Rezoning request approved for a 100-unit apartment complex off Thomaston Road in Macon

Macon zoning officials approved a rezoning request Monday that would allow a 100-unit apartment development for seniors near Thomaston Road.

The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously agreed to rezone about 12 acres at 4193 Cavalier Drive, just off Thomaston Road near Interstate 475, from an industrial and general commercial district to a multifamily residential district.

DHB Development Inc. of Valdosta plans to build the development for senior housing, which would include four two- and three-story buildings. Also, it would include a community center, playground, gazebo, covered pavilion and 203 parking spaces.

Houston Brown, representing DHB Development, said the company has built several similar apartment complexes, and it manages most of the developments it owns.

"We just completed one in Young Harris ... and about to start one in Blairsville," Brown said as he showed photos of some apartments the company had built.

The commission also approved a conditional-use permit for the same project.

In another matter, the commission approved conditional-use permits for three Bojangles fast-food restaurants. They would be at 788-794/808 Gray Highway, 4190 Pio Nono Ave. and 2772 Riverside Drive.

Existing buildings on the Gray Highway and Pio Nono Avenue site would be demolished. The Riverside Drive property is a vacant lot adjacent to Expert Tire. A motel used be on the site before it was demolished several years ago.

Primex Properties LLC would build a 3,808-square-foot building on each site, and each one would employ 35 to 45 workers.

Other items on the agenda were:

ITEMS DEFERRED FROM PRIOR MEETING:

385 Second St.: In violation of Section 27.08 of the Comprehensive Land Development Resolution by violating conditions of Permit 2015-0021044. Posh Lounge. Found in compliance.

CONDITIONAL USES:

880 Pio Nono Ave.: Conditional use to allow auto sales at an existing location, C-1 District. Quanrick Roberson, applicant. Approved.

745 Cherry St.: Conditional use to allow a mixed-use development for residential and commercial use, CBD-1 District. Robert Brown, BTBB Architects, applicant. Approved.

875 Burrus Road: Conditional use to allow a truck rental (Penske) at an existing storage facility. C-4 District. King Kemper, applicant. Approved.

2936 Broadway: Conditional use to allow a building for fundraising and events for a motorcycle club, M-1 District. Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club, applicant. Approved.

1288 Hardeman Ave.: Conditional use to convert single-family dwellings to multifamily dwellings, HR-3 District. Bryan Nichols, applicant. Approved.

6706 Peake Road: Conditional use to allow a tunnel car wash, PDE District. John Wells, applicant. Approved.

6239 Zebulon Road: Conditional use to allow a car wash, PDE District. Widner & Associates, applicant. Approved.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS:

718 College St.: Certificate of Appropriateness to allow design approval of asphalt driveway and an awning (canvas) over the front door, HR-3 District. Kenneth and Tethel Brown, applicant. Approved.

745 Cherry St.: Certificate of Appropriateness to allow design approval of a mixed use development for commercial and residential use, CBD-1 District. Robert Brown, BTBB Architects, applicant. Approved.

502 Mulberry St.: Certificate of Appropriateness to allow design approval and installation of wall signs, awning and lighting, CBD-1 District. Scott Bombard, Rosson Signs, applicant. Approved.

555 Poplar St.: Certificate of Appropriateness to allow design approval of wall signage, CBD-1 District. NewTown Macon, Johnson Lofts Operating LLC, applicant. Approved.

VARIANCES:

127 St. Martinique Place: Variances (2) in setback requirements to allow a single-family dwelling, R-1AAA District. Denise Gonzalez, applicant. Approved.

3801 Northside Drive: Variance in parking to allow off-site parking, C-2 District. Pellican Construction, applicant. Approved.

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This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 7:18 PM with the headline "Rezoning request approved for a 100-unit apartment complex off Thomaston Road in Macon ."