Public Hearing Dates
Planning and Zoning Public Hearing: March 25, 2019
Mayor and Council Public Hearing: April 1, 2019
File #: PZ 19-015
APPLICATION: Variance Application APPLICANT: William Smith
PETITION: The applicant is requesting to vary the following:
1. Requesting to reduce the landscape buffer width from 40 feet to 32 feet in the CRC zoning district.
PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST: To facilitate a restaurant with drive-through that is a permitted use in the CRC zoning district; and to allow for a convenient store with fuel pump that requires Special Use approval in the CRC zoning district.
LOCATION: Land Lots 869, 19th Districts, Powder Springs, Georgia. Parcel #: 19086900360
ACRES: Approximately 4.05 acres
CURRENT ZONING: Neighborhood Retail Commercial District (NRC) PROPOSED ZONING: Community Retail Commercial (CRC)
STAFF RECOMENDATION: Approval with Conditions
Background:
The subject site is located at the intersection of Carter Road and Powder Springs Road. This property in addition to the adjacent residential subdivision located to the south was rezoned in October 21, 1997 while under Cobb County jurisdiction. Both properties were subsequently annexed into the City on December 1, 1997. Prior to this application a proposed shopping center was proposed for this site which was a permitted use. However, the site plan presented to the City required a variance which was approved in January 7, 2008 reducing the required 50 foot landscape buffer to a minimum of 32 feet. Please refer to Exhibit 1 for the list of Conditions. The current Unified Development Code requires a 40 foot landscape buffer for the CRC zoning district if located to adjacent residential zoning district. Due to the change in landscape buffer requirements this variance application ...
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