Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Alex Brock for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) request to allow a drive-through restaurant in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 3507 Memorial Drive.
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PETITION NO: N8-2022-2258 SLUP-22-1246086
PROPOSED USE: Drive-through restaurant.
LOCATION: 3507 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 15-200-02-040
INFO. CONTACT: Planning & Sustainability
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Alex Brock for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) request to allow a drive-through restaurant in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district. The property is located on the south side of Memorial Drive and the west side of Columbia Drive at, 3507 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia. The property has approximately 500 feet of frontage along Memorial Drive, 500 feet of frontage along Columbia Drive and contains 12 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Denial.
PLANNING STAFF: Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is seeking a special land use permit (SLUP) to "renovate" the site and re-establish a drive-through restaurant within the existing footprint. The previous restaurant ceased operations in 2018. Per the applicant's letter of intent, "[t]he proposed improvements include the renovation of the existing Sonic to transform it into a ?l,430 square foot Dunkin restaurant and other minor improvements ('Proposed Development'). It should be noted that the Applicant is reducing the existing restaurant's footprint by ?37 square feet." The requested use, "restaurant[] with a drive-thru configuration in activity center character areas," is subject to SLUP approval with C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning and when located in an activity center. The subject property is located in ...
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