PZ 22-025. Spring Industrial Drive side setback reduction.
APPLICANT: Mike Galinac, Vice President, GTI Precision Components.
VARIANCE REQUEST: To vary Table 2-4 of the UDC to reduce the minimum required side setback to allow for a 4090-sf proposed building addition.
LOCATION: 3000 Spring Industrial Drive, within land lot 674 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: LI ACRES: 1 ac PIN: 19067400060
Staff Recommendation: Approval. Planning and Zoning Recommendation: Approval.
BACKGROUND: GTI Precision Components provides custom CNC machined components and precision machining services at their 8000-sf facility at 3000 Spring Industrial Drive. The applicant proposes a building addition of 4090-sf and is requesting to reduce the required 20-foot building setback to 10-feet, on northern side property boundary. The lot currently houses a 1 story 8000-sf prefabricated warehouse building, constructed in 1987. The proposed addition is outlined in blue in figure 1.
SURROUNDING AREA: GTI Precision Component is located at the NW corner of Fambrough Drive and Spring Industrial Drive. The LI zoning district prevails on all sides, and light industrial and commercial uses predominate in the area. Adjacent to the north is Hussman Services Corporation; Harcos Chemicals is located to the east; Georgia National Glass to the south. To the west are state waters and their required stream buffers, and floodplain present to the rear of the property as shown in figure 1.
Figure 1. Proposed building addition at 3000 Spring Industrial Drive.
ANALYSIS:
The application was reviewed against the following criteria:
Any applicant requesting consideration of a variance to any provision of this development code shall provide a written justification that one or more of the following condition(s) exist. The governing body shall not approve a variance application unless it shall have adopted findings that one or more of the following condi...
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