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Council schedules GrowLife Ministries rezoning request for regular meeting after parking, capacity questions
Summary
Lawrenceville City Council moved a rezoning request for property associated with GrowLife Ministries to the regular meeting on Feb. 20 for further consideration.
Lawrenceville City Council moved a rezoning request for property associated with GrowLife Ministries to the regular meeting on Feb. 20 for further consideration.
Todd Hargrave, the city's director of planning and development, told the council the application (RZC2024-00061) would change a parcel currently used as a place of worship from RS150 to BG to allow a monastery school to occupy a building on the rear of the site. "Staff has been supportive of this request, as has the planning commission," Hargrave said. The planning commission recommended approval with conditions, Hargrave added.
Council members focused on parking and on-site operations. Hargrave said the applicant indicated during the planning commission meeting that the school would serve approximately 50 children and that hours would be roughly 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. He said the applicant asked for a parking-variance discussion because the city's parking regulations require more spaces for a Montessori-type school. Possible solutions identified at the work session included securing an off-site parking agreement with an adjacent private lot or use of a city-owned lot; Hargrave said an easement or agreement with the neighboring property owner could resolve the concern.
Council members also asked about the ages of children to be served; Hargrave said that detail would be confirmed by the applicant before the regular meeting. Hargrave and other officials noted precedent in recent rezonings and that bringing the property into code compliance would be part of any approval conditions.
No formal vote to approve or deny the rezoning took place at the Feb. 12 work session. The only formal action on the item at the work session was scheduling the matter for the regular council meeting on Feb. 20.
Background: the application materials identify GrowLife Ministries as the applicant (care of Henry Pearl Bell and Erica Quinn) and list the site's street reference in staff materials. The council's further review at the regular meeting is expected to include final paperwork, any proposed conditions from staff, and confirmation of the applicant's parking and age-capacity plans.
