{"id":785,"date":"2013-10-30T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.eastcobb.net\/?p=785"},"modified":"2013-10-30T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T19:50:07","slug":"petition-z-136-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/2013\/10\/30\/petition-z-136-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition Z-136, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"
Search Tags <Platinum Auto Spa, Robert Burrows, Johnson Ferry Road, Shetland Avenue, 1075 Johnson Ferry Road, front setback><\/div>\n
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Platinum Auto Spa, 678-560-6060, represented by Robert E. Burrows, President, 678-560-6060, requests waiver of the front setback from the required 50 feet to 18 feet.<\/div>\n
Property is located on the west side of Johnson Ferry Road, north of Shetland Avenue (1075 Johnson Ferry Road); 1st<\/sup> District, Land Lot 67, Parcel 4.<\/div>\n
Size of tract is 0.793 acre.<\/div>\n
Present zoning is CRC
\nContiguous zoning is:\u00a0North: <\/em>CRC, RSL;\u00a0East<\/em>: RSL, O&I;\u00a0South: <\/em>R-20 (Johnson Ferry Baptist Church);\u00a0West: <\/em>R-20 (Johnson Ferry Baptist Church).<\/div>\n
Land use category:\u00a0Community Activity Center<\/div>\n
Case manager is Trish Steiner
\nBZA board member is Christi Trombetti<\/div>\n
Reason:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>This canopy is for the protection of the majority of the car wash employees.\u00a0With the canopy the car wash is in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for protection from heat stress\/stroke and skin cancer by providing shade from direct sunlight.\u00a0(OSHA Pub. 3154 and Fact Sheet 9516).\u00a0Please see the 4 page Letter of Intent attached to the Application (a constitutional challenge for approval of the variance by applicant\u2019s attorneys G. Douglas Dillard and Lauren M. Hansford).<\/em><\/div>\n
Staff Comments:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
Preliminary Variance Analysis is here<\/a> <\/strong><\/div>\n
Final Variance Analysis for December is <\/span>here<\/a><\/div>\n
Final Variance Analysis for February is <\/span>here<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Final Variance Analysis for July is <\/span>here <\/a><\/div>\n
ECCA position (January): <\/strong>\u00a0Oppose<\/strong>.<\/em><\/div>\n
Applicant has agreed to relocate the vacuum equipment regardless of the outcome of the variance decision.<\/em><\/div>\n
The ECCA position is that the canopy which intrudes into the front setback is more operational in nature rather than safety related.\u00a0 It has been sized (three lanes) to handle maximum volume.\u00a0 And it has been sized and located so as to consolidate the vacuuming process (previously handled elsewhere on the property) with the finishing or detailing process.\u00a0 We believe this may have been done for efficiency and so as to provide room for expansion into other services (reference the new oil change station).<\/em><\/div>\n
Comments were made last month by the commissioners \u2026 \u201cthat this business would not be approved through zoning if it was a new application.\u00a0 There\u2019s just too much going on for this parcel.\u00a0 We agree with this assessment.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n
We oppose this variance and respectfully request the BZA to deny the application.\u00a0 We also express our concern about what precedent approval of this variance might establish.\u00a0 <\/em><\/div>\n
The only hardship appears to be trying to do too much on too small a parcel of land.\u00a0 This is a self inflicted wound and does not represent a matter requiring accommodation through the variance process.\u00a0 <\/em>In summary, operational considerations of the business do not override Cobb County’s zoning ordinance.\u00a0 This is a problem for which the business owner must find a solution without violating regulations. <\/em><\/div>\n
Maximum impervious surface % allowed:\u00a070%<\/em><\/div>\n
Maximum impervious surface % planned:\u00a0?? %<\/em><\/div>\n
ECCA position (July): <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0OPPOSED<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0No change in previous ECCA position.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0However we noted that the equipment has been relocated by owner. This case was held during fall of 2007 and then continued June 2008.\u00a0County is reviewing related enforcement cases in the area.\u00a0\u00a0 ECCA concerned with other property owners using this cases to disregard setback regulations. Owner of Platinum Auto Spa is Bob Burroughs.<\/em><\/div>\n
BZA Action (November, unofficial)<\/strong>:\u00a0CONTINUED<\/span><\/em><\/strong> until the December 12, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals Variance Hearing<\/em><\/div>\n
BZA Action (December, unofficial)<\/strong>:\u00a0HOLD<\/span><\/em><\/strong>until the January 10 Board of Zoning Appeals Variance Hearing.<\/em><\/div>\n
At the next hearing, applicant to provide a stipulation letter noting the hardship and stipulations to resolve the problem.\u00a0Letter to provide the following:<\/em><\/div>\n
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  • Location where they will be moved to, where they cannot be seen from Johnson Ferry Road<\/em><\/li>\n
  • How the vacuum pipes and other apparatus will be rendered \u201cinvisible\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Fence or other hardscape along the frontage to minimize the visual impact of the operations from cars on Johnson Ferry Road<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Staff to provide status of other car washes along Johnson Ferry Road and whether they comply with county code. <\/em><\/div>\n
    BZA Action (January, unofficial)<\/strong>:\u00a0Hold<\/span><\/em><\/strong> until the June 11, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals Variance Hearing.\u00a0The operational conditions of the car washes along Johnson Ferry and Roswell Roads will be assessed prior to the hearing to see if action needs to be taken to remedy common problems.<\/em><\/div>\n
    BZA Action (June, unofficial)<\/strong>:\u00a0Hold<\/span><\/em><\/strong> until the July 9, 2008 Board<\/em>of Zoning Appeals Variance Hearing<\/em><\/div>\n
    BZA Action (July)<\/strong>:\u00a0Petition DENIED. \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Applicant must come into compliance with the front setback requirement by September 9, 2009.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Platinum Auto Spa, 678-560-6060, represented by Robert E. Burrows, President, 678-560-6060, requests waiver of the front setback from the required 50 feet to 18 feet.
    \nProperty is located on the west side of Johnson Ferry Road, north of Shetland Avenue (1075 Johnson Ferry Road); 1st District, Land Lot 67, Parcel 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zonings-past-2008"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastcobb.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}