Issue Sheet V25-017
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City of Smyrna Issue Sheet File Number: V25-017 A Max Bacon City Hall 2800 King Street Smyrna, GA 30080 1 0 0 8 Agenda Date: 04/07/2025 In Control: Mayor and Council File Type: Variance Item Agenda Section: Community Development Department: Community Development Agenda Title: Public Hearing - Variance Request - V25-017 - Reduce the side setback from 10 feet to 1 foot - Land Lot 345 - 2596 South Cobb Drive - Silver Lodestone, Inc. Ward 5 Councilmember - Susan Wilkinson ISSUE AND BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the side setback from 10 feet to 1 foot for the placement of a free-standing ice vending machine at 2596 South Cobb Drive. Section 802 establishes the building setbacks for properties in the GC (General Commercial) zoning district. RECOMMENDATION / REQUESTED ACTION: The applicant is requesting to deviate from the City’s side setback requirements established for the GC (General Commercial) Zoning District. According to Section 1403 of the Zoning Ordinance, variances must be reviewed under the following standards: (1) Whether there are unique and special or extraordinary circumstances applying to the property; (2) Whether any alleged hardship is self- created by any person having an interest in the property; (3) Whether strict application of the relevant provisions of the code would deprive the applicant of reasonable use of the property; and (4) Whether the variance proposed is the minimum variance needed. Community Development has reviewed the request and believes that the variance will not adversely affect surrounding properties. Therefore, staff recommends approval of the requested variance with the following condition: 1. Approval of the requested variance shall be conditioned upon substantial compliance with the site plan submitted with the variance application. 2. The ice vending machine must not impact Fire Department access to and around the building and must not negatively impact the Fire Department access to any of the adjacent parcels which are recognized with cross-parcel access.