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LUP-17-2026 — Tree service and removal company in Cobb County, GA
This rezoning request seeks to convert a 1.44-acre single-family residential property in an R-20 district to Light Industrial (LI) zoning for tree service operations, proposing parking of up to 10 work vehicles and 8 employee vehicles on an unpaved surface. The property is surrounded by residential homes to the north, west, and south, and staff recommends denial due to incompatibility with surrounding residential uses, lack of proper parking infrastructure (0 paved spaces vs. 18 required), missing building permits, and waiver requests for critical setbacks and landscape buffers.
- Staff recommends denial — this one is fighting uphill
| Case number | LUP-17-2026 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rezoning |
| Location | 895 Elnora Drive |
| County | Cobb County |
| Parcel / legal | Parcel #16013300010; Land Lot 133; District 16 |
| Acreage | 1.44 |
| Current zoning | R-20 |
| Requested zoning | LI |
| Proposed use | Tree service and removal company |
| Petitioner | Francisco J. Garcia Sanchez |
| Owner | Francisco J. Garcia |
| Hearing | 2026-08-04 |
| Hearing body | Cobb County Planning & Zoning Commission |
| Staff recommendation | deny |
| Status | new |
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- First seen — 2026-07-26: First seen on an agenda (backfilled from our archive) · Cobb County Planning & Zoning Commission
Also on the 2026-08-04 Cobb County agenda
- Z-17-2026 — Rezoning
- CODE-2025-02404 — Tree Service Company / Light Industrial
- Z-30-2026 — Oil change and lube facility (Quick Lube vehicle shop)
- Z-29-2022 — Residential and/or commercial (lot potentially to be split)