License and Variance Board Meeting — Minutes
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February 25, 2026 10:00 AM City of Smyrna License and Variance Board Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 2 of 6 and enter birth dates at the point of sale. These checks are integrated into the POS system. • How many hours per week are you present in the store? Mr. Patel will be present at the location between 50-60 hours per week. Mr. Garland also noted that the Smyrna Police Department takes the sale of alcohol and tobacco products seriously. They do perform compliance checks. Board Member Andrea Worthy made a motion to approve item LIC2026-002; seconded by Board Member Richard Garland. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Jones, Board Member Garland, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None B. V26-012 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V26-012 - Reduce the northern side setback from 15 feet to 0 feet - Land Lot 631 - 2881 Jonquil Drive - Jeff Carter This request is to be tabled to the March 11, 2026 License and Variance Board Meeting. Ward 2 Councilmember - Latonia P. Hines Board Member Richard Garland made a motion to table item V26-012 to the March 11, 2026 License and Variance Board meeting; seconded by Board Member Andrea Worthy. The motion to table carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Jones, Board Member Garland, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None C. V26-013 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V26-013 - Reduce the front setback from 40 feet - Land Lot 631 - 2881 Jonquil Drive - Jeff Carter This request is to be tabled to the March 11, 2026 License and Variance Board Meeting. Ward 2 Councilmember - Latonia P. Hines Board Member Richard Garland made a motion to table item V26-013 to the March 11, 2026 License and Variance Board meeting; seconded by Board Member Andrea Worthy. The motion to table carried with the following vote: Aye: 3 – Chairperson Jones, Board Member Garland, Board Member Worthy Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None D. V26-015 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V26-015 - Reduce the distance between commercial and residential properties from 50 feet to 15 feet - Land Lot 687 - 5258 Oakdale Road - Bavan Properties, Inc. This request is to be tabled to the March 11, 2026 License and Variance Board Meeting. Ward 7 Councilmember - Rickey N. Oglesby Jr.