Historic Preservation Commission backs conceptual plan for Lazy Guy distillery at 2690 King Street

The Kennesaw Historic Preservation Commission voted June 20 to recommend conceptual approval for a Central Business District application to relocate Lazy Guy distillery to 2690 King Street.

Mark Allen, the applicant, told commissioners the project would consolidate his operations into an about 7,000‑square‑foot production facility on a 0.61‑acre parcel in downtown Kennesaw. The proposal includes a hospitality area with roughly 2,000 square feet (about 1,500 square feet of interior seating and an approximately 500‑square‑foot kitchen), covered and open outdoor seating, roll‑up doors toward the street, and a small merchandise shop. Allen said the business would move from Moon Station Road to the downtown site.

Commissioners clarified that the parcel is adjacent to properties inside the historic district but is not itself HPC‑designated; staff said the city’s overall landscaping ordinance and downtown master plan apply and commissioners may request a final landscaping plan when the applicant returns with design development drawings.

Commissioner Bramlett moved to approve the commission’s recommendation for the CBD application; the chair called the motion passed. Staff said the commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to mayor and council for a June 30 work session and consideration at the July 7 regular meeting.

What happens next: the commission approved a conceptual recommendation only. Staff and applicants will return with more detailed design development and construction drawings for HPC review and for mayor and council’s final decision.