Stonecrest reviews three Type 1 home-occupation permit applications; staff to issue decisions

City of Stonecrest planning staff held a special administrative permit (SAP) public hearing on July 15, 2025, to consider three Type 1 home-occupation permit applications for administrative-office use at private residences. The applicants were Nikkita Bush of KBS Healthcare; Renee Hawkins of Quest Realty Endeavors; and Charlita Adams of Sacred Heart Home Health Agency, LLC. Planning staff said decision letters would be issued within 24 to 48 hours.

The hearing matters because Georgia law, effective July 1, 2023, requires a public hearing for a special administrative permit for Type 1 home occupations, and the City of Stonecrest enforces supplementary rules in its municipal code. Zoning analyst Abby, representing the Planning and Zoning Department, told applicants they must comply "with the supplemental regulations in City Ordinance chapter 27 section 4.2.0.31." That ordinance was referenced repeatedly during the session.

At the podium, Nikkita Bush, who identified herself as owner of KBS Healthcare and gave her address as 1952 Dillon Drive, said her business conducts administrative work from home and that field staff visit clients in their homes. "KBS Healthcare has been up and running since 2015, and we go into the presence of the elderly's home, and we see about them. Clients with dementia, Alzheimer's, long term, and short term memory loss," Bush said. Charlita Adams, of Sacred Heart Home Health Agency, LLC, said she would perform administrative work at her home and that her agency provides in-home services for elderly clients. Renee Hawkins said she is a licensed realtor and will operate a property-management business, Quest Realty Endeavors, conducting primarily administrative work from her home at 2677 Stone Key Bend.

Crystal Nevins, president of the Princeton Ridge Homeowners Association, spoke during public comment about traffic concerns related to the Dillon Drive application. She gave her address as 6462 Scutters Drive and said the HOA board had questions about traffic and company operations. In response, Abby clarified the permit class: "Type 1 home occupation does not allow any customer contact, so no traffic may be generated. She just operate as an administrative office. No customers allowed to come, or meet or do any kind of customer contact." That clarification was given during the public comment period and pertains to how the City interprets Type 1 restrictions for these SAP requests.

Planning staff also asked follow-up operational questions at the podium. A staff member identified as Anton asked one applicant whether she alone would be performing field visits; the applicant confirmed she would. For the Stone Key Bend property, staff noted the lot is in an overlay called "Stonecrest Overlay Tier 6" and that underlying zoning for the properties cited in the hearing included R-100 and MR-1 (medium-density residential) designations.

No formal vote or motion was recorded in the hearing. For each applicant, staff told the applicant they would receive a written decision from Planning and Zoning within 24 to 48 hours and reminded applicants they must "comply and remain in compliance with the supplemental regulations in City Ordinance chapter 27 section 4.2.0.31." The hearing adjourned after the third case.

Staff directions and next steps: Planning staff will issue decision letters within 24 to 48 hours to the three applicants; applicants were instructed to remain in compliance with the cited ordinance. Public-comment concerns (traffic at the Dillon Drive address) were recorded and addressed by staff with the Type 1 limitation on customer contact.

Details from the hearing: the three cases listed on the agenda were SA250161952 (1952 Dillon Drive, KBS Healthcare), SA250372677 (2677 Stone Key Bend, Quest Realty Endeavors), and SA250415076 (576 Hillandale Park Drive, Sacred Heart Home Health Agency, LLC). The meeting began at approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 15, 2025, and concluded after the final case; planning staff present included Deputy Director Ellis Steele, Senior Planner Mona Worsley, Planner Felicia Blair, and zoning analyst Abby. Applicants and public commenters provided addresses as recorded during the hearing; where speakers offered operational details, those statements are reported as spoken by the named speaker.

The City’s action is administrative: the hearing is the required public process; staff review and the forthcoming decision letters will record any conditions or denials. No City Council or board vote was recorded on the record during this SAP hearing.