First reading for Campbellton Crossroads gas station draws public skepticism over owner’s local track record

Angela Addison, a Chattahoochee Hills resident, told the council she was concerned the applicant for the Campbellton Crossroads gas station also owns the Texaco across the street and questioned whether that person had been held accountable for prior property upkeep.

"If the gentleman who gave the proposal also owns the Texaco across the street," Addison said, "we'll need you to vary anything. We'll need you to do anything that's outside of what we expect." Her remarks reflected several public commenters who said the proposed special-use permit should be reconsidered against the city’s Hamilton Crossroads master plan.

Community Development Director Mike Morton (speaker 12) presented the item as a first read for a special use permit and concept plan for a 7.66-acre site at Cascade Palmetto Highway and Highway 92. Morton said the application proposes pumps in front (a previously granted variance), a convenience store, up to 16 fueling positions (8 pumps), and mixed retail/restaurant uses in buildings ranging from roughly 16,000 to 23,000 square feet depending on final design.

Morton noted the site is within the Metropolitan River Protection Act 2,000-foot boundary, meaning state review and ARC approval will limit disturbance and building footprint; ARC and regional reviews remain pending. He also said the applicant will face a future building-permit review by the city, which will provide another opportunity for council review of architecture and elevations.

The council did not take action; staff announced two public engagement meetings (one two days after the meeting and another before the planning commission on the 15th) and a planning commission and council public hearing schedule. Residents urged stricter adherence to the adopted Crossroads vision and suggested council use upcoming public sessions to press the applicant on architecture, buffers, circulation and neighborhood impacts.