Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 5 Super District 7
Application of Land Engineering and Surveying to rezone property from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to allow for the construction of a proposed landscaping company, at 1450 Rock Chapel Road.
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PETITION NO: N4-2023-0067 Z-23-1246241
PROPOSED USE: Construction of proposed landscaping company.
LOCATION: 1450 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, Georgia 30058
PARCEL NO. : 16-189-01-002
INFO. CONTACT: Howard Johnson, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Land Engineering and Surveying to rezone property from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to M (Light Industrial) zoning district to allow for the construction of a proposed landscaping company. The property is located on the northeast corner of Rock Chapel Road and Rock Mountain Road, at 1450 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, Georgia. The property has approximately 285 feet of frontage along Rock Chapel Road and contains 3.97 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, these illegal uses were discovered because of a complaint to DeKalb County Code Enforcement. Code Enforcement conducted a site visit and opened active use vio...
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