Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06
Application of Memorial Market, LLC c/o Kathryn M. Zickert for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps for a convenience store in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 4717 Memorial Drive.
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PETITION NO: N5-2025-1225 SLUP-25-1247735
PROPOSED USE: Fuel pumps for a convenience store.
LOCATION: 4717 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 18 012 04 001
INFO. CONTACT: Lucas Carter, Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Memorial Market, LLC c/o Kathryn M. Zickert for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps for a convenience store in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Oct. 2025) Denial.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (November 6, 2025) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant requests a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) at 4717 Memorial Drive for fuel pumps accessory to a convenience store. There is also a SLUP companion case for an alcohol outlet accessory to a convenience store (see SLUP-25-1247739). The 0.84-acre site is zoned C-1 (Local Commercial), designated Town Center (TC) on the Future Land Use Map and fronts Memorial Drive at Collingwood Drive. The parcel currently contains a vacant one-story commercial building with a paved parking lot. The applicant is proposing to redevelop the site to construct a new auto-oriented land use comprised of a 5,900 square foot convenience store with fuel pumps and accessory alcohol (beer and wine) sales. A stream buffer separates the southern property line from an adjacent R-100 parcel. The site can physically accommodate the proposed project with required yards, buffers, and parking. However, the requested uses are inconsistent with the intent of the Town Cente...
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