Supermarket expansion, northside restaurant on Gainesville planning board's agenda

GAINESVILLE - Plans to expand a supermarket on the city's soundside and plans for a restaurant on the north side of town are on the agenda for next month's Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board.<br /> <br /> Greg Loyd is asking to vary the side yard setback requirement for a one-acre tract at Atlanta Highway and Memorial Park Drive to accommodate the supermarket expansion. <br /> <br /> The northside restaurant involves a request by David Johnson to rezone nearly 1.5 acres at Virginia Circle and Thompson Bridge Road in order to construct a restaurant with a drive-thru and a retail building. At its Dec. 2 meeting, the city council voted to send the matter back to the planning and appeals board.<br /> <br /> A representative for the applicant requested the delay, saying there were a number of issues the developers were hoping to work out, and that a simple denial could set them back eight to nine months by forcing them to reapply for the rezoning. (See earlier story. Second link below.) <br /> <br /> Two days before that meeting, the planning and appeals board had unanimously denied the request. (See earlier story. First link below.)<br /> <br /> The planning board meets January 13.<br /> <br /> <br />