Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 02 Super District 06
Application of NDM (EDENS), LLC c/o Dennis J. Webb, Jr. for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a drive-through for a grocery store pharmacy in the MU-4 (Mixed-Use High Density) zoning district, at 2050 Lawrenceville Highway.
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PETITION NO: N2-2025-1222 SLUP-25-1247734
PROPOSED USE: Drive-through for a grocery store.
LOCATION: 2050 Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur, Georgia 30033
PARCEL NO. : 18 100 02 005
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of NDM (EDENS), LLC c/o Dennis J. Webb, Jr. for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a drive-through for a grocery store pharmacy in the MU-4 (Mixed-Use High Density) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Oct. 2025) Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (Nov. 6, 2025) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is seeking a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a drive-through pharmacy as part of a proposed grocery store (Publix). Condition Miscellaneous XIV (g) under of CZ- 24-1247113, reads: “A drive-thru pharmacy shall be allowed as indicated at Building A10 subject to a SLUP”. EDENS has filed this application to meet the technical requirement of this condition. The subject site is a part of the larger mixed-use development, Lulah Hills, approved for a pedestrian-oriented live-work-play environment on 73.11 acres of land currently under construction. The overall development meets requirements of the MU-4 (Mixed Use High Density) zoning district. The intent of the TC (Town Center) is to promote the concentration of higher intensity residential and commercial uses to serve several communities surrounding the center to reduce automobile travel (2050 Unified Plan, pg. 33). While this proposal is an auto-oriented use, it is a part of a greater planned and cohesive development which promotes walkability and acts as a focal point for several neighborhoods in and around Lulah Hills. Additionally, the application complies with the Supplemental Regulations in Section 4.2.23 Drive-through facilities (A-I). Therefore, upon review of Section 7.4.6 and Section 4.2.23 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance, Staff recommends "Approval" of the proposed SLUP as part of the overall Lula Hills development and shown on “Detailed Site Plan View 4. The final zoning conditions are attached. Applicable conditions from CZ-24-1247114 and Z-22-1245595 and North DeKalb Master Sign Program, remain in effect.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: (November 6, 2025) Pending.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: (October 2025) Approval 9-0-0.