Coweta approves warehouse on Highway 16 - The Newnan Times-Herald

2022-07-29 02:43:56 By : Mr. David Leung

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The commission voted 4-1, with Al Smith voting against, for the rezoning of 29.379 acres of land at 765 Highway 16 from Rural Conservation, or RC, zoning, to Light Industrial, or LM zoning for the purpose of building a single 270,000 square foot warehouse.

The Coweta County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday in favor of a warehouse on Highway 16 south of Newnan, despite the concerns of nearby residents.

The commission voted 4-1, with Al Smith voting against, for the rezoning of 29.379 acres of land at 765 Highway 16 from Rural Conservation, or RC, zoning, to Light Industrial, or LM zoning for the purpose of building a single 270,000 square foot warehouse. Be in the know the moment news happens Subscribe to Daily and Breaking News Alerts Email Address

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At the last commission meeting two weeks ago and at the commission meeting Tuesday, residents came out to oppose the rezoning and development. During the last commission meeting, held July 12, it became apparent that changes had been made to the original proposal for the warehouses by applicants CV Ventures.

At that point, a second warehouse, at 200,000 square feet, was removed from the proposal. That decision was welcomed by some residents, but the general opinion among the public was negative on the warehouse.

For starters, the county’s community development department reported that the requested rezoning was “not generally consistent” with the county’s own comprehensive plan.

“The requested zoning district of LM allows for use that exceeds the intent of the Comprehensive Plan for the subject location,” a county official wrote in an agenda document. “Light industrial uses, such as manufacturing, assembly, warehouses, distribution centers, fabricating shops, body shops, and garages, are not typically considered appropriate for the Employment Center and Suburban Residential character areas.”

These residents, including Grantville City Manager Al Grieshaber, spoke of the environmental sensitivity of the land, as well as the placing of the warehouse in an area that opponents said did not follow the county’s own Comprehensive Plan.

“Warehouses belong in industrial parks,” Grieshaber said. “Considering any applications or zoning map amendments, the Board of Commissioners should act in the best interest of the county.”

“What’s the point of a comprehensive plan if we don’t stick to it?” Frankie Hardin asked. “Stick to the comprehensive plan! Why is it not on the other side of Highway 16, in an industrial park?”

Following the public hearing, Smith said that the nearby residents had made a compelling case to oppose the rezoning.

“We have to be good stewards of the natural resources we have,” Smith said. “If we continue to fold under pressure, or under the idea that more money can be made, we’re in a long slog toward uninhability.”

Smith’s comments generated spirited applause from many in the commission chambers, briefly interrupting discussion among commissioners and leading Commission Chairman Bob Blackburn to warn the public against applauding.

Tim Lasseter, who motioned in favor of the rezoning, acknowledged that the proposal was “difficult” at first “because of the negative impact, especially to residents on Walton Road.”

The second building, he said, “was going to be more of a detriment than what some may have thought.”

Lasseter said the county has progressed since the late 1970s, when there were only 29,000 residents of Coweta County and when there were more farms in the county. In some ways, he said, the county has progressed for the better, but not so much in other ways.

As part of the approval, the applicant was asked to “participate in the costs” of improving Highway 16’s intersections with Newnan Crossing Bypass and Gordon Road. Lasseter requested that the applicant provide at least $100,000 between the two intersections.

In total, there were 16 conditions along with the approval, which included everything from meeting requirements of ordinances, meeting requirements of the building departments, as well as limiting the property to an office/warehouse development, limiting business hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and working with the engineer of the Childress Klein property across from the development to align a proposed western roadway.

A final condition added by Lasseter would prohibit trucks on the property from idling there.

“If a truck shows up 12 hours before its appointment, it can wait at a truck stop rather than waiting and idling in the back parking area,” he said.

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