Canton City Council on Nov. 6 voted to deny a revised master plan and conditional use permit for a proposed Longview/Dr. John T. Pettit development (MP2508 and CUP2508).

Planning staff summarized the history and revisions to the project: a previously approved plan from 2021 had allowed 96 single‑family homes and 28 duplex units (124 units). The applicant’s original revision had sought up to 143 units but later submitted a revised plan reducing the proposal back to 124 units comprising 15 single‑family detached homes, 39 townhomes and 70 duplex units. Staff reported the applicant agreed to pay $800 per residential unit to the Canton Housing Fund and $700 per unit to the Cherokee County Board of Education as mitigation; the applicant also proposed private streets, emergency access design and a 33% open‑space minimum. Staff recommended approval with eight conditions.

After council comment and questions about topography, infrastructure and whether prior environmental design commitments could be met, a council member moved to deny the master plan and conditional use permit. The motion was seconded and the council voted in favor of denial; the motion carried and the application was denied.

Council members and staff noted that the revised plan supersedes and would replace the previously approved master plan if approved, and staff had set conditions that would have guided design, open space, unit mix, homeowner‑association rules and funding contributions. Because council voted to deny the application, those conditions were not adopted.

The denial ends consideration of MP2508/CUP2508 as submitted; the applicant may revise and refile in accordance with city procedures.