Stop 7,500 square foot High Density lots in Aubrey Development. Email Commissioner Taylor: commissionerpublic@bartowcountyga.gov

The lot size is not actually "low density" as asserted, but could be approved 4/12.

Your action is needed to stop excess and hyper dense development in Bartow county. EMAIL Commissioner Steve Taylor today and let him know you oppose the “7,500 square foot” lots for single family homes in the Aubrey PGDD. commissionerpublic@bartowcountyga.gov

SEE SAMPLE EMAIL AT END.

On Wednesday 4/12, the sole County Commissioner Steve Taylor will be able to allow high density development of homes in the Aubrey Corp land. On March 27, the Bartow Planning and Zoning Commission approved the PGDD (Planned Greenspace Development District) with conditions. However, there is a conflict in the conditions that would allow high density development in the R-1 zones and other zones. The PGDD map declares that only “A-1, R-1, RE-1 and R-2”, but NONE of these allow 7,500 square foot lots for single family homes. The Planning commission then approved “conditions” that were NOT made available to the public before the vote. All public comments was closed prior to the conditions even being discussed.

Never before have properties in A-1, R-1, and RE-1 allowed homes to be built on only 7,500 square feet of property

7,500 square foot lots on an acre of land would allow about 6 homes per acre. But the R-1 lot requires no more than about 3 homes per acre by requiring a 15,000 square foot lot. As has been described here, the County changed the definition of “high density” to inappropriately mean “low density”. The secret Aubrey conditions are just another example of forcing high density development into areas intended solely for low density development.

Commissioner Steve Taylor does listen to his constituents when they speak up. He has changed high density development plans to reflect the desires for lower density development in the past. Please email him with an email similar to this and let him know you would like him to stop high density single family homes in the Aubrey PGDD. Please be polite.

Here is a sample email below

To: commissionerpublic@bartowcountyga.gov

From: your email address here

Subject: Please remove 7,500 sq. ft. condition from PGDD

Commissioner Taylor,

Thank you for the hard work you do for Bartow Residents. I am writing to ask you to remove the 7,500 square foot lot size condition on the Aubrey PGDD Plan approved by the Bartow Planning and Zoning Commission on 3/27. This condition was not made known to the public prior to the vote and until after public comment had closed.

The 7,500 lot size would allow around 6 houses per acre even though the Concept map only allows R-1, A-1 and RE-1 zones for single family homes. Those zones do not allow 7,500 lot sizes and require at least 15,000 square feet for R-1 and 2 and 3 acres for the other zones. The PGDD 7,500 square foot condition would create a condition not present for the rest of the County’s in these districts.

The citizens have spoken in the land planning survey done last summer. They do not support more density and seek lower density single family homes on larger lots.

Please remove the condition to allow single family homes to be developed on 7,500 square foot lots in the PGDD conditions.

Sincerely,

IN FREEDOM!