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Victory Covenant Ministries
LL 946, 4070 Austell Powder Springs Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127
Hardship Variance -
Minimum lot size requirements for a church
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PETITION: The application for a hardship variance was initiated by the applicant, Victory Covenant Ministries. The request is to vary the two acres minimum requirement in accordance with Sec. 4-70 of the UDC at Land Lot 946, 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, GA.
Hardship Variance - To permit the use of a Church at the above subject site
Recommendation:
Staff recommends denial of the application.
Should Mayor and Council consider approval, staff recommends 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 petitioning for approval variance to allow a church at 4070 Austell Powder Springs Road, Land Lot 946 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, GA on a site that does not meet the minimum acreage requirements. 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 oth...
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