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Guy Rimoldi- Southern Hydro Vac, Inc., 4028 Lindley Road Land Lot 872 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, GA.
Hardship Variance- Exceeding Minimum Driveway Width (Table 6-1) and Parking Lot Surfacing Requirements (6-58(f)).
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Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with conditions:
* That the applicant sign an agreement and provide an amount to the City in escrow to cover maintenance of the newly repaired roadway and to cover any future damage to the roadway. Said agreement and escrow shall be received within 3 months of this approval.
* The applicant install a front landscaping strip per Section 12-52 of the Unified Development Code within 6 months of this approval.
* If there is a change in use, and Engineer's statement be provided regarding the compatibility of concrete and the proposed use.
Background:
The subject property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) and is located in Land Lot 872 of the 19th District. The property is a commercial tract consisting of 1.638 acres and is surrounded by Residential, Mixed Use and Community Retail Commercial districts. The variance being requested is to allow an industrial driveway to exceed the maximum requirement for driveway width and parking lot surfacing that is in violation of Sec. 6-58(f) of the UDC.
The portion of the parking lot that does not meet code regarding material and driveway width was completed prior to seeking a permit from the City. The existing improvements were installed in violation of the Sec. 6-58(f) and Table 6-1 of the code. The applicant was able to address certain requirements to bring the site back into compliance such as installing asphalt per Section 6-58(f) of the UDC of the remaining portion of the parking lot that was completed after the issuance of a permit for that portion of the lot.
Based on the submitted application and supporting material, the proposal appears consistent with other applicable portions of the Unified Development Code (UDC) as described in Ar...
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