STAFF REPORT
CASE NUMBER: PZ 21-036 Special Use
APPLICANT: Sadruddin Hakani, Target Realty.
PETITION: Special use request to allow a convenience store with gas pumps within a CRC zoned district.
LOCATION: 3200 Powder Springs Road within land lot 867 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: CRC ACRES: 8 PIN: 19086700050
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
BACKGROUND:
The applicant proposes developing a retail strip, quick service restaurants, medical urgent care facility, and a convenience store with gas pumps and beer and wine sales at the future development site at 3200 Powder Springs Road. The applicant is requesting Special Use approval to develop the convenience store. Per table 2-3 of the UDC, Special Use approval is required to allow convenience store with gas pumps within CRC zoned districts with. The applicant intends to develop the convenience store before developing the rest of site. Figure 1 shows the proposed site plan - the convenience store is located at the western side of the site, at the intersection of Pine Grove Drive and Powder Springs Road. The subject site was approved by the Mayor Council for annexation into the City limits on June 15, 1998. (ORD 98-11). The subject property was further rezoned from Single-Family Residential District (R20) to Community Retail Commercial (CRC) to facilitate a retail development. This rezoning was approved with conditions on May 3, 1999 by the Mayor and Council. Appendix 2 and 3 show the stipulations of the approvals and the proposed site plan that accompanied the rezoning request. This prior approval, variances and stipulations are not grandfathered. Staff believes at the time the UDC did not require Special Use approval for convenience stores with fuel pumps in CRC zoned districts. The applicant is requesting Special use approval per the current provi...
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