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Smyrna board approves variance to allow second accessory structures at Cobb Parkway site

5341819 · July 10, 2025
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The Smyrna License and Variance Board approved a variance to allow a second accessory structure at 2579 Cobb Parkway to serve a proposed Raising Cane's restaurant; staff recommended approval with two conditions and public commenters raised parking and driveway concerns.

The Smyrna License and Variance Board at its July meeting approved a variance allowing a second accessory structure at 2579 Cobb Parkway, where a new Raising Cane's restaurant and associated drive-through canopy and dumpster enclosure are planned, city staff said.

Caitlin Crow, land services development coordinator for Smyrna Community Development, told the board the parcel is a little over 2 acres and currently houses a restaurant. Crow said the proposed drive-through canopy and a required detached dumpster enclosure each count as accessory structures; city ordinance limits parcels to one accessory structure, so a variance was required. Staff…

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