LICENSE AND VARIANCE BOARD
Minutes - Final

Penny Moceri, Chairperson
Richard Garland, Board Member
Bo Jones, Board Member
Brian Marcos, Board Member
Mary Moore, Board Member
Jill G. Head, Secretary

A Max Bacon City Hall

2800 King Street SE

Smyrna, GA 30080

City Attorney Scott Cochran

City Administrator Joseph Bennett

City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn

January 11, 2023

10:00 AM

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City Hall, 2800 King Street SE, Notice Boards

Roll Call

Board Members:  3 – Penny Moceri, Richard Garland, and Bo Jones

Staff:                     7 – Jill Head, Dat Luu, Russell Martin, Kelly Moon, Heather Peacon-Corn, Joey Staubes, and Starla Whiddon

Chairperson Penny Moceri called to order the January 11, 2023 License and Variance Board Meeting held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in the Administration Conference Room at 10:00 AM.

Boardmember Richard Garland made a motion to table item V22-064, a public hearing and variance request (V22-064) to increase the maximum impervious surface area from 35% to 39.78% on lot 556 located at 3341 Pretty Branch Drive by applicant Luke Burbank to the January 25, 2023 License and Variance Board meeting; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to table to the January 25, 2023 License and Variance Board meeting carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Bo Jones made a motion to table to the January 25, 2023 License and Variance Board meeting item V22-069, a public hearing and variance request (V22-069) to allow an increase in impervious surface from 35% to 51.6% on land lot 446 on 0.09 acres located at 2309 Kissing Tree Lane by applicant Alicia Encalade; seconded by Boardmember Richard Garland.

The motion to table to the January 25, 2023 License and Variance Board meeting carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Richard Garland made a motion to approve item LIC2023-001, a privilege license agent change request for beer and wine (retail package) at 1000 S Pioneer Drive SE by applicant GB License, LLC dba goPuff with Darren Gooden as agent; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Bo Jones made a motion to approve item V22-073, a public hearing and variance request (V22-073) to allow 5-foot split rail fence in front yard on land lot 383 on 1.81 acres located at 703 Austin Drive by applicant Zane Miller; seconded by Boardmember Richard Garland.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Richard Garland made a motion to withdraw without prejudice item V22-074, a public hearing and variance request (V22-074) to allow a boarding facility within 200 feet of residential property on land lot 632 on 0.41 acres located at 1717 Spring Street by applicant Max Feidelson; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to withdraw without prejudice carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Richard Garland made a motion to approve item V23-001, a public hearing and variance request (V23-001) to allow an accessory structure height increase from 15 feet to 25 feet on land lot 559 on 0.39 acres located at 2889 Alexander Street by applicant Robert Harrison; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Bo Jones made a motion to approve item V23-002, a public hearing and variance request (V23-002) to allow new construction on a lot of record below minimum requirements on land lot 485 on 0.31 acres located at 3279 Concord Circle by applicant Hal Simpson; seconded by Boardmember Richard Garland.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

Boaardmember Richard Garland made a motion to approve item V23-003, a public hearing and variance request (V22-003) to allow rear setback reduction from 30 feet to 19 feet on land lot 849 on 0.99 acres located at 2535 Cobb Pkwy by applicant Scott LeFevre; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Richard Garland made a motion to approve item V23-004, a public hearing and variance request to allow rear setback from 30 feet to 25 feet on loand lot 191 on 0.16 acres located at 2105 Adderbury Lane by applicant Scott Stewart; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

Boardmember Richard Garland made a motion to approve item MIN2023-001, the December 14, 2022 License and Variance Board meeting minutes; seconded by Boardmember Bo Jones.

The motion to approve carried with the following vote:

City Clerk Heather Peacon-Corn mentioned that the Board needed to add two new members as alternates. The Board confirmed they would be adding Economic Development Director Andrea Worthy and Deputy Fire Chief Eric Mohrmann as alternates.

Chairperson Penny Moceri adjourned the January 11, 2023 License and Variance Board Meeting at10:39 PM.