South Fulton council approves mixed land‑use measures, requires $1.2M sewer investment and sequencing conditions for mixed development
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Summary
Council approved a community produce‑farm rezoning, conditioned a townhome development on a $1.2 million sewer pump replacement, and approved a mixed‑use self‑storage and retail site with sequencing and access conditions; the body also heard proposals for multiple fuel/convenience projects that remain under review.
The City of South Fulton took several land‑use decisions on Dec. 9 that affect development in multiple districts.
Council unanimously approved a rezoning and future‑land‑use amendment to allow a 3.41‑acre community produce farm, following a motion and a second. Later in the meeting council approved a separate 107‑townhome project subject to a $1.2 million investment into a troubled sewer pump that has caused recurring service problems in the Old National/Old National‑adjacent neighborhoods. Council and staff recorded the sewer investment as an explicit condition and asked that the contribution be placed on the record.
A separate mixed‑use application that proposed retail, restaurant and a self‑storage component drew sustained debate about sequencing and neighborhood impacts. After discussion council adopted conditions that (1) require development substantially in accordance with the submitted site plan, (2) require GDOT confirmation of a curb cut on Fulton Industrial Boulevard before land‑disturbance permits are issued, and (3) while the property remains under unified ownership require the retail and restaurant uses to be constructed prior to or contemporaneously with the self‑storage facility (no certificate of occupancy for storage before retail/restaurant COs). That motion passed 6–1.
Earlier public hearings included an application by MK Energy to build a convenience store with fuel pumps on Campbellton‑Fairburn Road. The applicant, Andre Washington, emphasized investment, a narrower tenant mix and extensive conditions intended to limit nuisance uses; councilmembers raised concerns about proximity to older residences, the city’s local ordinance that restricts new stations within three miles of others and the need to respect existing zoning processes. No final vote was recorded on that application at the Dec. 9 meeting.
Council also deferred or remanded other applications to upcoming hearings when more technical review or public input is required. In several cases staff and council asked for revised site plans, clear access approvals and enforceable sequencing language to place binding limits on construction order and occupancy.
