Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Harold Buckley, Jr. for Caliber Car Wash for a Major Modification of Conditions approved, pursuant to CZ-14-19143, to allow a drive-through car wash in a C-1 (Local Commercial) District, at 3644 Memorial Drive.
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PETITION NO: D5. CZ-22-1245320 (2021-3518)
PROPOSED USE: Drive-through car wash.
LOCATION: 3644 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 15-217-04-024
INFO. CONTACT: Melora Furman, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Harold Buckley, Jr. for Caliber Car Wash for a Major Modification of Conditions approved, pursuant to CZ-14- 19143, to allow a drive-through car wash in a C-1 (Local Commercial) District. The property is located on the northwest side of Memorial Drive, approximately 1,045 ft. from the northeast corner of Memorial Drive and Columbia Drive, at 3644 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia. The property has approximately 278 feet of frontage on the north side of Memorial Drive and contains 1.44 acres.
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Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Feb. 9, 2022) Approval. Dec. 15, 2021) Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (March 1, 2022) Full Cycle Deferral. (November 4, 2021) Denial.
PLANNING STAFF: (March 2022) Full Cycle Deferral (amended from Denial). (January 2022) Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The staff recommendation to the Planning Commission was denial of the proposed car wash, primarily because it is not compatible with the policies of the Town Center character area in which it would be located. The Board of Commissioners, at their hearing of January 27, deferred the application full cycle to allow time for the applicant to consult with Planning staff about options to resolve the incompatibility of the proposal with the Town Center. Commissioner Johnson has suggeste...
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