The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 24 to allow a zoning change to reduce the required buffer in a lot in the Gwinnett Progress Center Industrial Park. The presently vacant and heavily wooded property is a 51.32-acre parcel located in the 1300-1700 block of Hurricane Shoals Road in Lawrenceville.
John W. Rooker and Associates Inc. plans two industrial buildings totaling 260,000 square feet, along with associated parking and driveways. To accommodate the development, Rooker asked to reduce the 150-foot buffer requirement along the rear property line to 100 feet, 50 feet of which would remain undisturbed, with portions of the other 50 feet being graded and replanted.
Commissioners approved the request with changes that outline specific guidelines for planting and other restrictions.
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