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Smyrna planning commission defers annexation and PID zoning for Florence Road storage project after fire-access and layout concerns
Summary
Commissioners deferred the annexation and PID zoning request for 8216 Florence Road (Sunny Patel) to the next meeting after the fire department and staff flagged vehicle-turn and hydrant-coverage issues and neighbors asked for larger buffers and curbing to prevent overnight truck parking.
The Municipal Planning Commission voted Nov. 6 to defer action on an annexation and PID zoning request for 8216 Florence Road (applicant: Sunny Patel), asking the applicant for revised drawings to address fire-department access, hydrant coverage and building layout before the commission considers the request again.
Staff described the proposal as a 34,771-square-foot conventional self-storage facility with nine covered outdoor-storage bays and conversion of an existing house into an office. Staff noted changes to exterior materials and indicated several outstanding technical comments: the fire department requested clearer auto-turn (turning-path) diagrams, hydrant coverage questions may require a water-main extension across…
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