Thursday, October 25, 2012
Ridgewalk Holdings LLC opposes the recent change in zoning for the Ridgewalk area.
The developer of land in the Ridgewalk area has filed suit against the city of Woodstock. Ridgewalk Holdings LLC accuses Woodstock of violating its zoning proceedings by not posting the notice of rezoning on the subject property, failed to properly advertise the amendment to its zoning ordinance, violated Ridgewalk Holdings' due process by not allowing the company to present its case against the change and the rezoning amounts to the "taking of the property of Ridgewalk without compensation." The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by former Governor Roy Barnes of The Barnes Law Group, which is representing Ridgewalk Holdings. The company is requesting the Cherokee County Superior Court to grant an injunction in the case. City Attorney Eldon …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Ridgewalk area landowner Bill Butler opposes new code.
The Woodstock City Council on Monday narrowly approved incorporating a new form of zoning into its code of ordinances. The council voted 4-3 to amend its land development ordinance to include a section on form-based code. Mayor Donnie Henriques was the tie-breaking vote in favor of the change while council members Bud Leonard, Chris Casdia and Liz Baxter voted against the measure. The city also amended its official zoning map to change the Ridgewalk area's zoning from technology park overlay to incorporate form-based code. Form-based code veers from traditional zoning in that it addresses the relationship between development and public spaces as opposed to relying on separating uses based upon categories. The city decided to go towards …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The city's six wards must be altered every 10 years after the census is taken.
The Woodstock City Council will mull proposed changes to its six wards as part of the redistricting process during its meeting on Monday. The council will meet at 7 p.m. at City Hall Annex, which is located at 12453 Highway 92 directly across the street from Walmart Supercenter. Redistricting occurs every 10 years after the U.S. Census is taken. Community Development Director Richard McLeod said based on the city's 2010 population of 23,896, each ward ideally would have 3,982 residents, or 16 percent of the total population. The city has to stay within the mandated 5 percent range, which means each ward could have between 3,783 to 4,181 citizens. "There are some significant changes in neighborhoods due to the dramatic growth in certain …
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11:37 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
Alpharetta doesn't want McLeod form-based zoning. Mayor David Belle Isle ran on a campaign of low density and has done nothing but double down on urbanization in his 6 short months. McLeod being the most recent example. more ›