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Commission approves Strickland Drive Class‑A self‑storage with amended gate hours, Fitzgerald votes no
Summary
The Paulding County Planning Commission recommended approval of a special‑use permit for a three‑story, climate‑controlled self‑storage facility on Strickland Drive with five stipulations; commissioners amended the gate access hours to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the vote passed 5–1–1 with Commissioner Fitzgerald dissenting.
The Paulding County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a special‑use permit for a Class‑A climate‑controlled self‑storage facility on a 3.36‑acre parcel on the northwest side of Dallas‑Acworth Highway off Strickland Drive, with five stipulated conditions and an amended access‑gate schedule.
The recommendation matters because the project would introduce a three‑story, climate‑controlled storage building into a B‑2 zoning district and will move next to plan review and any required county permitting steps.
Brady McDonald, presenting for Strickland Dallas LLC, described the project as a Class‑A facility with a single‑story appearance at the front and three stories at the rear because the site grades down away from the road. He said the applicant sought to amend the first stipulation to set gate access from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and to set staff hours at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. "So that's what we'd request for a gate," McDonald said, while explaining that the 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. gate hours are standard in the industry and allow customers to access units on their commute.
Staff had recommended approval based on the B‑2 zoning and SUP criteria, and noted five stipulations in the packet. Commissioners questioned building materials, facade treatment, buffering and traffic; the applicant provided architectural renderings at the dais and said the front facade would use brick with metal siding on the sides, and that a 40‑foot buffer would remain along the sides and rear to protect adjacent properties.
The applicant described the storage building footprint as roughly 33,000 square feet (about three levels of 10–11,000 square feet each) and said the facility would contain interior units only with no exterior garage doors and no space for boat/truck storage or U‑Haul trailer rental. Security measures discussed included perimeter fencing, keypad access at the gate, full‑site camera coverage and facility lighting designed to be sensitive to neighboring properties.
Commissioner Aston moved to approve the five stipulations with an amendment setting gate hours to 6 a.m.–10 p.m.; Commissioner Callahan seconded. The motion passed with 5 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstention. The transcript records Commissioner Fitzgerald as the dissenting vote. Staff said the item will be forwarded to county review and plan review at the next stage; details such as final landscaping plans and plan‑review coordination with the county DOT will be handled in plan review rather than the SUP hearing.
No members of the public spoke in opposition during the meeting; staff reported an initial traffic study had been submitted as part of the application.
