Update, June 22: After amending the number of homes to 125, the Hall County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a new subdivision off of Union Church Road on Wednesday, June 22.
Update, June 9: A proposal to build more homes on Union Church Road stalled Thursday, June 9, when the Hall County Board of Commissioners voted to table the proposal until June 22.
Two residents spoke in opposition to the request, saying Union Church Road was difficult to turn onto with increased traffic near Steeplechase Lane.
Ultimately, commissioners moved to table the item to get more clarity on the minimum lot sizes the developer would use. Commissioner Jeff Stowe suggested limiting the development to 120 homes or less, because it would then not be required to have multiple access points.
Commissioners unanimously agreed to table the item until June 22.
Update, May 2: The commission recommended approval of Winder-based developer Ridgeline Land Planning's request for a subdivision at 4670 Union Church Road between Winder Highway/Ga. 53 and Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry.
However, the commission also recommended that the number of homes be limited to 100, not 150 that Ridgeline is seeking.
More houses could be coming to Union Church Road in South Hall.
Winder-based developer Ridgeline Land Planning is proposing a 150-home subdivision at 4670 Union Church Road between Winder Highway/Ga. 53 and Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry.
Ridgeline is seeking to build single-story homes that are at least 2,000 square feet and two-story homes that are at least 2,200 square feet, according to a letter from the developer.
No price ranges were given in the application. Other details, including a timeline for the development, weren’t available Wednesday, April 27.
The subdivision would feature an amenity area including a swimming pool, cabana and playground, according to the letter.
Ridgeline is set to go before the Hall County Planning Commission on Monday, May 2, with a request to rezone about 51 acres from agricultural-residential to planned residential development for the subdivision.
Planning staff recommends denial of the project, citing density concerns. The project’s proposed density is three homes per acre while Hall’s recommended density for homes served by public sewer, as Ridgeline is planning to do, is two homes per acre.
The planning board will make a formal recommendation of approval or denial to the Hall County Board of Commissioners, which is set to hold a public hearing and vote on the matter at its June 9 meeting.
If it’s approved, the project would be the third such development springing up on the scenic two-lane road, which runs from Ga. 53 to Old Winder Highway/Ga. 211 near Braselton.
The commission voted in November to approve a 130-home subdivision at Union Circle and south of Cash Road. The 79-acre development, a former alpaca farm, drew heavy opposition from area residents.
Like Ridgeline’s proposal, the new subdivision would feature an amenity area, including a cabana, a swimming pool and playground.
Also, construction is underway on Union Grove, a subdivision with prices in the $400,000-$500,000 range, off Union Church Road near Ga. 211.