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Paper Mill Village Starbucks plans reduced

Several months after a two-story standalone Starbucks at Paper Mill Village was proposed, the attorney for the developer has submitted dramatically different plans.

Garvis Sams submitted a new site plan, renderings and stipulations on March 23, then asked last week for yet another continuance for the case to be heard in May.

The request by S & B Investments to rezone 0.73 acres for neighborhood retail commercial (NRC) initially called for a two-story, 5,000-square foot building to replace the structure at 31 Johnson Ferry Road, where a smaller Starbucks is located.

In the new plans, Sams is proposing just one story with 2,500 square feet and 25 parking spaces, the latter meeting county ordinance requirements.

That wasn’t the case with the original application, first submitted last August, when Cobb zoning staff determined proposed parking was insufficient.

The revised site plan calls for in-and-out access to the Starbucks from behind the building on Village Parkway, and a single-lane drivethru.

Sams submitted a notice for another continuance on Wednesday, the deadline for it to be delayed automatically.

The item was to have been on the agenda for Tuesday’s Cobb Planning Commission meeting.

“My client and I have been in the process of ongoing negotiations, which are proving to be fruitful and productive, but we need a little more time to finalize our agreements,” Sams wrote in his letter for a continuance.

The new stipulations call for the building to be traditional brick on all four sides, with the Starbucks to be open from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. seven days a week.

The Planning Commission will hear a long-delayed request for a subdivision off Post Oak Tritt Road on 13.38 acres.

Undeveloped land owned by Kenneth B. Clary near McPherson Road includes an historic 1840s cabin that would likely be demolished, although the Cobb Landmarks non-profit has been working to preserve it.

The Cobb Zoning Office is recommending that the proposed R-15 category for 20 homes be deleted to R-20 for 15 homes (you can read the agenda file here). The land is currently zoned R-30, which allows a maximum of 10 homes.

The Cobb Planning Commission hearing begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the second floor board room of the Cobb government building (100 Cherokee St., downtown Marietta), you can view the full agenda and individual case files by clicking here.

You also can watch on the county’s website and YouTube channels and on Cobb TV 23 on Comcast Cable.