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Council approves special-use permit and variance for two warehouses at Welcome Mall Road with new conditions
Summary
After a contentious public hearing and staff recommendation to deny, the East Point City Council approved a use permit and concurrent variance allowing two warehouse/distribution buildings at 0 Welcome Mall Road with conditions including a ban on refrigerant warehouses and lithium storage.
The East Point City Council on April 21 approved a special-use permit and concurrent variance to allow two warehouse and distribution buildings on a roughly 21-acre parcel at 0 Welcome Mall Road, reversing the Planning Department's recommendation to deny the application.
Planning and Community Development Director Kimberly Smith told the council staff recommended denial “due to uncertainties about detailed traffic study information, potential environmental justice impacts, such as noise, lights, tractor trailer traffic, air quality, and water, pursuant to the uses residential uses within the vicinity.” The application included a request to waive a one-mile separation…
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