Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 5 & 7
PAUL HUE - Z-18-1235067
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PETITION NO: Z-18-1235067
PROPOSED USE: Towing business
LOCATION: 2018 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia
PARCEL NO.: 16-166-01-004
INFO. CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
To rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) to M-2 (Heavy Industrial) to allow a vehicle towing service. The property is located the east side of Rock Chapel Road, approximately 975 feet south of Pleasant Hill Road, at 2018 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia. The property has approximately 358 feet of frontage on Rock Chapel Road and contains 4.98 acres.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: DENIAL.
PLANNING COMMISSION: APPROVAL.
PLANNING STAFF: DENIAL.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The zoning proposal is not consistent with the Suburban character area in which it is located, which does not allow M-2 zoning. Even if the property were re-designated to the Industrial Character Area as requested by the companion application LP-18-1235067, the proposal would not be consistent with the policies and intent of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan. The property is located in the midst of a low-density residential district. Operation of a towing business on the property would conflict with the Industrial Character Area Policy No. 3 to "Prohibit the encroachment of industrial uses into established residential areas." Although the property is located opposite several non-residential land uses on the west side of Rock Chapel Road, Rock Chapel Road forms a boundary that definitively separates the non-residential west side of the road from the residential east side. The closest industrial character area on the east side of Rock Chapel Road is located almost 1/2 mile to the south of the subject property, at the intersection of Rock Chapel Road and Union Grove Road...
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