plan and building elevations and other standards in section 12.01 of the zoning ordinance.

Kevin Moore, representing Butler Development Group, said the application was developed with direct outreach to adjacent Devonshire neighborhood residents and incorporated changes the HOA requested, especially in the landscape and tree screening. "This plan is a plan for 6 townhomes," Moore said, noting front‑facing units to provide sidewalks and enhanced visual engagement with Atlanta Road while preserving back‑of‑lot buffering for neighboring houses.

Council member Gould moved approval, noting the long history of the parcel and the neighborhood engagement the applicant described; Council member Hines seconded. The motion carried 6–0.

Next steps: the approval is a zoning action tied to the submitted site plan and elevations; any change to the approved plans would require review per the city’s zoning procedures.