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Board approves packaged‑liquor store at Bells Ferry Road with conditions, 4–1
Summary
After public opposition and staff discussion, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved a special‑use permit and an exceptional variance for a package‑liquor store at 6220 Bells Ferry Road. Approval includes hours limits, additional screening and no direct access from the adjacent multi‑use trail; the chairman voted against both motions.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 on Oct. 7 to approve both a special‑use permit and an exceptional variance allowing a package‑liquor store at 6220 Bells Ferry Road.
The application, filed for property at the intersection of Bice Lake Parkway and Bells Ferry Road, requested approval to operate a packaged‑liquor store in the county’s Bells Ferry neighborhood center overlay. Planning staff told the board the applicant met the county’s recently adopted alcohol‑district ordinance requirements and that the Planning Commission had recommended approval.
Several residents and some commissioners said they were concerned about proximity to an apartment complex and a nearby bus stop and multi‑use…
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