Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 06
Application of Kyle Williams to rezone property from MU-5 (Mixed Use) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to allow for the construction of a distillery, at 2179 Bouldercrest Road.
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PETITION NO: N7-2022-2257 Z-22-1246088
PROPOSED USE: Construction of a distillery.
LOCATION: 2179 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30316
PARCEL NO. : 15-083-01-013
INFO. CONTACT: Planning & Sustainability
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Kyle Williams to rezone property from MU-5 (Mixed Use) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to allow for the construction of a distillery. The property is located on west side of Bouldercrest Road at 2179 Bouldercrest Road in Atlanta, Georgia. The property has approximately 275 feet of frontage along Bouldercrest Road and contains 2.71 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with Conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed request is to rezone to M (Light Industrial) to allow a distillery to operate within an existing building. There is also a companion Land Use Amendment request from NC (Neighborhood Center) to LIND (Light Industrial) (see LP-22-1246085). Based on information from the Land Development Division, the subject site is not encumbered by any floodplains or tributary buffers (see attached). Based on the submitted information, the proposed M district is consistent with the strategies and policies of the LIND Character Area calling for manufacturing, warehousing, and light industrial uses in areas with compatible soils, drainage, and other environmental characteristics (LIND polices, Environmental Compatibility, page 7.) The proposed M district is consistent with the surrounding M (Light Industrial) zoning pattern to the north, west, and south and is appropriate along a major arterial Road (Bouldercrest Road). With recommended conditions, it appears the request would be compatible with surrounding uses. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Planning & Sustainability Department that the request be “Approved with the attached conditions”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: Approval with Conditions 7-1-0. Jon West moved, Vivian Moore seconded for approval with five (5) conditions, per Staff recommendation. Tess Snipes opposed.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: Approval 6-0-0. The council recommended approval based on positive community input. Community representative indicated the area was in significant need of a community-based business that provided a gathering place to have coffee/snacks, a tasting room, and provided jobs, and that the proposed distillery and accessory uses appeared to provide these goals.