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Developers seek C-2 zoning for a 3,100-square-foot restaurant at Ketherington/Fairburn corner
Summary
A representative for Searls Foundation and 5 Points Development requested rezoning from AG-1 to C-2 for a 3,100-square-foot corner restaurant with 32 parking spaces; tenant and final site orientation remain under negotiation and will be clarified in subsequent hearings.
At the City of South Fulton community zoning information meeting on March 3, Danielle Johnson, representing the Searls Foundation and 5 Points Development, presented a rezoning request for a corner lot at Ketherington and Fairburn (listed in the presentation as 0 Ketherington, Fairburn) in City Council District 3. The applicant seeks rezoning from AG-1 (agriculture) to C-2 (general commercial) to operate a restaurant.
Johnson said the proposed building would be about 3,100 square feet with 32 parking spaces and that the project is on a corner lot near Campbellton Road (referred to in discussion as the frontage). She said the developer is in negotiations with a national casual-dining restaurant chain but has not signed a lease and therefore did not disclose a tenant name. She also said the developer is under lease discussions for a nearby Piedmont Urgent Care site in the same area.
City staff asked clarifying questions about driveway access and drive-thru configuration; Johnson said the site plan showed two drive-thru lanes without a bypass lane. Staff also said an overlay district might dictate building orientation and that staff would follow up with the applicant about overlay requirements.
No vote or decision was made at the information meeting; the applicant was reminded the public participation plan and evidence of the community meeting are due April 7, 2025, and that hearings are scheduled for April 16 (planning commission) and May 13 (city council).
