License and Variance Board Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Minutes
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February 26, 2025 10:00 AM City of Smyrna License and Variance Board Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 5 of 11 above, Community Development believes that the encroachment will not adversely affect surrounding residents; 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 and elevations submitted with the variance application. Caitlin Walker and Taylor Walker, applicants, came forward and stated they understand and agree with the standard stipulation read into record. A public hearing was called. Tom Donnelly – 3400 Pretty Branch Drive – came forward to express concern about the flood plain, water runoff, and the potential for him to do something similar with his own property. Board Member Jones asked Mr. Donnelly to reach out to the City Engineer to discuss his situation. Board Member Bo Jones made a motion to approve item V25-018; seconded by Board Member Andrea Worthy. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Garland, Board Member Jones, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None H. V25-019 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V25-019 - Variance Amendment for Variance Case V23-088 - Land Lot 664 - 2627 Argo Drive - Darrell Smith Ward 2 Councilmember - Latonia P. Hines Caitlin Crowe, Planner I, provided the following background: The applicant is requesting a variance amendment to construct a new single-family home at 2627 Argo Drive. The applicant received approval from the License and Variance Board in May 2024 for several variances: allow new construction on a lot of record below minimum requirements, reduce the side setback from 10 feet to 5.6 feet, reduce the streetside setback from 23.3 feet to 10.1 feet, reduce the front setback from 35 feet to 12 feet, reduce the minimum floor area from 2,000 square feet to 1,480 square feet, and increase the maximum impervious surface area from 35% to 41.3% (Variance Cases V23- 086 through 091). The applicant is requesting to further encroach into the streetside setback by an additional 6.1 feet and thus amend the previously approved variance (Variance Case V23-088). Section 801 establishes the building setbacks for properties in the R-15 zoning district. The subject parcel is a 0.07-acre triangular lot located to the north side of the intersection of Argo Drive and Bates Street (see Figure 1). The subject parcel and the adjacent parcel to the north are zoned R-15 whereas the adjacent parcels to the east, south, and west are zoned R12. All properties are currently occupied by detached single-family homes with the exception of the subject property, which is a vacant lot. The subject parcel was created in 1989 via deed of sale in Cobb County, then shown on a recorded boundary plat for a neighboring property in 1999.