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Council hears gas-station plan at 5039 Buford Highway as staff recommends partial approval of variances
Summary
City staff recommended approval of some use-based variances for a proposed gas-pump canopy and convenience store at 5039 Buford Highway while denying streetscape waivers; the property owner said the project would renovate a long-neglected building and introduce Amoco branding, and council raised traffic and long-term contamination concerns.
Chamblee — City planning staff recommended approving several use-based variances but denying most streetscape waivers for a proposed gas station canopy and six fuel dispensers at 5039 Buford Highway, saying some requests were driven by the parcel’s constrained layout while others were preferences rather than hardships.
“Those motor-vehicle use requests were a hardship — they could not occur anywhere on this site given the way it is comprised,” Matt Adams, director of planning and development, told the council as he summarized the staff report. Adams said staff recommended approval of variances…
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