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Alpharetta panel approves setback variance for new Georgia Skyline Bank at Mansell and Old Roswell
Summary
A city hearing approved a variance to reduce front setbacks to allow redevelopment of a gas station into a two‑story 5,760 sq ft Georgia Skyline Bank with a drive‑through; staff recommended the change and attached seven conditions, including landscaping and painting a retaining wall in the public right‑of‑way.
Alpharetta planning staff and a majority of the hearing panel approved a variance allowing Georgia Skyline Bank to build a two‑story, roughly 5,760‑square‑foot bank with a drive‑through at 1190 Old Roswell Road by reducing front building setbacks along Mansell Road and Old Roswell Road.
The variance reduces the Mansell Road front setback from 65 feet to 32.5 feet and the Old Roswell Road front setback from 65 feet to 62 feet, according to the staff presentation. The property is a roughly 0.84‑acre, light‑industrial parcel now developed as a 10‑pump gas station with a 2,600‑square‑foot convenience store and car wash.
Staff told the panel the bank use is permitted on the parcel and that the applicant could redevelop under a code‑compliant plan without a…
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