In an unusual move, Valdosta Engineering and Stormwater Departments jointly
wrote half a page proposing a different parking arrangement than the applicant asked for from ZBOA, on the agenda for this Tuesday afternoon.

Proposed Site Plan

PDF

Staff Review Comments:

Engineering & Stormwater Department:
While this development has
the minimum amount of parking required; the business is continually
starved for parking and drive-thru stacking during peak business
hours. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) A few years ago they

leased an
adjacent property and installed a temporary gravel parking lot for
employee parking. As much as the offsite employee parking has help
conditions on site, the parking shortage is a continuous problem
during these peak times. Adding a second drive-thru lane for
additional stacking is likely to help relieve some of the pressure
on drive-thru traffic, however parking difficulties are likely to
increase for dine-in customers. With the highest impact on customers
with disabilities. (The A.D.A. parking spaces currently along the
building entrance, would be moved to other side of the drive
aisle/stacking lanes) Additionally the application requests approval
for nine spaces to be removed. However eleven spaces and two A.D.A
accessible loading aisles are actually being removed. (Eight parking
spaces, three A.D.A spaces plus two loading aisles equivalent to one
parking space in size each) Since van accessible A.D.A. spaces are
sized differently, relocating three A.D.A spaces over standard
spaces will result in two additional spaces lost. (Three A.D.A
spaces cover the same area as five standard parking spaces)
Therefore the total parking count will be reduced by thirteen
spaces, not nine spaces as indicated on the application. Why not go
ahead and purchase the adjacent property being leased for overflow
parking and engineer a permanent solution that will accommodate
adding the second drive-thru lane and offset or eliminate the loss
of parking spaces proposed under this request?

All other city departments marked “No comments” for

APP-2019-07 — Variance Request by Interplan, LLC C/O Chick-Fil-A.

The other Valdosta variance request, for

a sign a variable sign on James Circle,
and the one county case,
for

slightly bigger Circle K signs on North Valdosta Road,
seem likely to be less controversial.

Below is the agenda.
The entire ZBOA packet is on the LAKE website
courtesy of ZBOA Board member Gretchen Quarterman.

Valdosta – Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Valdosta Planning and Zoning Office

300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia

(229) 259-3563

Lowndes County Zoning Office

327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia

(229) 671-2430

AGENDA

November 5, 2019

2:30 p.m.

1. Call to Order
   

   
   LOWNDES COUNTY CASE:
   

2. 
   VAR-2019-13 — Circle K #5145
   (4205 North Valdosta Road)
   
   Request for a
   
   variance to ULDC
   Section 4.02.01 (C)(5)(a)as it pertains to the Maximum Square
   Footage of Signage area allowed for Freestanding Signs within the
   Corridor Road Overlay District
   

   
   VALDOSTA CASES:
   

3. 
   APP-2019-07 — Chick-Fil-A
   (3147 Inner Perimeter Road)
   
   Request for a
   
   variance to LDR
   Section 222-2 as it pertains to the Minimum Required Number of
   Parking Spaces

4. 
   APP-2019-08 — Mark Gaskins
   (3050 James Circle)
   
   Request for a
   
   variance to LDR Section
   230-9(E)(6)(a) as it pertains to the Location of a Variable Message
   Board
   

   
   OTHER BUSINESS:
   

5. Approval of Minutes: October 1, 2019
6. Nomination of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
   
   John “Mac” McCall, Chairman
   
   Allan Strickland, Vice-Chairman

7. Adoption of 2020 Meeting Schedule
8. Adjournment

-jsq

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