Company To Change Plans to Build 217 Homes in Woodstock

A developer seeking to build 217 single-family detached homes in the city of Woodstock will head back to the drawing board for its proposal.

Oak Hall Companies LLC will revise its petition asking the city of Woodstock to annex and rezone 74.32 acres to accommodate its planned subdivision. 

The revisions are expected to address concerns raised by the Cherokee County government about one of the parcels the applicant wanted to annex. 

Cherokee County contends one of the parcels belonged to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and, if included, would not have made the land contiguous to the city's boundary, said County Attorney Angela Davis.

Georgia law requires cities annex property that's contiguous to its boundaries.  

Woodstock Zoning Administrator Patti Hart added that when the city receives the revised application, it will notify Cherokee County and the county will then have the 30-day opportunity file an objection if needed. 

Patch has reached out to attorney Parks Huff, who is representing the applicant with the case, but has not heard back from the lawyer. 

According to the initial application, the proposed subdivision would include an amenity package and a trail network. 

The properties the developers are seeking to annex and rezone are 3155 Trickum Road, 3175 Trickum Road, 1505 Barnes Road, 1520 Barnes Road and 225 River Run.  

The subdivision would sit directly across the street from Little River Elementary School, and just down the road from the Cherokee County's Fire Station No. 7. 

The proposal brought questions and criticism from Patch users. Readers on the Woodstock-Towne Lake Facebook page noted the proposal would create more traffic on an already busy road and intersection. 

"While igniting the construction industry is good for the economy, it would only add to the traffic woes of those who travel these roads daily, often at speeds greater than the law allows," said Darlene Bittaker. "One only needs to sit at the traffic light at Trickum and Highway 92 at 5 p.m. to recognize that there aren't enough alternate routes in the area to help dissipate existing traffic problems."

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