Forsyth County Zoning Report January 2024

Submitted Zoning Applications

Plan Number: ZA4160
Application Date: 01/05/2024
Address: 2535 Bagwell Drive
Parcel Number: 106-080, 107-005 and 107-006
Acres: 18.38
Applicant: Godley Group of Atlanta, LLC – Marvin Godley
Zoning Attorney: Sean Courtney – Lipscomb Johnson LLP
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 and R1 to CBD
Building Info: 120,000 S.F. Commercial Recreational Facility
Suspected Use: Godley Group is involved in a variety of business ventures with their primary business appearing to be “Frankie’s Fun Parks”. (https://frankies.com) These are amusement centers (bowling, go-karts, arcade etc.) of which they have 5 throughout North and South Carolina. I suspect they plan to open a Cumming location.

Completed Rezonings

Name: East Ridge at Settingdown
Plan Number: ZA4125
Completion Date: 01/04/2024
Address: GA 400 & Settingdown Road
Parcel Number: 236-041 and 236-040
Acres: 31.055
Applicant: First Light, LLC – Vertical Earth
Zoning Attorney: Ethan Underwood – Miles Hansford, LLC
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 and CBD to MCD – Mixed-Use Center District
Building Info: 198,808 S.F. building area with 469 parking spaces.
Suspected Use: The proposed use is for a mixed-use development that will include a light industrial, open storage yard and a convenience store with gasoline pumps conducting around-the-clock business. Based upon renderings in the development handbook, the gas station will be a RaceTrac, and one of the office buildings will be Vertical Earth’s new headquarters.

Name: The Oak Grove Cr Subdivision
Plan Number: ZA4139
Completion Date: 01/04/2024
Address: GA 400 & Settingdown Road
Parcel Number: 167-213, 167-205, 166-032 and 167-101
Acres: 35.78
Applicant: Forsyth Choice Properties, LLC – Arkan Homes
Zoning Attorney: Christopher Light – Lipscomb Johnson LLP
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to Res 2
Building Info: No more than 44 lots.
Suspected Use: Single-family housing.

Name: 4264 Aaron Sosebee Rd Gym
Plan Number: ZA4141
Completion Date: 01/03/2024
Address: 4264 Aaron Sosebee Rd
Parcel Number: 053-032 and 053-034
Acres: 7.686
Applicant: SSL Ventures, LLC – Gregory and Suzy Lummus
Zoning Attorney: Ethan Underwood – Miles Hansford, LLC
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 and R1 to CBD
Building Info: 28,800 S.F. building area with 122 parking spaces.
Suspected Use: Commercial indoor recreational facility - A gym (https://www.gymworldofga.com )

Name: 4264 Aaron Sosebee Rd Gym
Plan Number: ZA4141
Completion Date: 01/31/2024
Address: 5298 Post Road
Parcel Number: 057-008
Acres: 8.74
Applicant: Epic Homes, LLC – Joseph Hipps
Zoning Attorney: Sean Courtney – Lipscomb Johnson LLP
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to Res3
Building Info: 14 lots.
Suspected Use: 14 single-family lots.

For more on this, see our post on Forsyth County Zoning Report February 2024.

We cover this in more detail in Forsyth County Zoning Report March 2024.

For background, see our piece on what each residential zoning code actually means.

You can read more in our post on A1 and the agricultural districts explained.