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Commission Weighs Murals as Alternative to Transparent Glazing for Storage Facility on Buford Highway

Planning Commission Work Session · August 20, 2025
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Summary

Staff proposed letting a storage‑facility applicant satisfy transparency requirements either with windows/glazing or by installing large, reviewed murals visible from the interstate; commissioners discussed precedent, Arts & Culture Commission review, and cost implications.

Planning staff presented an alternative compliance option for a storage‑facility design element visible from the interstate and a future flyover bridge: allow the applicant to install large exterior murals subject to review by the Arts & Culture Commission instead of adding transparent glazing or windows.

The condition under discussion (condition 5 in the staff report) would let the applicant pursue either the glazing/window option or a mural approach. Staff said the applicant (identified in the application materials as Scott…

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