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Kelly said the site is an unusual triangular lot with a cell‑tower easement and that historical changes to nearby road connections left Coffee Road as a dead‑end, making the original 60‑foot front and side setbacks particularly constraining. He asked the city to reduce the Coffee Road setback to 20 feet and to allow a 30‑foot relief for a jog in the Lithonia Road alignment so the developer can create a straight building line on Lithonia and fit two buildings of roughly 20,000 square feet combined.

Kelly said usable area on the site is significantly less than the total acreage he owns; he estimated gross ownership at about two acres but said the usable portion is closer to three‑quarters to one acre once setbacks and buffers are considered. He described prior site conditions, cleanup work his firm completed and ongoing coordination with AT&T for easement access to an on‑site cell tower. Kelly said the developer plans on typical flex‑type construction with brick facades and interior movable partitions so suites can be combined or divided by future tenants.

Staff asked about detention and stormwater; Kelly said the design anticipates a vault‑style underground detention under pavement in the lower left corner of the site and that on‑site detention will comply with Stonecrest development standards. Staff also asked whether AT&T has been engaged; Kelly said initial conversations had occurred and that AT&T’s real‑estate group requires preserved access but generally is agreeable to revised access arrangements.

The applicant said he was not seeking rezoning and intends to remain in a manufacturing/nonresidential district; the variance request is limited to dimensional relief. No formal action was taken at the CPIM; Kelly’s presentation concluded with staff indicating the application will proceed to the formal variance review process, where engineering, easement agreements and final layouts will be reviewed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CPIM 6:00 PM 04-10-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the April 10 Community Planning Information Meeting, Patrick Kelly of MKI/AMK Properties asked the City of Stonecrest to grant two variances from the nonresidential dimensional requirements so the owner can build commercial flex space on a triangular parcel at the intersection of Coffee Road and Stone Mountain‑Lithonia Road.","taxTitle","Stonecrest, DeKalb County, Georgia","taxId",4249,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6079824,"Stonecrest planners hear request to rezone parcel from M2 to M light industrial near Coffee Road",429,216000,645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2953958-1f65773f4cca7dde8f2be2e368695832&start=216&end=645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2953958-1f65773f4cca7dde8f2be2e368695832/thumbnail_216000.jpg","/articles/6079824/Stonecrest/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Stonecrest-planners-hear-request-to-rezone-parcel-from-M2-to-M-light-industrial-near-Coffee-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6079824-2c8edc9fb4eda1b8f1ab9463743d42c4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167080&Signature=botDkLTdw7s1TpOIM2tSpYJWh7hEX9h-F~XlSa62Qj-0kwj2v6slTOV3HHOX44SEAFPQcVhiJWNpiI6MVqo6g62naEwN4eNjNjoyW6J3IC3E0gs4HTs3E1-SmnRWfkZ49ZCC0psILYMzOIXc~PYdfB~QQy5cALTrNQ1Dg7ReMZW-I5L2XsO6lPydaWZrpb74B8ycoApJ4crVLQaEHCzrjjc48XoV98XIbSKMZgQ1cKrfWgcVvgn2sgTLtldsH0KDOVsSjarpmtMz2SOFhZzaez2FN-j1LJiFAjWwsY8V6I7cxYuyeldCZGORiBe1Lqic9tsu2a8ZewPw5IuKGENq6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Stonecrest planning staff on April 10 heard a request to rezone a parcel near Coffee Road from M2 (heavy industrial) to M (light industrial) so the owner can combine two adjacent lots and build a small light‑industrial general distribution building.

The request, presented by attorney Josh Mahoney of Battle Law P.C. on behalf of the owner, would change the parcel’s map designation to match surrounding light‑industrial uses. Mahoney said the subject property is immediately adjacent to a PepsiCo building and bordered by larger industrial users such as Home Depot; he described the rezoning as bringing the property closer to the zoning pattern in the area.

City staff and members of the public pressed the applicant for operational details. A resident, Renee Kale, asked about how many trucks would be on site, who would monitor compliance with city ordinances and whether diesel emissions had been studied. Mahoney said the number of trucks is “speculative” at this stage but offered to ask the client for a rendering to show dock doors and provide a range; he estimated, as a rough example, “maybe 16 trucks in the morning and evening hours” but said that was not final. Mahoney also said an environmental site analysis was submitted with the application and is available for public review and that City of Stonecrest code enforcement would monitor compliance with city ordinances.

Mahoney described access to the site as from the existing Coffee Road cul‑de‑sac and said the proposal would not create a new zoning district in the area. Staff asked the applicant to follow up on historical parcel information (the original address), which Mahoney said he would try to obtain from earlier counsel, Michelle Battle.

This meeting was an informational Community Planning Information Meeting, not a formal vote; applicants and staff used the session to present materials and to collect questions the applicant must answer before a formal zoning hearing.

