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Lawrenceville council approves special‑use permit for banquet hall at 1154 Lawrenceville Highway
Summary
Council approved SUP2025‑00117 for Samia Craig (Studio 1865) at 1154 Lawrenceville Highway with enumerated conditions including hours capped at 11:00 p.m., staff‑only break‑down until midnight, alcohol service restrictions, and a two‑year permit term; the vote was unanimous.
The Mayor and Council of the City of Lawrenceville on Jan. 28 granted a special‑use permit (SUP2025‑00117) to allow a Special Event Facility/Banquet Hall at 1154 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 206, submitted by applicant Samia Craig (Studio 1865). Planning and Development Director Todd Hargrave presented the application and the council opened and closed the public hearing after noting no speakers appeared for or against the item.
Council adopted the special‑use permit per Planning and Development's recommended conditions detailed in the ordinance record. Those conditions recorded in the meeting packet include: limiting the hours of operation for any special event to no later than 11:00 p.m.; allowing break‑down activities (staff only) until midnight with no amplified sound, entertainment, food or alcohol service during break‑down; prohibiting tents, temporary banners, decorative balloons and certain temporary signage; requiring lighting to be directed on site and not toward adjacent properties or rights‑of‑way; prohibiting outdoor storage; requiring dumpsters to be screened by masonry walls with an opaque metal gate; requiring graffiti remediation within 72 hours; restricting alcohol service to a licensed caterer or the owner in compliance with Chapter 4 (Alcoholic Beverages) of the City Code; and limiting the special‑use permit to two years, after which the use must cease or the owner must apply for renewal.
The ordinance record states the Planning Commission held a duly advertised public hearing and filed a formal recommendation; notice was published in The Gwinnett Daily Post and no objections were filed. Council approved the special‑use permit on a 5‑0 vote.
Next steps: city staff will record the ordinance adoption in official records and monitor compliance with the permit conditions during operations.
