A resident of the Chimney Springs subdivision who applied for a permit to sell meats in the community’s clubhouse parking lot has withdrawn his proposal.
Thomas Fernandes applied for a temporary land-use permit that the Cobb Planning Commission recommended for denial earlier this month.
The Cobb Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday at its zoning hearing to accept the withdrawal without prejudice, which means he could bring back his application at a later time.
Fernandes has lived in Chimney Springs for 20 years, and has been a farmer who has merged with a wholesaling business.
He said that for small farms to survive, “they have to go direct-to-consumer That’s our goal. Some of our neighbors were buying and said ‘why don’t you sell in the neighborhood?’ We didn’t understand that there was a land-use permit needed.”
Fernandes said there was a lot of support for the market in the neighborhood, and wanted to operate on Saturday mornings only, estimating 15-25 customers a day.
But opposition came from some the East Cobb Civic Association and some Chimney Springs residents, who said there was no notification to the community when the market began selling.
He was the subject of a code enforcement citation which led to the application for the land-use permit.
Planning Commissioner Christine Lindstrom of East Cobb said the pop-up meat market is “inappropriate” for the location.
In another East Cobb case at Tuesday’s zoning hearing, commissioners settled a litigation action against them over their denial of a rezoning case in 2023 for a self-storage facility on Freeman Road, located off Johnson Ferry Road.
Donald K. Nix et al filed the lawsuit, and since refiled to have the acre parcel rezoned for residential, to build two homes.
The property is between single-family homes and a Pike’s Nursery location.
Nix’ attorney filed a letter with proposed stipulations (click here) that commissioners accepted.
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