Staff Report
PZ 21-029 Variance: Petition to vary the following sections of the UDC: Section 8-74 and 8-75. Section 4-230. Section 8-23. Section 7-21. Section 10-12 and 10-13.
APPLICANT: Native Development Group, LLC represented by Joseph K McGorrey.
PETITION:
To consider a variance application to allow a distribution facility in the City. The property is located at Burrow Trail, C.H. James Pkwy and Oglesby Road, within land lots 1050, 1096, 1097, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1169 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
VARIANCES REQUESTED:
1. Section 8-74 and 8-75 to waive the requirement for curb, gutter, and sidewalk along Burrow Trail; and to waive any requirements on Burrow Trail for any acceleration or deceleration lanes entering the proposed industrial Developments.
2. Section 4-230 to allow portion of the property currently operated as an independent trailer storage operation that was previously approved and permitted by Cobb County to continue to operate as permitted previously by Cobb County.
3. Section 8-23 to provide stream setback relief on the 10-acre adjacent property stream for the 25-foot impervious setback and local/county 25' undisturbed stream buffer area, respecting the 25-foot state buffer.
4. Section 7-21 to allow an existing billboard on site.
5. Section 10-12 and 10-13 Development in or adjacent to the floodplain
PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST: To develop a 338,550 SF (approx.) Logistics/Distribution Center and a 60,000 SF (approx.) Warehouse/Business Service Building.
LOCATION: Burrow Trail, C.H. James Pkwy and Oglesby Road.
PARCEL ID NUMBERS: 19109700040, 19109600010, 19112600010, 19112600020, 19112600030, and 19105000010.
Figure 1. Parcels affected by variances.
Figure 2. Proposed Site Plan
BACKGROUND:
The site is being considered for annexation and rezoning concurrent with this request. The site to be annexed is currently undeveloped and zoned Light Industrial (LI) in the County. Although mostly undeveloped, in 201...
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