The former location (and only briefly) of a Pollo Tropical restaurant on Johnson Ferry Road is being eyed by Regions Bank, and the banking company is seeking two variances that will be considered in May.
Regions Bank has applied for a waiver to the landscaping enhancement strip next to a public street from the required minimum of eight feet to two feet, and also wants to increase the maximum allowable impervious surfacing from 70 percent to 86 percent.
The freestanding building at 680 Johnson Ferry Road, located next to Moe’s Southwest Grill and in front of Parkaire Landing Shopping Center, has been empty since October 2016.
The Regions Bank variance request (agenda item packet) goes before the Cobb Board of Zoning Appeals on May 9. The land is zoned for general commercial use and doesn’t require rezoning.
Earlier this week, Cobb commissioners adopted Johnson Ferry Road Design Guidelines that had sat dormant since they were unveiled in 2013.
Renovations at McDonald’s
Just around the corner from the planned Regions Bank you may have noticed the McDonald’s location on Lower Roswell Road is closed, with lots of work crews on hand.
That fast food store is one of the businesses on the north side of Lower Roswell that will be impacted by planned transportation improvements between Davidson Road and across Johnson Ferry to Woodlawn Drive.
Commissioners also voted this week to spend $160,000 in further engineering design work for that project, which has been delayed since 2012 for those and other reasons.
The improvements will include a frontage road between the McDonald’s and Davidson Road to provide access to businesses on the northern side of Lower Roswell, including several medical offices.
Now open
The following new businesses in East Cobb have received their licenses since March:
- Aegis Group Practice (4401 Shallowford Road), physical therapy
- Apex Imaging (1070 Woodlawn Drive), medical clinic
- Court America (3115 Roswell Road), legal services
- Enwhite Bridal (3660 Canton Road), bridal shop
- Erin Westmoreland (255 Village Parkway), family and individual counseling
- Everything Burger (3372 Canton Road), restaurant
- Fareba Stylist (2145 Roswell Road), beautician
- Fletcher Law Firm (2993 Sandy Plains Road), lawyer
- Graham & Kapp (3650 Canton Road), CPA
- Japan City (4400 Roswell Road), restaurant
- Judah the Salon (2000 Powers Ferry Road), beauty shop
- L & Y Massage (2520 East Piedmont Road), health club
- Mondosa Motors (2501 Piedmont Road), auto dealer
- Natures Heaven (4750 Alabama Road), restaurant
- Northside Urgent Care (4800 Olde Towne Parkway), medical
- Pedis and Potions (4101 Roswell Road), beauty shop
- PBM Records (2481 Canton Road), recording studio
- Pur Skin Bar (4101 Roswell Road), beauty shop
- Renewed You (2993 Sandy Plains Road), psychotherapist
- Sandalwood Yoga (2440 Sandy Plains Road), health services
- Souvonyx Salon (4101 Roswell Road), beauty salon
- Spoken Images (3778 Canton Road), theater
- Stockyard Burgers (4475 Roswell Road), restaurant
- Taqueria Tsunami (1275 Johnson Ferry Road), restaurant
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe (2960 Shallowford Road), restaurant
- Wayfare Counseling (1640 Powers Ferry Road), counseling
- Works Auto Group (2501 Piedmont Road), auto dealer
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