Planning and Zoning Meeting - A. Max Bacon City Hall - Council Chambers — Minutes
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January 05, 2026 6:00 PM City of Smyrna Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 6 of 7 Walt Robidoux - 2150 Oakdale Estates Ct- has lived here for 20 years and traffic is already terrible so adding in another high-density use would make it worse. Mr. Lammerts came back up to address some of the comments. Mr. Lammerts said that Arris has reached out to GDOT for a preliminary review and has received positive feedback. He said all sites are not created equal and that there are some more cost prohibitive things on this site such as rock that would prohibit other types of development; Chick-Fil-A will be up to 10 feet below grade so it will not be up against Oakdale Road. David Kirk, the land use attorney representing Chick-Fil-A came up to speak. He said this Chick-Fil-A will have two lanes as opposed to one and that a new Chick-Fil-A has also opened in Mableton which will reduce the amount of traffic that is generated. He said the landscaping can be enhanced along Oakdale Rd if necessary. Mr. Kirk said this was effectively a down-zoning and will reduce the impact on these properties. Kendra Lewis from Interplan came up to speak and said that the S Cobb Dr entrance will be the primary entrance where vehicles will be entering the site rather than Oakdale Road. A preliminary traffic study has been completed and the drive-thru stacking should be greatly reduced since it will hold more vehicles on the site and the drive-thru lanes will be separated from the parking area. Commission Member Gordon-Evans asked to verify that the Oakdale entrance would not be the primary and asked if the turning lane on Oakdale Rd could be right-turn only. Ms. Lewis said she believes Chick-Fil-A would prefer a full access driveway on both sides but that there could be additional discussion. Chairperson Powell closed the Public Hearing. Commission Member Jeff Carter made a motion to approve item Z25-015; seconded by Commission Member Ian Twomey. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Commission Member Twomey, Commission Member Bentley, Commission Member Carter Nay: 2 – Commission Member Rice, Commission Member Gordon-Evans Recuse: 1 – Commission Member Howard 5. Approval of Minutes A. MIN2026-005 Approval of the December 8, 2025 Planning and Zoning Meeting Minutes Citywide Commission Member Earl Rice made a motion to approve item MIN2026-005; seconded by Commission Member Jill Gordon-Evans. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 4 – Commission Member Howard, Commission Member Bentley, Commission Member Rice, Commission Member Gordon-Evans Nay: 0 – None Abstain: 2 – Commission Member Twomey, Commission Member Carter