December 2008
Daycare at Veterans and Club Drive (Z-57)
Status: Approved with Stipulations
- Applicant: Learning Ladder, LLC
- Zoning Request: CRC from LI
- Land Use Plan Category: Community Activity Center
- Size of Parcel: 1.69 acres
- Variances: possible rear landscape buffer (35' to 25')
- Date of Planning Board Hearing: December 2, 2008
- Planning Commission Action: Approved with stipulations
- Date of City Council Hearing: December 16, 2008
- Board of Commissioners Action: Approved with stipulations
- Other information: Applicant plans to develop site as a Growing Room daycare center. Site has previously been rezoned for daycre, but reverted to current light industrial zoning.
- MIC Position: MIC was neutral in this case after working with the developer to come up with stipulations for the property.
November 2008
No Cases
October 2008
No Cases
September 2008
Racetrac Gas Station at Veterans and Oakdale (Smyrna Z08-005)
Will include annexation to City of Smyrna
Status: Approved by Smyrna City Council with Stipulations
- Applicant: Racetrac Petroleum
- Zoning Request: Neighborhood Shopping
- Land Use Plan Category: Community Activity Center
- Size of Parcel: 6.883 acres
- Variances: rear and front building setbacks
- Date of Planning Board Hearing: July 14, 2008
- Planning Commission Action: Approved with stipulations
- Date of City Council Hearing: September 2, 2008
- Board of Commissioners Action: Approved with stipulations
- Other information: Applicant plans to develop gas station and convenience store on corner property. Adjacent property will remain undeveloped.
- MIC Position: MIC opposed this application because of the large setback variances requested (50' to 9' in the rear, 50' to 40' in the front) that put most of the building and canopy in the setback, and the apparent lack of room to replace enough trees on the property to meet the tree ordinance. The overall plan for the building looks very nice, but MIC is concerned about the precedent this will set for future developments.
August 2008
No Cases
July 2008
Floyd Road across from Floyd Middle School (Z-31)
Status: Withdrawn - MIC Opposed
- Applicant: Aishwarya, Inc. 770-333-8914
- Zoning Request: CRC and LI for Retail and Self Storage
- Land Use Plan Category: Low Density Residential
- Size of Parcel: 2.866 acres
- Variances: none
- Date of Planning Commission Hearing: July 1, 2008
- Planning Commission Action:
- Date of Board of Commissioners Hearing: July 15, 2008
- Board of Commissioners Action:
- Other information: Applicant plans to develop retail shops along Floyd Road with self storage located behind. Retail shops would include the office for the self storage business and a sign shop with the rest to be determined later.
- MIC Position: MIC opposed this case due to concerns about commercial development encroaching into a residential portion of Floyd Road.
Gordon Village Shopping Center - Mableton Parkway (Z-32/SLUP-8)
Status: Withdrawn - MIC Opposed
- Applicant: Wendy Butler 770-814-4257
- Zoning Request: GC for Flea Market and other uses
- Land Use Plan Category: Community Activity Center
- Size of Parcel: 7.98 acres
- Variances: none
- Date of Planning Commission Hearing: July 1, 2008
- Planning Commission Action:
- Date of Board of Commissioners Hearing: July 15, 2008
- Board of Commissioners Action:
- Other information: Applicant wishes to use the old Winn Dixie and Fred's location as a flea market designed to help entrepenuers starts their own businesses. Retailers would lease space on a monthly basis to sell merchandise. Most merchandise would be new or of new quality..
- MIC Position: MIC is opposing this case based on concerns regarding the type of business proposed (Flea Market), the very broad zoning classificaiton requested and the sizeable amount of opposition we've heard from the community regarding this case.
June 2008
Mableton Parkway south of Veterans Memorial (Z-27)
Status: Approved with Stipulations
- Applicant: Enterprise Leasing Company 678-260-2000
- Zoning Request: CRC for automobile rental
- Land Use Plan Category: Community Activity Center
- Size of Parcel: 0.63 acres
- Variances: none
- Date of Planning Commission Hearing: June 3, 2008
- Planning Commission Action: Recommend Approval with stipulations
- Date of Board of Commissioners Hearing: June 18, 2008
- Board of Commissioners Action: Approved with stipulations
- Other information: Applicant plans to convert existing Blimpies into a Enterprise Rent-A-Car facility. Only cars would be rented, no trucks. Applicant has agreed to repair and repaint the existing building. The current Enterprise on Mableton Parkway near Hunnicut will be closed.
- MIC Position: MIC suggested several additional stipulations, including removing the pole mounted sign and replacing it with a more modern monument style. These stipulations have been included with the zoning and MIC is neutral.
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