Forsyth County Zoning Report February 2024

Hello, I am Luke Crawford, residing in Forsyth County near Downtown Cumming. I specialize in assisting landowners in identifying potential uses for their properties, determining the highest and best use, and executing a marketing strategy aimed at maximizing their land’s value.

In my efforts to optimize the value of my clients’ land, I closely monitor land sales and zoning activities in Forsyth County. I regularly release monthly reports covering both zonings and land sales that take place in our county.

Submitted Zoning Applications

Plan Number: ZA4161

Application Date: 02/08/2024

Address: Bethelview and Westcroft Ln

Parcel Number: 106-106

Acres: 2.16

Applicant: NP Square, LLC – Shyam Mallavarapu

Zoning Attorney:  N/A

Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to CBD

Building Info: 11,000 sq ft Office, 10,000 sq ft Retail.

Suspected Use: Office/retail

Plan Number: ZA4163

Application Date: 02/09/2024

Address: Old Atlanta Rd and James Burgess Rd

Parcel Number: 159-018

Acres: 10.04

Applicant: Tipton Development, LLC – Eric Cape

Zoning Attorney: Sean Courtney – Lipscomb Johnson LLP

Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES3

Building Info: N/A

Suspected Use: 13 single-family residential lots, average size 14,750 sq ft.

Plan Number: ZA4162

Application Date: 02/09/2024

Address: 8075 Wallace Tatum Road

Parcel Number: 106-106

Acres: 29.43

Applicant: McKinley Homes

Zoning Attorney:  Christopher Light – Lipscomb Johnson LLP

Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES2

Building Info: N/A

Suspected Use: 32 single-family lots, min. lot size of 22,000 sq ft.

Completed Rezonings

Plan Number: ZA4150

Completion Date: 02/16/2024

Address: 3430 Francis Road

Parcel Number: 018-340 and 018-121

Acres: 4.355

Applicant: Ramazan Ceker

Zoning Attorney:  Christopher Light – Lipscomb Johnson LLP

Current and Proposed Zoning: Highway Business to Restricted Industrial

Building Info: 48,000 sq ft, half warehouse, and half office.

Plan Number: ZA4147

Completion Date: 02/15/2024

Address: 5298 Post Road

Parcel Number: 057-008

Acres: 8.47 acres

Applicant: Epic Homes, LLC

Zoning Attorney:  Sean Courtney – Lipscomb Johnson LLP

Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES3

Building Info: Single-family housing, 14 lots, min. lot size of 14,750 sq ft.

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

We cover this in more detail in Forsyth County Zoning Report April 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.