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Council approves special-use permit for outdoor display at Sosby Auto Supply with size limit and compliance conditions
Summary
The council approved SUP2024-0097 allowing outdoor storage and display at Sosby Auto Supply, 905 Grayson Highway, with conditions including a maximum 256-square-foot outdoor display area, fencing with slats, requirements for dumpster screening and language tying revocation to a public-hearing process for transfer or repeated code citations.
The Lawrenceville City Council on Feb. 24 approved special-use permit SUP2024-0097 for Sosby Auto Supply at 905 Grayson Highway, authorizing outdoor display/storage at the sides of the building with specific limits and compliance conditions.
Planning director Todd Hargrave introduced the request and staff recommended a set of conditions patterned after prior SUPs for outdoor display. During the hearing staff and the applicant discussed dimensions and materials; staff suggested language limiting the total outdoor display and sales area to a maximum of 256 square feet. The council adopted that limit and other conditions as part of the permit.
Daniel Ray Sosby Jr., who identified himself as the third-generation owner and gave his address, described the proposed layout as consistent with standard hardware/outdoor-display practices and said the configuration matched what small equipment retailers typically use. He also said concrete bollards and fencing would be part of the site plan and that the recently delivered propane tank was not yet functional.
Key conditions adopted by the council include: a cap on total outdoor display/sales area at 256 square feet; fencing with slats to screen the outdoor areas; gate and enclosure requirements for the dumpster; and requirement that the special-use permit be considered for revocation only after a public hearing in the event of a transfer of ownership or three code-enforcement citations within a 365-day period. Council and legal counsel clarified that revocation requires a separate public hearing before staff may revoke a permit.
The motion to approve passed unanimously, 5-0. The official record notes additional operational restrictions included hours for outdoor display and daily removal requirements in the adopted conditions (detailed in the ordinance language on file with planning and development).
The applicant and staff will coordinate final materials, fencing details and the exact placement of propane equipment with city departments as part of permitting and code compliance. The city attorney and planning staff inserted the “considered for revocation after a public hearing” language into two condition paragraphs to ensure the revocation process follows required public-notice procedures.
The council closed the public hearing before taking the vote; recorded motions and the ordinance language are in the planning department file for SUP2024-0097.
