Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 02 Super District 06
Application of Sky Lounge Cafe - Decatur for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow for a late-night establishment in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 1850 Lawrenceville Highway.
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PETITION NO: N8-2024-0634 SLUP-24-1247009
PROPOSED USE: Late-night establishment.
LOCATION: 1850 Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur, Georgia 30033
PARCEL NO. : 18 062 08 075
INFO. CONTACT: Adam Chappell, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
Application of Sky Lounge Cafe - Decatur for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow for a late-night establishment in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Denial.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Denial.
PLANNING STAFF: (rev. 07.17.2024) Two-cycle deferral.
STAFF ANALYSIS: (rev. 07.17.2024) The applicant, Sky Lounge Cafe - Decatur, is seeking a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow for an existing restaurant (Sky Lounge Cafe - Decatur) to operate as a late-night establishment in the C-1 (Local Commercial) Zoning District, which would enable the serving of alcohol to patrons on the premises beyond 12:30 am. The restaurant use occupies a tenant space that is approximately 3,200-3,800 square feet in size and is part of a shopping center that appears to contain four (4) tenant spaces in total. The adjacent uses within the shopping center are two (2) retail establishments and another restaurant comprising approximately 4,000 square feet at the opposite end of the shopping center. The existing restaurant, shopping center, and subject property are located within a Town Center (TC) Character Area. The use of a proposed late-night establishment may support the Character Area's intent (per the DeKalb County 2050 Unified Plan) to "promote the concentration...
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