High Point Road school permit request now marked withdrawn

The permit request for Chaya Mushka Chabad Academy’s proposed move to 4945 High Point Road is now labeled “administratively withdrawn” in Sandy Springs’ land-use register—a change from the administrative-deferral label in an earlier city record.⁠[1][2]

That changes the status described in our earlier report on the proposed move, which listed November and January reviews. A city legal notice published October 14 advertised a Planning Commission hearing for November 18 at 6 p.m. The current register lists neither a Planning Commission nor a City Council hearing date, although a separate status field still reads “Staff Review.”⁠[2][3]

The withdrawal’s date and reason have not been confirmed. Nor has the status of the November 18 hearing: the older notice should not be treated as confirmation that the application will be heard that evening.⁠[2][3]

The application sought a K–12 private-school use associated with relocating the academy from 5180 Roswell Road. Applicant-suggested permit conditions dated October 16 would cap enrollment at 225 students, with initial operations limited to 150, subject to building, fire, occupancy and other city approvals. These are proposed terms, not an approval.⁠[1]

Under that wording, growth beyond 150 students would require city review and approval of a plan covering building and site needs, parking, pickup and drop-off, onsite vehicle queues and updated traffic analysis. The review would include public notice and an opportunity for public input. Another proposed condition would require carpool queues to stay onsite rather than back up onto High Point Road.⁠[1]

The proposed ceiling is lower than the enrollment contemplated in A&R Engineering’s May 27 traffic study. That analysis evaluated a 300-student school and projected minimal effects on traffic operations in its study network. The later suggested conditions instead describe a 225-student maximum and additional review before enrollment could exceed 150.⁠[1]