Change in Plans Proposed for ‘The Shire at Mulberry Creek’

UPDATE: June 18, 2012

Per Gwinnett County Planning Commission Chairman Chuck Warbington, this case will be heard in August at the request of the applicant.

Hamilton Mill area residents who had hoped for an upscale shopping center on Braselton Highway near Jim Moore Road may have to lower their expectations.

CML-GA Mulberry LLC has requested a change in zoning conditions for the 33-acre parcel of land in the 3600 block of Braselton Highway. Development of the property, began almost four years ago. Original plans called for more than 180,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space to be built. Property developers cleared the land and installed curbs and gutters, but the real estate market crash halted further development. The property was foreclosed in June of 2011.

Now the new owner, CML-GA Mulberry LLC, is asking for several changes to the zoning that was approved in 2005 and modified in 2007. The property is currently divided into two zones: C-2 (commercial) and O-I (office-institutional). CML-GA Mulberry LLC has requested zoning for the C-2 portion, which fronts Braselton Highway, be modified to remove prohibitions against 24-hour sales, automotive parts stores, group and congregate personal care homes, full and self-service automotive car washes, drive-in and drive-through restaurants and emission inspection stations.

Do you think the existing restrictions should be removed? Let us know in the comments.

The concept plan submitted with the zoning modification request shows a Fifth Third Bank, an Aldi discount grocery store and a drive-through restaurant along Braselton Highway. The middle portion of the property is shown with a medical office building, two restaurants and an assisted living facility. The rear of the property is designated as an office park.

The Gwinnett County Planning Commission hearing for the change in conditions request (case number CIC2012-00008) is scheduled for July 3.

Dacula, which is part of Gwinnett County District 3, is represented on the planning commission by Chuck Warbington (chuck@gwinnettvillage.com) and Teresa Cantrell (Teresa.Cantrell@gwinnettcounty.com). Other members of the planning commission are Lynn Thorndyke (Lynn.Thorndyke@gwinnettcounty.com), John Winters (John.Winters@gwinnettcounty.com), Matt Houser (Matt.Houser@gwinnettcounty.com), Omar Zaman (Omar.Zaman@gwinnettcounty.com), Clint Dixon (Clint.Dixon@gwinnettcounty.com), Brad Crowe (Brad.Crowe@gwinnettcounty.com) and Don Shillington (Don.Shillington@gwinnettcounty.com).

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