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Council advances rezoning request for 5324 Old North Road to light-industry designation
Summary
Planning staff presented a request to rezone 5.24 acres at 5324 Old North Road from general business to M-1 light industry, citing potential uses including power storage; council moved the item forward (with exclusions) for further processing after staff and public discussion.
The Norcross City Council moved forward with consideration of a rezoning for 5324 Old North Road after a staff presentation describing the site and recommended uses.
Helen Bell, planning staff, said the request seeks to reclassify the 5.24-acre parcel from C-2 General Business to M-1 Light Industry and noted the owner is "actively searching for a new tenant, so there is no current use." The presentation outlined existing site conditions, buffer vegetation (a row of pine trees), and planning staff's view that the property's future land-use designation contemplates industrial activity.
Council discussed stream-buffer and concurrent-variance notice requirements; staff advised that a 25-foot state buffer is involved and that a concurrent stream-buffer variance would require separate notice. Council placed a motion on the floor to proceed with the rezoning item but excluded two items from immediate action (items 3 and 4 as noted in the agenda discussion). That motion carried by voice vote.
Next steps: the rezoning will proceed through the required hearing and noticing steps; separate variances (stream-buffer) and site-specific permits will be processed according to code and may return to council or staff for review as required.
