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Stonecrest council votes down special land‑use permit for Thompson Mill personal care home after safety and site‑plan concerns
Summary
A proposal to operate a personal care home at 4989 Thompson Mill Road failed after council members raised concerns about site layout, resident mobility, staffing and emergency vehicle access. The motion to approve failed, 3–2.
The City of Stonecrest on March 24 voted down a special land‑use permit (SLUP 25‑001) to operate a type‑2 home occupation personal care home at 4989 Thompson Mill Road. A motion to approve the permit failed by a 3–2 margin after council members expressed concerns over the proposed site layout and operational details.
Why it matters: The proposed facility would have housed residents needing daily assistance and could have filled a local need for elder and memory care services. Councilmembers said they could not approve the application without clearer documentation that the house and driveway safely support the proposed resident count, staffing and emergency access.
Planning staff presented the application and recommended approval with conditions. Staff’s conditions included standard requirements: the owner…
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