Tuesday, February 12, 2013
City Council members and staff during its annual retreat discussed land, costs and staffing for a new fire station.
A third fire station is needed for the city of Woodstock, and leaders hope the excess land could come in the form of a donation. City officials mulled the need during its retreat earlier this month. Fire Chief Dave Soumas told the council getting land donated to the city could save between $500,000 and $750,000 in costs and speed up the process of building the station. The city could use Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes to build the new station, which most likely will be housed on the northern side of town. Soumas said he's eyeing "several" locations for the new fire station. The Ridgewalk area was identified by Insurance Service Office, or ISO, personnel as the prime location for the city's next fire station when they evaluated …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Woodstock City Council on Monday unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests from the church.
A Canton church is another step closer to opening a new facility in Woodstock. The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests from Northpoint Ministries in relation to their plans to build a new facility on 32.5 acres in the Ridgewalk area. Council woman Liz Baxter was not present. The land is currently zoned new community town center and the permit would allow for religious services on the property, which is situated on the south side of Ridgewalk Parkway between Ridge Trail and Georgia Northeastern Railroad tracks. Northpoint Ministries, the developer and affiliate of Watermarke Church, plans to build 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The church wants to build a new facility in Woodstock.
A proposal to build a church in the Ridgewalk area has been deemed in the best interest of the region by the state. Canton-based Watermarke Church's Developments of Regional Impact application submitted in September by the city of Woodstock to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs has been completed and the department has signed off on the plans. With the ruling in hand, the church is now moving forward with its proposal to build 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces. Northpoint Ministries, the developer and affiliate of Watermarke Church, has filed a variance request with the city of Woodstock for 32.5 acres on the south side of Ridgewalk Parkway between Ridge Trail and the Georgia …
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 …
A Developments of Regional Impact application for the proposed project has been submitted to the state for review.
A Canton church is mulling the possibility of building a permanent home in Woodstock. Watermarke Church, which holds worship services at Cherokee Charter Academy on Sixes Road, is exploring the option of constructing a new facility on 32.5 acres in the Ridgewalk area. The church is in negotiations to purchase the property. The city last week submitted a Developments of Regional Impact application to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs on behalf of Alpharetta-based North Point Ministries, which is affiliated with Watermarke Church. According to the application, the church would like to construct 250,000 square feet of buildings, which would include about 2,400 parking spaces. The church would be built in the same vicinity where …
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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 ›