Title
Special Use Approval PZ 18-014 Victory Covenant Ministries
LL 946, 4070 Austell Powder Springs Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Church
Body
Prepared By: Community Development
Recommendation:
Staff recommends denial of the application. If Mayor and Council should consider approval, staff recommends approval with the following conditions:
1. A full site plan will be required prior to the site being occupied or any permits being issued to be reviewed by City of Powder Springs staff and Cobb Fire Marshal approval. Additionally, if at that time the site plan reveals that parking does not meet the code requirements, additional variance(s) will be needed.
2. Said site plan be reviewed for conformance with the Unified Development Code and will be reviewed against Article 1 of Division VI of the Unified Development Code. At a minimum, landscaping and parking lot improvements will be required.
Background: Victory Covenant Ministries is petitions for Special Use approval to allow a church at 4070 Austell Powder Springs Road, Land Lot 946 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, GA. The property is zoned Community Retail Commercial (CRC) and is 0.51 acres. The CRC zoning district is intended to implement the "community activity center" future development established by the comprehensive plan. This zoning district is established to accommodate commercial uses serving a citywide or regional market. This zoning district is typically if not exclusively designated on properties abutting and with access to major arterial streets and at intersections of arterial streets with other major streets, where development nodes can be supported by the regional transportation network. Higher density residential uses in certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Sec. 2-24 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). The property is surrounded by CRC and Residential (R-15) Zoning Districts located in the city. A Church, temple, synagogue, or place of worship is...
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