CASE NUMBER: PZ 22 - 009. Variance: Louise Street
APPLICANT: Laurie Wong, Founder and Executive Director, Reflections of Trinity.
VARIANCE REQUEST: To vary the following sections of Unified Development Code: Sec 4.95 (b) Duration of stay and (c) Distance separation to residential zoning district.
LOCATION: 4033 Louise Street, within Land Lot 905, 19th District, Powder Springs, Georgia
ZONING: CRC ACRES: 0.9 ac PIN: 19090500250
STAFF RECOMMENDS: Approval. PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDS:
BACKGROUND: This case accompanies Special Use Request PZ 22 - 007 to allow the operation of Housing Shelter within a CRC zoned district. Sec. 4-95 provides that housing shelters shall not be located closer than 500 feet to a residential zoning district, and the subject property is adjacent to residential zoning on both sides. In the case that the Special Use Request is granted, this variance would also be necessary for compliance with the provisions of Section 4-95 of the UDC.
Special use approval was granted to Two Forty Seven LLC to operate temporary shelter at the location in 2010. At that time a variance was not required. The code was subsequently amended to include the provisions outlines in Sec. 4-95. The building is approximately 1500 square feet and is built out as three separate living areas with a shared kitchen and common area. Reflections of Trinity, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, purchased the property in the Spring of 2021 with the intent of using it as office suites for the organization, while keeping one unit for a caretaker's residence. The proposed change in use triggered addition requirements to comply with provisions of the Cobb County Fire Marshall's Office (CCFMO). The CCFMO required a firewall separating the residence from the offices, however, this option was cost prohibitive for the entity, so they opted to retain the existing use.
Unified Development Code Sec. 4-95. Community Food or Ho...
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