Douglasville to send annexation petition for 1.5-acre Lee Road site to county for review; rezoning pitched to allow gas/convenience use

Community Development Director Dana Gray presented item 26-209, a petition from OM Shiv Property LLC to annex 1.529 acres on Lee Road into the city and to rezone the parcels from county commercial (CG) to city general commercial (GC). Gray said the applicant proposes a restaurant and a convenience store with gas pumps; he noted a prior 2024 application for the same parcel had included a liquor store and had been withdrawn and denied at that time.

Councilmembers emphasized the distinction between sending a petition for county review and approving annexation or rezoning. Council member Howard Estes asked for clarification and Gray confirmed that the agenda request would allow staff to forward the annexation petition to the county for the required review period; any annexation and rezoning would return to the council later for final action. Council members discussed the site’s location and whether commercial services such as convenience stores already exist nearby; some members said they were pleased to see activity on Lee Road but made no formal motion to approve annexation during the work session.

The council indicated it was comfortable placing the petition on the consent agenda to move forward with the county review; no final annexation or rezoning decision was made at the meeting.