A moratorium has been established in McDonough regarding new applications for multi-family residential development.
The measure passed at the City Council’s May 5 regular meeting and lasts five months, through October 5 of this year, unless a new ordinance is adopted before that date. City officials requested the move to allow time to consider possible changes to the current city code.
The action applies to the multi-family residential, residential townhouse and residential condominium zoning districts. Applications already in the pipeline were not affected, as evidenced by the council’s approval at the same meeting of a residential townhouse district zoning to allow 20 proposed units on a three-acre site on Hampton Street for the second phase of the Eagles Rest development.
In other business, a variance request that would have allowed a five-story hotel was denied. The proposal for Staybridge at South Point on Hwy. 81 West would have required a height increase of 10 feet from the 40 feet the city code typically would allow for the height of the building. No citizens spoke either for or against the measure during the public hearing before the vote.
The council approved a revision of the requirements for occupational tax permit registration, specifically the addition of a second photo identification which is now required by state law.
Approval was given for city staff to seek sealed bids for the 2022 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) for 14 roads throughout the city. The paving projects would be paid from a combination of Georgia Department of Transportation funds and SPLOST money.
Two members of the McDonough Fire Department, Battalion Chief Barry Jenkins and Capt. Tony Griffin, were recognized for receiving certifications through the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs.
After executive session, the council voted to reject the bid that was received for the city-owned property at 1261 McGarity Road, and direct that the property be re-advertised for sale with the condition that no bid less than $30,000 will be considered.
