District 1: 1661 Friendship Road

Next Hearing: Withdrawn per Board of Commissioners resolution to suspend high density applications for 180 days.

Purpose of Hearing: Request to (A) rezone from Agricultural Residential 1 (AR-1) to Residential Multi-Family (R-MF) and a request for a (B) Special Use to increase the allowed density in R-MF

Applicant: David A. English

Details: Staff recommends approval of (A) request to rezone with 8 conditions and denial of (B) request to increase the allowed density. (application)

Result: The applicant asked to table these requests. The Commission tabled until the September 2, 2025 meeting.

This property is located in Hall County's District 1. The District 1 Representative on the Planning Commission is Mr. Frank Sosebee. His published email is frsosebee@hallcounty.org , with phone number 770-297-2673. The District 1 Commissioner is Ms. Kathy Cooper. Her published email is kcooper@hallcounty.org, with phone number 770-535-8288.

Meetings for District 1: 1661 Friendship Road

• Second Hearing:

  • Monday, September 2^nd, 5:15 p.m.
  • Hall County Planning Commission
  • Location: Hall County Government Center, 2^nd Floor
  • Details: Staff recommends approval of (A) request to rezone with 8 conditions and denial of (B) request to increase the allowed density. (application)

• First Hearing:

  • Monday, August 4th, 5:15 p.m.
  • Hall County Planning Commission
  • Location: Hall County Government Center, 2^nd Floor
  • Details: Staff recommends approval of (A) request to rezone with 8 conditions and denial of (B) request to increase the allowed density. (application)
  • Result: The applicant asked to table these requests. The Commission tabled until the September 2, 2025 meeting.

The applicant is requesting to rezone a 17.67± acre tract from Agricultural Residential 1 (AR-1) to
Residential Multi-Family (R-MF) to allow for a 266-unit residential development with various amenity
features. A concurrent Special Use approval is requested to increase the allowed density from 12 units
per acre, as supported by the Hall County Unified Development Code, to 15 units per acre.