The Suwanee City Council recently voted to deny a request for a zoning change to allow for the development of a 6,000-square-foot reception hall with parking on 1.59 acres on White Street across from Harvest Farm and adjacent to the new Harvest Park neighborhood.
The proposed facility would have been a rustic style, white farmhouse with a covered porch on an undeveloped parcel that slopes up steeply toward the railroad tracks from White Street. The applicant was working with Norfolk Southern to lease approximately 12,000 square feet of right of way for a portion of the parking lot.
According to city officials, “The Mayor and Council do not typically announce a reason for their zoning decisions. [In] this case, much like other cases, they did not give a reason for their decision. When a rezoning request is denied, another request on the same property may not be considered for action by the City Council within 12 months of the last action by City Council.”
