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date: 2025-09-10
title: Community Zoning Information Meeting Agenda Packet
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STOCKBRIDGE Community Zoning
COMMUNITY ZONING
INFORMATION MEETING
Information Meeting
Agenda
ADMINISTRATION September 10, 2025 6:00 PM
Ryan Anderson
Community Development Director

Vacant
Chief Planner

Linda Logan
Senior Planner, Secretary

Gordon Linton, Senior Planner

STOCKBRIDGE CITY HALL

4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD.

STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281

Website: www.stockbridgega.org

Phone: 770-389-7900

Fax: 770-389-7912
AGENDA
COMMUNITY ZONING INFORMATION MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 6:00 PM

I. WELCOME
II. OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS
PowerPoint Presentation for the Zoning Process
III. ZONING CASE DISCUSSIONS
IV. OTHER BUSINESS
V. UPCOMING MEETINGS
VI. ADJOURN
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
Community Development Department
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS—SLIDE #1
I. INITIAL ACTIONS BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OR DEVELOPER:

A. Purchases a property or enters into a contract with the owner to purchase the property,
pending zoning approval by the City of Stockbridge.
B. Prepares a site plan for the proposed development project.
C. Contacts the Planning & Zoning Staff to request a pre-application meeting, which is
required before submitting zoning applications. The developer’s proposal is discussed.
D. Submits zoning applications to the City (after a pre-application meeting is held) to
request various zoning actions to allow the proposed development.
~ Applications include the application request, the survey of the property, the
proposed site plan, various legal documents, a letter of intent, and a water/sewer
availability letter.
~ The applicant is usually the property owner or the developer.
~ The applicant often hires an agent to handle the application process.
~ An attorney often acts as the applicant or agent to represent the owner or developer.
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS—SLIDE #2
TYPES OF ZONING APPLICATIONS / CASES:
ANNEXATION – Allows a property in unincorporated Henry County to be brought into the
Stockbridge City Limits.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT – Changes the “future land use designation” of the
property from what the Future Land Use Map shows within the City’s Comprehensive Plan,
to another future land use designation which 1) allows for the proposed types of use; 2)
allows the requested zoning; and 3) allows the proposed residential density.
REZONING – Changes the base zoning of the property to allow for the proposed types of
uses, and to disallow the uses under the existing zoning. Any overlay zoning district
would not change.
VARIANCE – Allows the applicant to deviate from a required site design standard, such as
a building setback requirement, or to be exempt from meeting a certain requirement.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT – Is required for special types of uses that are identified as being
possibly allowed in a zoning district. Examples: churches, liquor stores, personal care
homes, and gas stations.
ZONING MODIFICATION – Is required when a developer wants to deviate from what City
Council approved for a rezoning case. Examples: building according to a completely
different site plan (major modification) or seeking relief from a required zoning condition
(minor zoning modification).
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS—SLIDE #3
II. ACTIONS BY THE CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:
A. Conducts a pre-application meeting with the owner/applicant.
~ Includes the Planning & Zoning Staff, City Engineer, City Fire Marshall, and the City
Building Official.
~ Purpose of meeting is to assess the merits of the proposed development and its
compliance with applicable zoning and other regulations.
B. Processes incoming zoning applications by assessing their completeness and
assigning case numbers.
C. Takes various actions to meet the legal advertising requirements.
~ Sends legal ads to the newspaper.
~ Lists zoning cases on agendas for upcoming public meetings.
~ Prepares a draft letter for applicants to mail to owners of neighboring properties
within 500 feet.
~ For annexation cases, sends copies of all of the applications to Henry County officials
for review.
~ Posts zoning signs on the property.
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS—SLIDE #4

D. Prepares a Staff Report:
~ Assesses the merits of each zoning case.
~ Assesses the compliance with the Comprehensive Development Plan and Unified
Development Code (UDC).
~ Makes recommendations, including zoning conditions of approval.
E. Prepares a PowerPoint presentation for use in presenting each zoning case at public
meetings.
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS—SLIDE #5
III. PUBLIC MEETINGS (All held in the Council Chamber at City Hall):

A. C.Z.I.M. Meeting (Community Zoning and Information Meeting)—This is an informal meeting
to allow the public a chance to hear an overview of proposed zoning cases and to ask
questions of the applicant/developer. No actions are taken at this meeting.
B. Planning Commission Meeting:
~ This is a public hearing that is conducted by the Stockbridge Planning Commission Board
members.
~ Board members hear the staff’s presentation of cases, allow the applicant to speak, hold
a public hearing for citizens to speak, ask questions of the staff and developer, have a
discussion, and vote to approve, approve with conditions, deny, or defer each case to
another meeting.
~ Board members’ votes become recommendations to City Council.
C. City Council Meeting:
~ Follows a similar format as Planning Commission meetings.
~ Council members’ votes become final, and they become law.
OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING PROCESS—SLIDE #6
IV. PERMITTING REVIEWS:

A. Developer submits land disturbance and building permit applications to the
Permitting Staff.
B. Permit applications are reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Staff (and others) to
ensure that all zoning requirements and all zoning conditions (if any) from approved
zoning cases are met.
C. When all requirements are met, permits are issued:
~ Land Disturbance Permit—Allows the developer to clear the land, install streets
and sidewalks, install utilities, and build amenities.
~ Building Permit—Allows the developer to build each residential unit and each
other type of building on the property.
