Atlanta Motorsports Park Withdraws Zoning Request

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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Atlanta Motorsports Park has withdrawn its request to modify existing zoning stipulations at the facility, blaming a “last-minute snafu” by city officials. But the issue is almost certain to resurface again in six months.

George Butler, the attorney for AMP, notified City Planning and Zoning Director Cathy Majewski in an email last Friday that the track is withdrawing its request for now.

Butler said City Attorney Dana Miles contacted him three days after the last public hearing on March 18 and asked him if AMP would be willing to withdraw the residential components (mini-cabins and garage condos) from the request.

In his email, Butler wrote: “ As you know, ZA -89 went before the Mayor and City Council with a Recommendation for Approval from the Planning Commission at its March 13, 2017 meeting which included a recommendation for expanding allowable uses of the CIR property (as requested by AMP) to include both “garage condos” and “mini cabins.”

… “So you can imagine my surprise when Dana Miles contacted me three days after the last public hearing and brought up, for the first time in the entire four-month process (which began January 17) the question of whether my client would be willing to withdraw those critical “residential components” from the pending ZA-89 on the basis the entire ZA-89 was improperly advertised since the CIR zoning classification in the City of Dawsonville does not support residential uses.

…”AMP has decided not only to withdraw the residential component of ZA-89 at the City’s invitation but also to withdraw ZA-89 in toto and it hereby does so with the full understanding that this withdrawal may prejudice its rights to re-apply for any zoning change for a period of 6 months and result in the forfeiture of its application fees. Unfortunately the impact of our residential component to AMPs vision for the future and the seriousness of this last-minute snafu leave my client little choice.”

Council was expected to vote on the request at Monday’s meeting.

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