File # PZ 21-011
PETITION: Special Use application to allow a food pantry located at 4037 Austell Powder
Springs Road within the Community Retail Commercial (CRC) zoning district in Land
Lots 905, 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia.
PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST: Permitted and Special Use Table (Table 2-3) requires a Special Use approval for the operation of a food pantry in the Community Retail Commercial (CRC) zoning district.
LOCATION: 4037 Austell Powder Springs, Land Lots 905, 19th Districts, Powder Springs, Georgia.
ACRES: 0.33 acres Parcel ID #:19090500680 Zoning: CRC
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Prepared By: Community Development
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Background Information:
The subject site is located at 4037 Austell Powder Springs Road within the CRC zoning district. The applicant has been operating a food pantry at the subject site since January 2012. According to Table 2-3 (Permitted and Special Uses in Mixed-Use and Non-residential Zoning Districts) of the Unified Development Code a community food/housing shelter within the Community Retail Commercial (CRC) zoning district requires a special use approval. To date, the City has no records of a special use approval for a food pantry at this location. Though the operation has been going on for several years, the applicant is now going through the legal channels of requesting approval for her food pantry operation.
Surrounding Area: The subject site is surrounded by various zoning districts and land use activities. Located to the east are single-family residences within the residential (R-15) zoning district; located to the west of the subject site is a daycare, church, and retail store within the CRC zoning district. North of the site consists of offices and vacant buildings within the CRC and Office Institutional (OI) zoning district.
Analysis:
Special Use approval requests are reviewed by criteria set forth in Article 13 of the Unifi...
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