Stonecrest planners hear request to rezone parcel from M2 to M light industrial near Coffee Road

City of Stonecrest planning staff on April 10 heard a request to rezone a parcel near Coffee Road from M2 (heavy industrial) to M (light industrial) so the owner can combine two adjacent lots and build a small light‑industrial general distribution building.

The request, presented by attorney Josh Mahoney of Battle Law P.C. on behalf of the owner, would change the parcel’s map designation to match surrounding light‑industrial uses. Mahoney said the subject property is immediately adjacent to a PepsiCo building and bordered by larger industrial users such as Home Depot; he described the rezoning as bringing the property closer to the zoning pattern in the area.

City staff and members of the public pressed the applicant for operational details. A resident, Renee Kale, asked about how many trucks would be on site, who would monitor compliance with city ordinances and whether diesel emissions had been studied. Mahoney said the number of trucks is “speculative” at this stage but offered to ask the client for a rendering to show dock doors and provide a range; he estimated, as a rough example, “maybe 16 trucks in the morning and evening hours” but said that was not final. Mahoney also said an environmental site analysis was submitted with the application and is available for public review and that City of Stonecrest code enforcement would monitor compliance with city ordinances.

Mahoney described access to the site as from the existing Coffee Road cul‑de‑sac and said the proposal would not create a new zoning district in the area. Staff asked the applicant to follow up on historical parcel information (the original address), which Mahoney said he would try to obtain from earlier counsel, Michelle Battle.

This meeting was an informational Community Planning Information Meeting, not a formal vote; applicants and staff used the session to present materials and to collect questions the applicant must answer before a formal zoning hearing.

Next steps were not finalized on the record at the CPIM. The environmental site analysis and a site rendering showing dock capacity were offered by the applicant as documents staff and residents may review in advance of any formal hearing.