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Commission approves convenience store with fuel pumps at Buford Dam Road with setback variances
Summary
The Commission approved a special use permit for a convenience store with fuel pumps at 1250 Buford Dam Road, granting variance relief for multiple setbacks and requiring Corps of Engineers permits, a revised 17‑space parking plan, and engineered landscaping and screening.
The Buford City Commission on July 21 approved a special use permit to allow a convenience store with fuel pumps and canopy at 1250 Buford Dam Road.
Josh Osterhout, representing The Dam Investment, LLC, described the development as a convenience store with fuel pumps. Commissioner Chris Burge moved to approve the permit subject to conditions including Corps of Engineers approvals; the motion carried unanimously (Ayes 3, Nays 0).
The approval requires a revised site plan showing 17 parking spaces, review and approval by the Planning Director, Corps of Engineers permits for use of the East Bank curb cut, and three concurrent variance approvals: reduced front setbacks (from 50 to 25 feet), reduced rear setback (from 40 to 10 feet) with 10‑foot evergreen screening and fencing, and reduced side setbacks (from 20 to 10 feet) also with evergreen screening and fencing. Final landscape plans must be sealed by a Georgia‑registered landscape architect and approved by the Planning Director.
The permit explicitly does not relieve the applicant from requirements of the City of Buford Zoning Ordinance or Development Regulations, and all final architectural plans must be approved before construction.
