Applicants seek to move 98-home rezoning near Veterans Memorial and Queen Mill and a 142-foot telecommunications tower to a Nov. 9 hearing
According to the Oct. 28 council agenda, both applicants asked to defer their cases to Nov. 9. Both cases are also on the Planning Commission's Nov. 5 agenda.
The applicants in two Mableton land-use cases have asked to move them to a Nov. 9 hearing. One case would allow 98 homes near Veterans Memorial Highway and Queen Mill Road. The other is a 142-foot telecommunications tower on Cityview Drive SW.
Both cases were listed for public hearings on the Mableton City Council's Oct. 28 agenda. For each one, the agenda says the applicant asked to defer it to "the November 9, 2026, hearing." The agenda does not say which body holds that hearing. It shows what was scheduled, not what the council did. The minutes of that meeting were not available for this story, so it is not known whether the deferrals were granted.
What's proposed
REZ 2026-010. David Pearson Communities wants to rezone 15.58 acres from Neighborhood Retail Commercial (NRC) and R-20 single-family zoning to RM-8 (Multiple Family Residential). The plan is a "98 Single-Family Detached and Attached Residential Community." The land covers three tax parcels: 922 Veterans Memorial Hwy, 0 Queen Mill Road and 6170 Queen Mill Road. The site is in District 3, which Councilmember Keisha Jeffcoat represents. The Oct. 28 agenda listed the case as a first reading and public hearing.
SLUP 2026-005. Municipal Communications LLC wants a special land use permit to build what the agenda calls a "142' monopole telecommunications tower" on a 2,215-square-foot leased site at 7377 Cityview Drive SW. The site is in District 2, which Councilmember Michael McNeely represents.
Planning Commission first
Both cases are on the Planning Commission's Nov. 5 agenda. That meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at 5656 Mableton Parkway. Both are listed under "Unfinished Business," which suggests the commission has taken them up before. That earlier step could not be confirmed for this story.
Traffic on the record
At the council's Oct. 14 meeting, Wanda Tyree, who has lived in Mableton for 26 years, spoke during general public comment about traffic on Mableton Parkway, Floyd Road and Veterans Memorial. According to the minutes, she asked how many more large residential developments would be allowed before traffic improvements are made. The minutes do not tie her remarks to this rezoning. In his closing comments that night, District 5 Councilmember TJ Ferguson said the council continued to discuss residents' concerns and the city's growth, including traffic.
What we don't know yet
The documents reviewed for this story do not include:
- whether the deferrals were granted
- which body holds the Nov. 9 hearing, or its time and location
- the applicants' reasons for asking to defer
- a staff recommendation
- a site plan or traffic study for the 98 homes
- who would use the tower
The Oct. 28 meeting was scheduled at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy. Residents with special needs related to accessibility, disability or a foreign language can contact City Clerk Susan Hiott at (404) 927-9502 or susan.hiott@mableton.gov at least three days before a meeting.