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Conyers council approves zoning changes to allow car, truck and van rentals in Industrial/Distribution district
Summary
The Conyers City Council approved two text amendments (Ordinances 14‑67 and 14‑68) to allow car, truck and van rental uses in the Industrial/Distribution (ID) district and to add supplemental standards (buffers, circulation, hours, screening) intended to limit impacts on nearby residential areas.
The Conyers City Council on the evening approved two zoning text amendments to allow car, truck and van rental operations in the city’s Industrial/Distribution (ID) district, a change planning staff said will let Courtesy Ford and associated rental providers continue serving customers without a rezoning.
Ryan Jones, planning staff, told the council the first measure (Ordinance 14‑67) would “add a fourth zone to that list” of districts permitting car rental and let Enterprise‑style operations continue at a relocated Courtesy Ford site without a separate rezoning. Jones said staff and the planning commission recommended approval.
Bridal Glass, fixed operations director for Curtzy Automotive Group, described the operational reason for the request, saying the Courtesy Parkway road work forced a shift of some service operations to Transparent Drive and that the zoning change would allow rental services to be provided from the new property.
A second, related text amendment (Ordinance 14‑68) incorporated truck and van rental into the supplemental standards and proposed additional measures intended to reduce negative externalities near residential property. Planning staff summarized the standards as including on‑site queuing lanes and vehicle circulation requirements, limits on vehicle activity hours and idling, decorative buffering and fencing adjacent to residential parcels, screening for storage vehicles and an explicit prohibition on junk vehicles. Staff said a 100‑foot buffer applies where the ID property directly abuts residential zoning.
Council discussion focused on the buffer and screening provisions; planning staff confirmed the 100‑foot buffer requirement where properties abut residential zoning and explained how the circulation and queuing requirements are intended to limit queuing onto public streets. After questions the council moved and approved both ordinances; the mayor announced the motion carried for Ordinance 14‑67 and council recorded its approval for Ordinance 14‑68.
Why it matters: the changes let established automotive service operators continue offering rental vehicles from an ID‑zoned property without rezoning while adding written standards the city can enforce to reduce impacts on nearby neighborhoods. Planning staff will apply the new supplemental standards during permitting and inspections.
The planning presentation and applicant remarks preceded separate recorded motions and votes approving Ordinance 14‑67 and Ordinance 14‑68. The ordinances amend Chapter 7, Title 8 of the Conyers code to permit car, truck and van rental uses in the ID district and establish the cited supplemental use standards.
