File #: 2020-1536    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 11/30/2020 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 1/28/2021 Final action: 1/28/2021
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 7 Application of Urban Retail LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C. to request a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to redevelop the existing gas station with a new convenience store with fuel pumps in the C-1 (Local Commercial) District, at 4845 Flat Shoals Parkway.
Attachments: 1. N5 SLUP 21 1244388 Recommended Conditions, 2. N5 SLUP-21-1244388 Urban Retail LLC staff report

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

SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 7
Application of Urban Retail LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C. to request a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to redevelop the existing gas station with a new convenience store with fuel pumps in the C-1 (Local Commercial) District, at 4845 Flat Shoals Parkway.
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PETITION NO: N5. SLUP-21-1244388 2020-1536
PROPOSED USE: Convenience store with gas pumps.
LOCATION: 4845 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, GA 30034
PARCEL NO. : 15-061-03-012
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Urban Retail LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C. to request a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to redevelop the existing gas station with a new convenience store with fuel pumps in the C-1 (Local Commercial) District. The property is located on the southwest corner of the Flat Shoals Parkway/Flakes Mill Road intersection, at 4845 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur, Georgia. The property has approximately 200 feet of frontage along Flat Shoals Parkway, 200 feet of frontage along Flakes Mill Road and contains 0.93 acre.


RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval with Conditions.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with Conditions.

PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.

STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed request for fuel pumps as an accessory use to a convenience store is required to obtain a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) since it is located in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district. The proposed redevelopment of the existing convenience store on the subject property (see attached conceptual elevations) is consistent with the policies and strategies of the Neighborhood Center (NC) Character Area (i.e. an activity center) of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan "to promote redevelopment at or near activity centers as a means of reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT)" and to "improve s...

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