Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06
Application of QuikTrip Corporation for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps in an activity center (Town Center) character area in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 4733, 4773 and 4775 Memorial Drive.
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PETITION NO: N11-2026-0490 SLUP-26-1248044
PROPOSED USE: Fuel pumps.
LOCATION: 4733, 4773 and 4775 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 18 012 13 033, 18 012 13 015, 18 012 13 001
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of QuikTrip Corporation for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps in an activity center (Town Center) character area in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 2026) Denial.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 5, 2026) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: (May 2026) Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant requests a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps within the Town Center Character Area in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district. Fuel pumps and convenience stores (including beer and wine sales) currently exist on the site pursuant to SLUP-20-1244236 (alcohol outlet) and SLUP-20-1244237 (fuel pumps) approved in 2020. The applicant now proposes to expand the site by constructing a 120-foot automated tunnel "Bubble Bath" car wash. The original SLUP approvals included a condition prohibiting car wash facilities on site (Condition 9). As SLUP conditions cannot be modified, the applicant has submitted new companion applications, including SLUP-26-1248043 (alcohol sales) and SLUP- 26-1248018 (car wash), to accommodate the proposed expansion. Given that the site is already developed and operating, the request represents an incremental expan...
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