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Council approves four-year temporary permit so family business can operate while city rewrites zoning
Summary
After hours of testimony and legal arguments, the Mableton City Council approved a two‑year temporary land‑use permit with an automatic two‑year renewal for the commercial property at 6671 Mableton Parkway, with detailed conditions for buffering, signage removal and restricted uses while staff develops a transition-area zoning category.
Mableton City (April 22, 2026) — The Mableton City Council voted to allow continued commercial use at 6671 Mableton Parkway under a temporary land‑use permit limited to two years and automatically renewable for a second two‑year period if the owner meets a list of stipulations, council members said.
The decision followed a lengthy hearing in which staff recommended denying a rezoning request and instead approving a temporary permit that would give the property owner time to bring the site into compliance and allow the city to finalize a new zoning category for transition corridors. Director Hughes told the council that staff’s recommendation was "denial of the application and approval of a temporary land use permit," citing the parcel’s current future…
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