Several zoning matters were addressed by the Stockbridge City Council at its September 12 regular meeting.

The council approved both a rezoning and a comprehensive plan amendment for a 26.5-acre site on the west side of Stockbridge that includes 12 different parcels of land, all on the south side of Hwy. 138 and along Spivey Road and surrounding areas. The applicant is seeking an opportunity for a mixed-use residential development that has been projected to include 318 apartments and 50 townhomes.

Several citizens spoke during the public hearing at the council meeting, both for and against the project. City staff recommended approval while the Stockbridge Planning Commission recommended denial at its August 25 meeting.

The comprehensive plan amendment was approved as recommended by staff with a 4-0-1 vote as John Blount abstained, noting what he said were questions that remained unanswered. The rezoning was approved 5-0.

Another rezoning case involved nearly an acre at 3884 Walt Stephens Road, next to Red Oak United Methodist Church and the Monarch Village subdivision. The applicant requested office-institutional zoning to allow for a children’s speech therapy facility in the existing building.

The site was annexed into the city in 2016 and previously was home to a church known as Anointed Prayers of Faith as well as a Masonic lodge, according to a city staff report. The rezoning was approved unanimously with some landscaping conditions.

Three variance requests were submitted for the site, to reduce the minimum lot width as well as the buffer requirement on the east and west sides of the property. Those were also approved 5-0.

In other business, Gadson Woodall was appointed to the Citywide Development Authority and a motion to approve the renewal of a $326,916 landscaping contract failed with a 2-0-2 vote.