With restaurants, motels and hotels, outlet stores, big-box retail stores and convenience stores, what could possibly be missing at Banks Crossing? Apparently, a flea market, but the Banks County Board of Commissioners and the Banks County Planning Commission have been asked to remedy that shortcoming.
Flea market proposed for Banks Crossing
Barrow 141 on 316 LLC has petitioned the county for a conditional use permit to turn 89,000 square feet in the old Pottery building into a flea market.
The planning commission will hold a public hearing on the matter Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. in the board room at the Banks County Courthouse Annex at 150 Hudson Ridge. Whatever recommendation it makes will be considered by the Banks County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the same room. Both meetings are open to the public.
According to Brenda Williams of the planning office, the proposal is to install 36 12.5-foot-by-30-foot booths, 138 10-foot-by-20-foot booths and 19 18-foot-by-20-foot booths. The proposal also calls for a food court and parking for 120 vehicles, Williams said.
Another part of the building will be occupied by a furniture outlet store, according to Williams. That matter fits under the current C-2 (general commercial) zoning for the site and requires no action from the planning commission or the board of commissioners.
The flea market marks a dramatic change in the potential use of the site, which was once proposed for redevelopment to feature big-box retail, restaurant and hotels not just on The Pottery site, but also behind it, crossing into Jackson County.
The developers of the project secured a commitment from the Jackson County Industrial Development Authority to put "Commerce Retail Parkway" in its development road bond program. The IDA did so, but with the condition that the development take place, according to Scott Martin, IDA chairman.
"That fell out, then Mr. Craven sold it," Martin recalled. "The next thing I know is that the Atlanta Land Group has it listed for sale and is trying to put it together with a mall developer."
Martin said the IDA agreed to keep the road on the drawing board for consideration if the major redevelopment took place, "but we're not going to build an $8 million road for a flea market," he laughed.
Two other large flea markets are located nearby - the "world's largest flea market" in Pendergrass and the J & J Flea Market, on U.S. 441 just north of the Clarke-Jackson line, which bills itself as the "largest flea market in Georgia."
At the same meeting, the planning commission will hear another application for a conditional use permit to allow a go-cart track on land owned by the National Hot Rod Association.
Keith Covington of the planning office said the track would be in one of the Atlanta International Dragway's parking areas.
The commissioners will make the final decision on that request as well at their Jan. 12 meeting.
The planning commission will hold a public hearing on the matter Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. in the board room at the Banks County Courthouse Annex at 150 Hudson Ridge. Whatever recommendation it makes will be considered by the Banks County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the same room. Both meetings are open to the public.
According to Brenda Williams of the planning office, the proposal is to install 36 12.5-foot-by-30-foot booths, 138 10-foot-by-20-foot booths and 19 18-foot-by-20-foot booths. The proposal also calls for a food court and parking for 120 vehicles, Williams said.
Another part of the building will be occupied by a furniture outlet store, according to Williams. That matter fits under the current C-2 (general commercial) zoning for the site and requires no action from the planning commission or the board of commissioners.
The flea market marks a dramatic change in the potential use of the site, which was once proposed for redevelopment to feature big-box retail, restaurant and hotels not just on The Pottery site, but also behind it, crossing into Jackson County.
The developers of the project secured a commitment from the Jackson County Industrial Development Authority to put "Commerce Retail Parkway" in its development road bond program. The IDA did so, but with the condition that the development take place, according to Scott Martin, IDA chairman.
"That fell out, then Mr. Craven sold it," Martin recalled. "The next thing I know is that the Atlanta Land Group has it listed for sale and is trying to put it together with a mall developer."
Martin said the IDA agreed to keep the road on the drawing board for consideration if the major redevelopment took place, "but we're not going to build an $8 million road for a flea market," he laughed.
Two other large flea markets are located nearby - the "world's largest flea market" in Pendergrass and the J & J Flea Market, on U.S. 441 just north of the Clarke-Jackson line, which bills itself as the "largest flea market in Georgia."
At the same meeting, the planning commission will hear another application for a conditional use permit to allow a go-cart track on land owned by the National Hot Rod Association.
Keith Covington of the planning office said the track would be in one of the Atlanta International Dragway's parking areas.
The commissioners will make the final decision on that request as well at their Jan. 12 meeting.
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