Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 5 & 7
Application of Guyana Association of Georgia c/o Mr. Carl Lashley to rezone properties from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) and RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) Districts to O-I (Office Institutional) District to allow the development of a cultural facility up to 16,000 square feet, at 1970 & 1978 Panola Road.
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PETITION NO: N8. Z-19-1243514
PROPOSED USE: Cultural Facility
LOCATION: 1970 & 1978 Panola Road
PARCEL NO. : 16-038-03-013 & 16-038-03-021
INFO. CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
Application of Guyana Association of Georgia c/o Mr. Carl Lashley to rezone properties from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) and RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) Districts to O-I (Office Institutional) District to allow the development of a cultural facility up to 16,000 square feet. The property is located on the east side of Panola Road, approximately 350 feet south of Marbut Road, at 1970 and 1978 Panola Road in Lithonia, GA. The property has approximately 290 feet of frontage along Panola Road and contains 4.13 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: APPROVAL
PLANNING COMMISSION: APPROVAL with CONDITIONS
PLANNING STAFF: APPROVAL with CONDITIONS
STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed O-I (Office-Institutional) District for a cultural facility is appropriate within a Suburban Character Area and consistent with the following 2025 Comprehensive Plan policy: Create neighborhood focal points by locating schools, community centers at suitable locations within walking distance of residences. Located on a four-lane major arterial, there should be no significant impact on traffic. The proposed O-I (Office-Institutional) District is compatible with an existing institutional use located directly across from the site on Panola Road. Existing mature vegetative screening along perimeter property lines provides a transitional buffer to mitigate the impact on adjacent residential zoned properties. The Department of Planning and Sustainability recommends “Approval with Staff’s recommended conditions”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: Approval with Conditions 8-0-0. V. Moore moved, L. Osler seconded for approval with Staff's conditions.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: Approval 9-0-0.