Dawsonville commission approves COA for downtown coffee shop drive‑through with curb, sidewalk and sign conditions

The Dawsonville planning commission voted unanimously to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior changes to a downtown building that will house a coffee shop with a drive‑through and one wall sign facing Georgia 53.

Planning staff told the panel the request includes a drive‑through menu board, patio improvements with a partial wooden privacy fence and one wall sign on the building elevation that faces Georgia 53. Staff recommended approval but asked for three modifications: ensure sufficient separation between the proposed menu board/drive‑through queue and adjacent parking so vehicles can reverse safely from spaces; install curbing along the adjacent property line to prevent lane deviation; and add a perpendicular sidewalk from Highway 53 to the building frontage to provide safe pedestrian…