Screenshot above: Zoning Administrator Darryl Simmons speaks at the Kennesaw City Council meeting
A developer’s request to substitute eight single-family detached homes for the commercial aspect of a mixed-use project on Watts Drive was denied by the Kennesaw City Council in a 4-1 vote last week.
The City Council initially approved the project in 2014 in accordance with the city’s master plan. The central business district mixed-use development was intended to be a combination of multifamily apartments and 10,000 square feet of commercial space at 2785 Watts Dr. At the time, developers expected a restaurant to be built there.
A Wachovia Bank previously occupied the site. It has since been demolished…