Douglas County, GA — rezoning & P&Z cases
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V2026-13 — variance
Case V2026-13 involves a variance request at 1959 Skyview Cir. The property is located on Skyview Circle, a local street with a 25 mph speed limit and a 50-foot right-of-way. This appears to be a variance matter undergoing technical review by Douglas County departments.
S2026-61 — specific_use_permit
Request for a Special Use Permit to allow a short-term rental operation in a single-family residential dwelling. Staff recommends approval with conditions, contingent on the rental remaining accessory to the principal residential use and not generating off-site impacts.
S2026-67 — specific_use_permit
Request for a Special Use Permit to allow a short-term rental at this property. The applicant is Techsev Enterprises, LLC, seeking entitlement to operate the short-term rental.
Z2026-81 — 5,000 square foot building to lease
Request to rezone from R-LD-C (residential low-density with conditions) to C-H (heavy commercial) to allow a 5,000 square foot building for lease. This represents a significant change from residential to heavy commercial use.
V2026-11 — 37.5 sq. ft. canopy sign for Foamworks Auto Space (automatic car washing facility)
Request for a special exception variance to allow a 37.5 sq. ft. canopy sign at Foamworks Auto Space, exceeding the standard 15 sq. ft. limit for canopy signage. Staff recommends denial, finding no hardship since building-face wall signage would accommodate the requested signage within code limits.
Z2002-118 — rezoning
Rezoning from PUD with M-1 (Light Industrial) base to PUD with C-4 (Commercial-Highway) base for property containing an active automatic car washing facility with monument signage and tenant spaces. The property is approximately 1.46 acres located at 236 and 369 Thornton Rd in Lithia Springs.
Nichols - Variance — variance
A variance is requested for an enclosed batting cage structure that does not comply with setback and siding requirements on applicant's residential property in Lithia Springs. The structure has operated since 2023 providing free instruction to 50+ youth athletes with no neighbor complaints, but presents nonconformance issues regarding placement and construction materials that the Board must weigh against the demonstrated community benefit and lack of adverse impact on surrounding properties.
Agenda Item 1 — Light Industrial use with access to Jason Industrial Pkwy
A parcel is being rezoned from Residential to Light Industrial with a proposed lot combination to provide access to Jason Industrial Parkway. DOT has supported the rezoning, and minor improvements will be reviewed during DRC committee review per current UDC Code.
Case number not stated in the packet — rezoning
A parcel is being rezoned from Residential to Light Industrial and combined with an adjacent eastern parcel to provide access to Jason Industrial Parkway. DOT supports the rezoning, and minor improvements will be subject to DRC review and UDC Code compliance.
Z1982-119 — Tire change & repair business
The applicant seeks to rezone 0.14 acres from R-2 to C-3 for a tire change and repair facility, which staff recommends denying because the intensive use cannot be reasonably accommodated on the undersized parcel and would conflict with the established low-intensity commercial character of S Sweetwater Rd. Staff finds the rezoning would impair Comprehensive Plan intent and adversely affect public health and safety due to inadequate buffering from adjacent residential zones and traffic/parking conflicts with existing office uses.
Z1990-151 — Garden/Plant Store
This rezoning request seeks to convert a residential-zoned property at 14750 Veterans Memorial Hwy and adjacent acreage to commercial (C-1) zoning to accommodate a small-scale retail convenience store with necessary parking and septic infrastructure modifications. The proposal includes a 0.19-acre existing structure plus approximately 0.63 acres of adjacent land, with the Norfolk Southern Railroad providing physical separation from nearby residential uses. Staff recommends approval with conditions, including subdivision plat approval prior to land disturbance and completion of a Land Disturbance Permit within 12 months, with administrative review at one and two-year intervals to ensure vesting and compliance.
24-029 — Data center development with 6,220,000 SF of data center space in eleven buildings and 66,000 SF of warehouse/distribution space in three buildings
This major data center and warehouse project proposes 6.2 million square feet of development on 736 acres of mostly wooded land south of I-20, retaining 538 acres of natural open space but generating approximately 6,456 daily vehicular trips. The project has been reviewed as a Development of Regional Impact and is not aligned with regional growth policies for Established Suburbs, which emphasize preserving single-family neighborhoods and limiting greenfield development, though it does support environmental policies through significant open space retention.
Z1987-225 — Convenience store with fuel pumps
A convenience store with fuel pumps seeks rezoning from R-3 residential to C-1 commercial. The property includes a 1,872 sq. ft. building with fuel pump canopy built in 1988, and the applicant has completed unpermitted site improvements including driveway and parking area expansion while requesting variance relief for landscape strip reduction. Developers should note that staff analysis raises concerns regarding unpermitted work, potential septic field impacts, stormwater compliance, and possible right-of-way encroachment that may affect project feasibility.
18-1038 — 195' telecommunications tower and associated ground equipment
A 195-foot telecommunications tower with associated ground equipment on 10.72 acres at Highway 92 & 166 has received a Special Use Permit approval. The tower must not exceed 199 feet total height and must maintain a minimum 1,000-foot setback from the highway right-of-way, with compliance required for all adjacent residential use distance requirements.
Z1986-228 — Heavy truck parking facility with 72 gravel parking spaces
The applicant requested rezoning from R-2 to M-2, which was changed at the public hearing to a request for C-H (Heavy Commercial), and the case was approved. The proposal involves converting a currently vacant, mostly wooded 4.57-acre parcel into a heavy truck parking facility. The project raises concerns about industrial expansion outside planned footprints and potential impacts on transportation infrastructure and nearby properties.
Z1986-196 — Automotive repair and maintenance
This case involves a request for a Special Use Permit to allow expansion of an existing automotive repair and maintenance operation through addition of a 1,500 sq. ft., 4-bay building on a 0.76-acre parcel. The applicant must comply with Highway Corridor Overlay standards including 40-foot landscape buffer with double row of overstory trees and 80% traditional masonry facades. Staff recommends approval based on findings that the use will not adversely affect public health/safety/welfare and represents orderly development consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
TP1998-123 — Medical hardship manufactured home as principal residence
A decades-old manufactured home on a narrow, triangular lot at Huey Road is seeking re-approval as a principal residence under hardship variance criteria, despite the county's 2020 elimination of medical hardship mobile home permits. The property's unique shape and the 20+ years of inaction by the county since the original permit lapsed in 1998 are central to the staff's recommendation for approval, subject to strict compliance conditions including demolition of the condemned site-built structure and potential removal of the manufactured home if it becomes vacant for six months.
87-127 — Warehouse and storage for a variety of tenants; building renovation
The applicant seeks to rezone 1.83 acres from restrictive professional office use to Heavy Commercial to operate two existing buildings (totaling 14,400 sq ft) as warehouse and storage for multiple tenants. The property is constrained by floodplain and gas pipeline, adjacent to apartment complex and highway commercial development, and staff recommends approval with conditions including DRC review, fence compliance, and a 25,000 sq ft leasable space cap.
84-106 — Convenience store
The applicant proposes a convenience store (selling pre-packaged food, snacks, beverages, and general retail items) within an existing multi-tenant commercial building. Staff recommends approval with conditions, requiring the use to be monitored for compliance with the Unified Development Code and limiting the special use permit to convenience store operations only.
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