Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 5 and 7
Application of Virginia Singh and Manbir Singh for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a package store in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district and Tier 1 of the Hidden Hills Overlay District, at 5395 Covington Highway.
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PETITION NO: N1-2026-0707 SLUP-26-1248084
PROPOSED USE: Package store.
LOCATION: 5395 Covington Highway, Decatur, GA 30035
PARCEL NO. : 15 161 02 017
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Virginia Singh and Manbir Singh for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a package store in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district and Tier 1 of the Hidden Hills Overlay District.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (June 2026) Denial.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (July 7, 2026) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: (July 2026) Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is seeking a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a package store in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district and Tier 1 of the Hidden Hills Overlay District. Pursuant to Section 4.2.8 A2 (Supplemental Regulations), package stores must be located a minimum of 600 feet from any residence, church, school building or grounds, educational facility, college campus, or adult entertainment establishment. Based on Staff's review, an institution of early childhood education is located approximately 470 feet from the subject property. This distance was measured from easterly-most building wall of the subject property to the westerly most wall of the educational facility using the county's electronic distance measurement (EDM) tool. Therefore, the proposal does not satisfy the required separation distance. Additionally, the subject site is located within the Neighborhood Center (NC) Character Area and appears inconsistent with the...
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