License and Variance Board Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Minutes
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1. Roll Call
Present: 3 – Chairperson Richard Garland, Board Member Bo Jones, Board Member
Andrea Worthy
Staff: 5 – Olivia Anderson, Caitlin Crowe, Jill G. Head, Clara Hodges, Russell Martin
2. Call to Order
Chairperson Richard Garland called to order the July 23, 2025 License and Variance Board
meeting held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in Council Chambers at 10:00 AM.
3. Chairperson Instruction and Comment
4. Formal Business
A. V25-067 Public Hearing - Variance Request - V25-067 - Allow additional accessory structure -
Land Lot 450 - 926 Pinehill Drive - Scott Andrews
Ward 3 Councilmember - Travis Lindley
Caitlin Crowe, Land Services Development Coordinator, provided the following
background:
The applicant is seeking three variances to build a detached carport in the rear of 926
Pinehill Drive: allow a second accessory structure, reduce the driveway setback from 5
feet to 3.1 feet, and reduce the northern side setback from 10 feet to 3.8 feet for an
accessory structure. The side setback and driveway setback are associated with Section
801 of the Zoning Code, whereas the maximum number of accessory structures is
required per Section 501 of the Zoning Code.
The subject parcel is a 0.62-acre lot located on the east side of Pinehill Drive in the La
Vista Acres subdivision. The subject parcel and adjacent parcels to the north, west, and
south are zoned R-15 and are all occupied by single-family detached residences, with the
exception of the parcel to the north, which is occupied by a church. The adjacent property
to the east is zoned RM-12 and is occupied by the Madison Station condominiums.
LICENSE AND VARIANCE BOARD
Minutes - Final
Richard Garland, Chairperson
Bo Jones, Board Member
Andrea Worthy, Board Member
Eric Mohrmann, Board Member
Mary Moore, Board Member
Eric Randall, Board Member
Jill G. Head, Secretary
A. Max Bacon City Hall
Council Chambers
2800 King Street SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
City Attorney Scott Cochran
City Administrator Mike L. Jones
Deputy City Administrator / CFO Kristin Robinson
City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn
July 23, 2025 / 10:00 AM