Seventeen public hearing cases on a single zoning docket. That’s a full afternoon.
No contracts, no money changing hands, this meeting is purely about what gets built where across Cobb County. Every item is a land use decision, and most of them were held by the Planning Commission before landing here.
🔦 The 3 items worth your attention
One address comes up twice on the same agenda. 1665 Joyner Avenue in District 2 appears as both a new zoning case and a new land use permit, Z-29-2026 and LUP-16-2026, filed together, which usually signals a developer moving all the pieces at once for a single site. If you’re near Joyner Avenue, both cases are worth watching. (Items 17, 20)
The land use permit at 3917 Dallas Acworth Highway in District 1 skips the Planning Commission entirely and goes straight to the Board of Commissioners for a decision. That’s unusual. Most permits run through Planning Commission review first; LUP-7-2026 doesn’t, which means there’s no prior recommendation in the public record before the Board acts. (Item 13)
Three parcels on Old Canton Road and Shelley Court in District 3 are bundled into a single zoning case, Z-17-2026, covering 1795 Old Canton Road, 1785 Old Canton Road, and 1788 Shelley Court. Multi-parcel cases like this often involve larger redevelopment plans than a single-lot request, and this one was held by the Planning Commission before coming to the Board. (Item 6)
🏗️ Roads & property
- Continued zoning cases (items 4–11): Eight cases held over from Planning Commission review are now before the Board, 895 Elnora Drive (District 3), Hickory Grove Road (District 1), Old Canton Road cluster (District 3), 2840 Plant Atkinson Road (District 2), 2450 Lower Roswell Road and Lucky Court cluster (District 3), 3807 Due West Road (District 1), 1660 Mars Hill Road (District 1), and 5140–5180 Brown Road (District 4).
- Continued land use permits (items 12, 14): 2591 Morgan Road in District 3 and 195 Rockin Hill Drive in District 4 both come through Planning Commission continuance.
- Continued special land use permits (items 15, 16): 1284 Kennestone Circle in District 2 and the New McEver Road/Huddleston Bridge Parkway corner in District 1.
- New zoning cases (items 17, 18): 1665 Joyner Avenue (District 2) and 2214 Roswell Road (District 3), both first appearances before the Board.
- New land use permits (items 19, 20): 1096 Allgood Road (District 2) and the second Joyner Avenue filing noted above.
- Other business (items 21–25): Stilesboro Road in District 1 and 2280 Shallowford Road in District 3 are up for action; 4479 Atlanta Road (District 2), 440 Interstate North Parkway (District 2), and 1185 Ernest Barrett Parkway (District 1) are preliminary introductions with decisions to follow at a future meeting.
💰 Where the money’s going
Nothing this meeting. No contracts, no grants on the zoning docket.
📌 Also notable
- The Board is placing on record an intent to revisit and amend a prior zoning or land use decision, the specific case isn’t named in the agenda. (Item 26)
The August 18 hearing begins at the Cobb County Commission Chamber. Public comment is taken at the time each case is called. To sign up to speak, contact the Cobb County Planning Division ahead of the meeting or arrive early to register in person.
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