Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06
Application of The Universal Church, Inc. for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a place of worship in the in the Scottdale Overlay District, Tier 1 and M (Light Industrial) zoning district, at 3110 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue.
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PETITION NO: N2-2024-1439 SLUP-25-1247279
PROPOSED USE: Place of worship.
LOCATION: 3110 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Scottdale, Georgia 30079
PARCEL NO. : 18 009 05 003
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of The Universal Church, Inc. for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a place of worship in the in the Scottdale Overlay District, Tier 1 and M (Light Industrial) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval w/condition.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant, Universal Church, inc., is seeking to obtain a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to continue operations of a place of worship within the Scottdale Overlay Tier 1 and M (Industrial) zoning district. In January of 2024, the applicant was made aware through the submission of a building permit (#3146728) for a place of worship (The Universal Church) that said use required/requires a SLUP in Tier 1 of the Scottdale Overlay District per Section 3.36.5C2h. There is no record of an approved SLUP, and furthermore, no record of any Certificate of Occupancy (CO) having been granted for the use of the property as a place of worship, hence this request. The subject site is in a LIND (Light Industrial) Character Area. LIND Character areas consist of low intensity manufacturing uses that still preserve a buffer between more industrial areas and commercial and/or residential areas (2050 Unified P...
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