The June 20 amendment of two conditions from a 2015 rezoning of more than 1,000 acres off Interstate 85 at U.S. Highway 29 in Newnan is expected to lead to the initial development of 2.1 million sq. ft. in the large Bridgeport industrial area.
The Coweta County Commission on June 20 agreed to amend two of the requirements of the development agreement for the potential 10 million sq. ft. industrial development initially approved in 2015.
The two amendments dealt with removing the conditions utilizing the Quality Development Corridor District requirements and replacing those with Design Guidelines requirements. Zoning Administrator Angela White said the change came because Design Guidelines are more applicable to industrial buildings.
The amendment change is expected to jump-start the construction of two of the numerous industrial buildings that will populate the large area. White said those buildings are planned for 1.3 million sq. ft. and 800,000 sq. ft.
There is no current confirmation on what business or businesses will be located at the site, White said.
In all, the Bridgeport area includes three tracts. Of those, Tract A is a 684-acre site west of Hwy. 29 and Tract B is a 162-acre site also west of Hwy. 29. Both are zoned industrial.
The third site, Tract C, is situated on 217 acres on the east side of Hwy. 29 near the Newnan-Coweta County Airport and carries a light industrial zoning.
White noted that part of the agreement involves the construction of a bridge over Hwy. 29.
Bridgeport was previously approved through the Development of Regional Impact (DRI) process.
“Given its close proximity to I-85, Newnan Coweta Airport and the CSX rail line, there has been a great deal of interest in the Bridgeport property by economic development prospects for many years,” Coweta County Development Authority President Greg Wright said at the time of the initial approval by Coweta commissioners. “However, the lack of proper zoning has been one of the impediments for these projects.”
