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Braselton to consider zoning to allow 311 new homes at New Cut Road

Braselton will consider a project to build 311 attached and detached single-family dwelling units on about 92 acres on the northern side of the intersection of Highway 53 and New Cut Road. (Courtesy Town of Braselton)
Braselton will consider a project to build 311 attached and detached single-family dwelling units on about 92 acres on the northern side of the intersection of Highway 53 and New Cut Road. (Courtesy Town of Braselton)
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Aug 5, 2021

The Braselton Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request to build 311 attached and detached single-family dwelling units at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 in the courtroom of the Police and Municipal Court facility, 5040 Highway 53.

The proposed project would be built on about 92 acres on the northern side of the intersection of Highway 53 and New Cut Road. The property is currently zoned for agricultural use. The applicant, Abernathy development Company, LLC, is seeking to rezone and annex the property into Braselton town limits. Specifically, the developer is requesting to rezone as single-family attached residential – high density to develop 233 homes and 87 townhomes.

The Town Council will consider the request at 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at the same location.

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