Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSON DISTRICT 02 SUPER DISTRICT 06
Application of Fariz Morani for a Special Land Use Permit ( SLUP) to build and operate a restaurant with drive through in a C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district within a Town Center (TC) Activity Center, at 1726 Church Street.
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PETITION NO: D4-2023-1148 SLUP-23-1246650
PROPOSED USE: Restaurant with drive-through.
LOCATION: 1726 Church Street, Decatur, Georgia 30033
PARCEL NO. : 18-062-03-001
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Fariz Morani for a Special Land Use Permit ( SLUP) to build and operate a restaurant with drive through in a C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district within a Town Center (TC) Activity Center.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Feb. 13, 2024) Approval with conditions. (Oct. 10, 2023) Denial.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (March 5, 2024) Full-Cycle Deferral. (Nov. 2, 2023) Denial.
PLANNING STAFF: Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The request is to demolish the existing building on the property and construct a new restaurant with a drive through configuration (i.e., a drive-through coffee establishment). This request was deferred for two cycles from the November 16, 2023 Board of Commissioners Zoning Meeting to allow the applicant more time to meet with the surrounding community. District 2 Community Council recommended approval with the following conditions at its February 13, 2024 meeting: 1. A site plan be provided which is consistent with the marked-up aerial diagram; and 2. Sales are limited to coffee only. Since the District 2 Community Council meeting the applicant has provided a concept plan which shows that there is proposed access to both the connector street and from Church Street (see attached). The site is located within a Town Center (TC) ac...
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