Applicant seeks M‑1 rezoning for 12.8‑acre Norcross parcel historically used for bus operations

An applicant appearing before the Norcross City Council asked that a 12.8‑acre parcel be rezoned to M‑1 Light Industry to resolve a nonconforming use at the southwest corner of the site. The rezoning (RZ 2025‑008) was introduced by the council as a matter to allow fuller utilization of an existing R‑100 property and to ‘clean up this corner,’ according to council remarks.

Jessica Hill, who introduced herself to the council, said she purchased the property in November 2024 and does not have knowledge of actions on the site prior to her ownership. “My name is Jessica Hill, and the business address is 600 Peachtree Street,” she told the council. Hill said the site historically had been used by what the transcript records as “American coats,” described in the meeting as a bus operation where buses are serviced, washed and painted; she also said a Georgia Power contractor stores coils on the site and noted transmission lines run across part of the property, limiting where buildings could be placed.

Hill told the council that staff and the planning commission had recommended different conditions for the rezoning: staff reportedly recommended no onsite parking (only street parking), while the applicant asked for flexibility given the site’s existing gravel parking and bus storage. She asked council to consider the applicant’s requested conditions and emphasized the rezoning would correct an incongruity between the comp plan, current zoning and how the parcel has been used.

No final action on RZ 2025‑008 was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.