'Conservation Neighborhood' Proposed Near Loganville

LOGANVILLE, GA -- A family that owns land near Hoke O'Kelly Mill Road and Loganville Highway wants their property rezoned so an open-space "conservation neighborhood" can be built there.

The family has owned more than 80 percent of the 92.74 acres proposed as the site for the new neighborhood since 1958, Jeff Henson, a family spokesman, told the Gwinnett Daily Post.

The proposal is for 250 single-family, detached homes on the site, near Loganville city limits, with 35 percent of the property conserved as green space.

"The intent of the zoning proposal is to provide a safe, walkable and aesthetically pleasing single-family community with amenities and passive areas," Henson wrote in a letter to county officials. "We wish to preserve and protect a large portion of the natural environment, in keeping many of the large hard wood trees within the open space of the community."

The family’s application will go before the Gwinnett County Planning Commission on July 5 for consideration. 

It has not yet been announced whether county staff will recommend the commission approve or deny the request.

The plan includes multiple open spaces, including a large central open community area, sidewalks and an "amenity area" with a pool.

Each house is expected to have a two-car garage and space on the driveways for two more cars.

There is a proposed seven-acre "primary" open space near the entry on Hoke O'Kelley Mill Road and a 22-acre "secondary" open space at the back of the neighborhood.

The planning commission will make its own recommendation to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, which will have the final say on the rezoning.

To read the original Gwinnett Daily Post report, click here.

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