More Townhomes, Single-Family Homes Proposed In Douglasville

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Douglasville Planning Commission members approved two rezoning requests last week that could bring two new townhome communities, as well as some single-family homes, to the Fairburn Road/Interstate 20 interchange, pending a city council vote.

SA Land Group, the developer for both proposals, is asking for 13.83 acres on Vansant Road just south of the Fairburn Road/I-20 interchange in unincorporated Douglas County to be annexed into the city, and then change the zoning from the county's Residential Low-Density (R-LD) to Planned Residential District (PRD) in the city.

Plans submitted to the city include 144 townhomes at 10.4 units per acre, the majority of which would be three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, ranging in square footage between 1,400 and 1,600 square feet with one-car garages as well as other options.

The development proposes one full-access driveway into the property from Vansant Road. He said a traffic study showed there would be "minimal impact to traffic," and that the study did not show a need for acceleration or deceleration lanes entering or exiting the community, the Douglas County Sentinel reported.

SA Land Group is also planning another 18.5-acre development just north of I-20 at the intersection of South Burnt Hickory Road and Midway Road, which is planned to include 66 townhomes and 26 single-family detached homes, for a total of 92 units overall.

The developer is requesting a change in zoning for this development from Planned Unit Development District (PUD) to amend the special stipulations of zoning that area. Due to concerns about a large number of potential renters in this community, planning commissioners set stipulations that there will be a cap on rentals as well as a mandatory homeowners association.

City council is expected to hold public hearings on both developments at its next set of meetings Nov. 10 and Nov. 15, both at 6 p.m. Council members will vote on the rezoning requests at the Nov. 15 meeting following the second and final public hearing.