Dunkin' Donuts Passes First Hurdle to Come to Albany
Friday, September 6th, 2013
The Albany-Dougherty Planning Commission took a necessary initial step Thursday to bring a Dunkin’ Donuts to the city.
Over staff’s recommendation for denial of a rezoning request that would allow for the development of a Homerun Foods convenience store with a connected Dunkin’ Donuts establishment at the 2307 Dawson Road location of the former Mason Jewelers, the Planning Commission voted 7-1 to approve the request.
Staff had recommended denying the application to rezone the 1.02-acre tract — and an adjoining 0.14-acre tract that houses the strip mall adjacent to Harvest Moon restaurant — from C-1 to C-2 based on potential noise and traffic issues that would impact residences separated by an alley between the properties.
Commission member Stephen Kaplan took staff to task for its recommendation.
