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RZC2025-0002 — Small private school serving neurodivergent children (ages 5-14), with maximum enrollment of approximately 12 students and fewer than 10 staff members; individualized instruction with approximately 2:1 student-to-teacher ratio; standard school hours (8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday) in Lawrenceville, GA
This rezoning request changes a 0.595-acre office-neighborhood parcel to office-institutional zoning to permit operation of a small private school for neurodivergent children. The proposal includes five variances from standard school dimensional requirements (including reduced road frontage, lot size, setbacks, and buffer elimination) justified by the existing site conditions and intentionally small, low-impact scale of the proposed use. Approval is recommended subject to extensive conditions governing use restrictions, site design, parking, landscaping, and enhanced screening along the adjacent residential boundary.
| Case number | RZC2025-0002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rezoning |
| Location | 521 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 |
| County | Gwinnett County |
| Parcel / legal | Parcel ID: 5116 106; Lot 3, Block "B" of Scenic Forest, Unit 2; Land Lot 116 of the 5th Land District, City of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| Acreage | 0.595 |
| Current zoning | O-N (Office-Neighborhood) |
| Requested zoning | O-I (Office-Institutional) |
| Proposed use | Small private school serving neurodivergent children (ages 5-14), with maximum enrollment of approximately 12 students and fewer than 10 staff members; individualized instruction with approximately 2:1 student-to-teacher ratio; standard school hours (8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday) |
| Petitioner | Friendship Forest Academy, Inc. (Jennifer Hickey, President) |
| Owner | Marc Cain / Cuz Properties LLC |
| Hearing | 2026-05-04 |
| Hearing body | City of Lawrenceville Planning & Zoning |
| Staff recommendation | approve with conditions |
| Status | new |
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