GAINESVILLE - A Lawrenceville doctor had no better luck Tuesday night with Gainesville City Council than he did with Planning and Appeals a few weeks ago in locating a medical office in a south Gainesville neighborhood.<br>
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Council unanimously denied Dr. Rahim Gul's rezoning request to convert a house into a doctor's office on Watson Place.<br>
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St. Paul United Methodist Church pastor Marcus Dixon urged Council to vote no.<br>
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"We want to keep that community the way it is," Dixon said. "There are other buildings around there the doctor could rent, but we don't want to change the zoning of that house there."<br>
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Homeowners argued Gul's office would bring unwanted traffic and encroachment to a traditional single family neighborhood; Gul's patients said a Gainesville office would save them the long trip to his office in Gwinnett County.<br>
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City Planning staff reports stated Rahim's proposal was inconsistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the area and was 'uncharacteristic' with surrounding land use.
