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File #: 2026-0140    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 1/6/2026 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 3/26/2026 Final action:
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06 Application of Scope Builders, LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from NS (Neighborhood Shopping) to C-1 (Local Commercial) to allow a convenience store (with fuel pumps), a drive-through facility for a pharmacy and retail, at 3820 and 3828 North Decatur Road.
Attachments: 1. Z-26-1247929 03.2026 Staff Report 3820 & 3828 N Decatur Rd

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06
Application of Scope Builders, LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from NS (Neighborhood Shopping) to C-1 (Local Commercial) to allow a convenience store (with fuel pumps), a drive-through facility for a pharmacy and retail, at 3820 and 3828 North Decatur Road.
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PETITION NO: N3-2026-0140 Z-26-1247929
PROPOSED USE: Convenience store with fuel pumps, a pharmacy drive-through, and retail.
LOCATION: 3820 and 3828 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30032
PARCEL NO. : 18 012 10 004; 18 102 10 003
INFO. CONTACT: Adam Chappell, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Scope Builders, LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from NS (Neighborhood Shopping) to C-1 (Local Commercial) to allow a convenience store (with fuel pumps), a drive-through facility for a pharmacy, and retail.


RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Feb. 2026) Denial.

PLANNING COMMISSION: (March 3, 2026) Denial.

PLANNING STAFF: (March 2026) Denial.

STAFF ANALYSIS: The subject properties are currently improved with an approximately 10,000 square foot structure that was built circa 1999. The most recent use of the structure and properties was that of a retail pharmacy with an accessory drive-through facility. The applicant requests a rezoning of the subject properties from the NS (Neighborhood Shopping) zoning district to the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district to allow for the development of a convenience store (with fuel pumps), a drive-through facility for a pharmacy, and retail. Convenience stores, pharmacies, and general retail are all permitted uses in the NS zoning district. Drive-through facilities are not, however, and require a rezoning to, at minimum, a C-1 zoning district. In addition, all drive-through facilities ...

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