Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 7
TITLE: Major Modification - CZ-18-21934.
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PETITION NO: CZ-18-21934
PROPOSED USE: A beauty salon and day spa
LOCATION: 4635 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur
PARCEL NO.: 15-069-02-029 through -038, -041, -047, -049, -052 through 113
INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
A Major Modification to remove condition No. 8 of CZ-06-1779, to allow a beauty salon within an existing building, along with a day spa. The property is located on the southwest corner of Flat Shoals Parkway and Hancock Drive at 4635 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur. The property has approximately 302 feet of frontage along Flat Shoals Parkway, approximately 130 feet on Hancock View, and approximately 127 feet on Hancock Drive, and contains 1.28 acres.
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL: FULL CYCLE DEFERRAL.
PLANNING COMMISSION: APPROVAL WITH A CONDITION.
PLANNING STAFF: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.
PLANNING STAFF ANALYSIS: Use of the space for a beauty salon is suitable in view of the use of nearby properties. The commercial building was originally built to be part of a mixed-use development, and its location on Flat Shoals Parkway, in front of the residential component of the development, is appropriate. It was meant to provide services and amenities for surrounding residents, so that travel to such services at more distant locations could be avoided. While there might have been a perception in 2006 that a beauty salon would not be appropriate, it is difficult to apply that perception to the property as it has been built out. The building in which the salon would be housed is a solidly constructed, brick building that presents an attractive appearance to the street. There is ample parking for a beauty salon. There is no reason to think that a...
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