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Council defers major drive‑through zoning changes after public concerns and mapping questions
Summary
After staff proposed limits on drive-through restaurants — larger lot-size requirements, increased separation from residences, and a 1,500-foot spacing between restaurants — council debated business and walkability impacts and ultimately deferred the ordinance to the next meeting for further review.
City planning staff presented a second‑read zoning text amendment July 14 that would tighten rules for drive‑through restaurants and other drive‑through uses across Tucker. The proposed changes would remove some special‑land‑use permit options, increase the minimum setback from residential uses from 60 to 150 feet, raise the minimum lot size for drive‑throughs from 10,000 square feet to 1 acre, and bar drive‑through restaurants from locating within 1,500 feet of another drive‑through restaurant.
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