Next steps were not finalized on the record at the CPIM. The environmental site analysis and a site rendering showing dock capacity were offered by the applicant as documents staff and residents may review in advance of any formal hearing.","City of Stonecrest planning staff on April 10 heard a request to rezone a parcel near Coffee Road from M2 (heavy industrial) to M (light industrial) so the owner can combine two adjacent lots and build a small light‑industrial general distribution building.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6079819,"Buckhead Coach seeks variances to park luxury motor coaches at 7295 Covington Highway; staff and neighbors ask about noise, emissions and drainage",1647,749000,2396000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2953958-1f65773f4cca7dde8f2be2e368695832&start=749&end=2396","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2953958-1f65773f4cca7dde8f2be2e368695832/thumbnail_749000.jpg","/articles/6079819/Stonecrest/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Buckhead-Coach-seeks-variances-to-park-luxury-motor-coaches-at-7295-Covington-Highway-staff-and-neighbors-ask-about-noise-emissions-and-drainage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6079819-cf3da3014d4b81037d9d7a419bc91a5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167080&Signature=XZuPDCW4Y6y4-SnNFOYH9cada~qBbmqIIFBHC0tCkIB0wp4D4dUW--rxmFO~ni3D1j4iVosxdsqhrggD4wRtMjvIHMnYVttS90VF7S8DTCTw8~p5yfyLRfHeaA~JLZAT4xreyAJ43YVg5Dspc-6Hs061QJNKhV8BmKhwaxvqV7f33PiAwJi1gHoAF02hvZEn1W1axKz0x8QR8QezGVJYGr8FEkYbRuCH5mIs5MTDCiJRva8tJPrPyz9amOvOsQxOnYjjZAwqpKEFF~9X1hpdpMA5DLdnX65EJMTi-zk9cFx2yG-G-y17CpolnoDCnf2FrmPOn82dJ9idyqkcr65Qxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a City of Stonecrest Community Planning Information Meeting on April 10, Buckhead Coach Company asked planners to lift conditions and approve variances so it can operate a private luxury motor‑coach parking site at 7295 Covington Highway in Lithonia.

Andre Washington, representing the applicant, said the parcel is 0.88 acres and that the company seeks to keep the parcel’s current zoning while removing an older condition that limited uses (previous approvals from 2014). The application asks for relief from the city’s minimum‑acreage requirement (the site is under the one‑acre minimum) and a reduction of a required vegetative buffer adjacent to an R‑75 residential district so the business can use the site for secured bus parking.

Washington described the business model as private charter service for schools, corporations and nonprofits and said the company operates “luxury motor coaches” and currently has about 10 buses that would be parked on the new site. He told the meeting the buses would be parked behind the building, inside a fence, while the front paved area would be for employee parking. He said cleaning and heavy maintenance occur off‑site; the site would function as a storage and staging location rather than a passenger terminal. Washington said the buses use modern clean‑diesel technology and that the company holds required state passenger‑carrier certificates.

Staff and attendees asked a series of operational questions. City staff asked whether drivers are employees or contractors, how many buses a terminal would accommodate, hours of operation, and how site grading and stormwater would be handled. Washington said buses typically leave early in the morning for multi‑day trips and that the applicant has an engineer who has discussed grading; the applicant proposed a gravel rear lot to reduce additional impervious surface and said an on‑site drainage solution would be developed with engineers. Washington also said the company would erect a fence behind the building so buses would not be visible from the front and offered to provide more detailed drawings and engineering responses to staff questions.

Neighbors and staff raised concerns about traffic near a nearby daycare, noise, and diesel emissions. Washington emphasized the private charter model and that passenger pickup would not occur on site. He also said the company recently underwent a Department of Transportation audit and maintains current state certificates for passenger service; the company expects to leave a current Gwinnett County lease in June and move operations to the Stonecrest site if approved.

No formal city action was taken at the CPIM. Staff requested follow‑up materials including a site plan showing the number of dock/parking spaces for buses, drainage/engineering details and documentation of operational certificates. Those materials were identified as follow‑up items to be provided before any formal hearing on the zoning or variance applications.","At a City of Stonecrest Community Planning Information Meeting on April 10, Buckhead Coach Company asked planners to lift conditions and approve variances so it can operate a private luxury motor‑coach parking site at 7295 Covington Highway in Lithonia.","actionData","errors"]

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Owner seeks setback variances for triangular parcel on Stone Mountain‑Lithonia Road to enable commercial flex‑space

Stonecrest planners hear request to rezone parcel from M2 to M light industrial near Coffee Road

Buckhead Coach seeks variances to park luxury motor coaches at 7295 Covington Highway; staff and neighbors ask about noise, emissions and drainage