File #: 2023-0065    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 1/9/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/25/2023 Final action: 4/25/2023
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 5 Super District 7 Application of Land Engineering and Surveying, Inc. to rezone property from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to accommodate an existing landscaping company, upgrade and expand the building, and add additional parking, at 1422 Rock Chapel Road.
Attachments: 1. Z-1246238 March BOC 2023 Staff Report 1422 Rock Chapel Rd

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 5 Super District 7
Application of Land Engineering and Surveying, Inc. to rezone property from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to accommodate an existing landscaping company, upgrade and expand the building, and add additional parking, at 1422 Rock Chapel Road.
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PETITION NO: N2-2023-0064 Z-23-1246238
PROPOSED USE: Upgrade & expansion to existing landscaping building, with additional parking.
LOCATION: 1422 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, Georgia 30058
PARCEL NO. : 16-189-01-003
INFO. CONTACT: Howard Johnson, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Land Engineering and Surveying, Inc. to rezone property from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to accommodate an existing landscaping company, upgrade and expand the building, and add additional parking. The property is located on the east side of Rock Chapel Road, approximately 285 feet north of Rock Mountain Road, at 1422 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, Georgia. The property has approximately 300 feet of frontage along Rock Chapel Road and contains 5.23 acres.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Denial.

PLANNING STAFF: Denial.

STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant, Cornelius Ani / Land Engineering and Surveying, Inc., is seeking to rezone the property located at 1422 Rock Chapel Road from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot -100) to M (Light Industrial) to operate a landscaping company, upgrade and expand the existing building, and add additional parking. The site is partially developed and was used by the previous owner to store dump trucks and large amounts asphalt, gravel and sand utilized in highway construction. Since the land is zoned residential, th...

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