Marietta staff read motion to notify Cobb County on Powder Springs Road rezoning, contingent on arbitration

City staff read a proposed motion to notify Cobb County that Marietta intends to approve a revised rezoning application from PRE Powder Springs Road, LLC for 10.9 acres on Powder Springs Road.

An on-record speaker said the applicant had resubmitted plans reducing the development to 43 units and eliminating the three variances previously requested. City staff member Daniel read the suggested motion aloud, stating the rezoning request as: "motion to send notice to Cobb County that the city intends to approve the proposed rezoning application of PRE Powder Springs Road, LLC as revised, seeking PRDSF zoning for 10.9 acres of land on Powder Springs Road at a density of 3.93 units per acre, contingent upon resolution of the pending arbitration process." The motion as read conditions county notice on the pending arbitration being resolved.

Staff and council members clarified procedure: even if the council moves forward with the county-notification motion, the council would still need to hold a public hearing on annexation and a code amendment related to the property. Mr. Hough was identified in the session as present for questions from council or staff.

No formal vote on the suggested motion appears in the agenda-review transcript; council members discussed the procedural steps and whether a public hearing would be required for annexation and subsequent code changes. The record shows the read motion and the procedural clarifications; further action (vote or formal approval) was expected at the council's later meeting(s).