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Board approves reduced front-setback for detention pond at proposed South Stone Mountain self-storage site
Summary
The ZBA approved a variance reducing the required front-yard setback from 60 feet to 30 feet to permit a portion of a detention pond within the front setback for a climate-controlled self-storage facility; staff conditions require a revised site plan, stormwater compliance, and planting/screening.
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve variance V24-007 on Feb. 18, 2025, allowing a detention pond associated with a proposed climate-controlled self-storage facility at 2395 South Stone Mountain Road to encroach into the front-yard setback. The board approved staff-recommended conditions, including a revised site plan illustrating the reduced setback to 30 feet (rather than the originally requested 15 feet), compliance with stormwater-management requirements, and additional submittals prior to permitting.
Jason Brown of Georgia Civil, representing the applicant, described the requested reduction as limited to the portion of frontage occupied by the pond—roughly 160 linear feet of the site frontage—and not across the entire property. Staff told the board the revised site plan submitted on Jan. 16 met the staff recommendations and that the stormwater design had been reviewed and approved to demonstrate functionality.
Staff recommended approval with conditions: submit a revised site plan showing the conditional setback reduction measured from the front-yard property line (staff recommended 30 feet), comply with chapter 14 stormwater-management requirements and any applicable design requirements tied to building square footage, and show a reduced building footprint/square-footage tabulation as part of the site-plan submittals. The applicant also committed to landscaping and screening around the pond; the engineer said the plan provides two rows of evergreen plantings, 94 trees and 61 shrubs, and a tree-density calculation exceeding code requirements.
The board voted to approve the staff-recommended conditions by voice vote. Staff and the applicant agreed the approval is subject to final engineering and permitting to demonstrate the detention pond functions as designed, and the applicant must provide the revised site plan and stormwater documentation required by the conditions before land-disturbance or building permits are issued.
