The county denied Morsberger's request in June. But now localelected officials have decided to take a second look at therezoning application. Morsberger wants to develop Mountain ViewVillage, a multi-million-dollar, mixed-use venture near suburbanSnellville that would include 135 townhomes, 20 lofts, 30single-family homes and an undetermined amount of office, retailand restaurants.

Morsberger, a metro area developer for the past 20 years, isasking a Georgia Superior Court to overturn the county's Junedenial decision on the rezoning. Morsberger argues in court-filedpapers the school crowding issue is not relevant or legal as areason for rejecting his application, brokers intimate with thecase tell GlobeSt.com.

One of the metro area's high-profile developers, Morsberger wonheadlines recently when the City of Atlanta selected his team overtwo other finalists to purchase and redevelop the two-million-sf,75% vacant, 77-year-old former Sears Roebuck Co. catalog warehouseon Ponce de Leon Avenue.