St. Jude campus overhaul gets conditional planning backing

St. Jude’s proposed campus overhaul at 7171 Glenridge Drive has gained conditional Planning Commission backing, according to Sandy Springs’ land-use register. The register records the Oct. 21 action as “Approved with Conditions” and lists City Council review for Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.⁠[1][2][3]

That is not final council approval. The register contains no council decision, and the exact terms of the commission’s action have not been verified for this report.⁠[2]

The church-and-school plan we previously detailed seeks to amend conditional-use permit U02-0010 under case U-26-5. Its master plan calls for a new parish life center, church renovation, preschool relocation, a school gymnatorium and a middle-school wing.⁠[1][3]

Staff’s proposed conditions would keep existing limits of 525 private-school students, 50 day-care children and 700 fixed seats in the church’s largest assembly area. They would also cap lot coverage at 49% across all master-plan phases, subject to verification of impervious-surface calculations and stormwater compliance during permitting.⁠[3]

For neighbors, staff also proposed screening the southern parking edge to shield headlights before Phase 1 completion or occupancy, and keeping playground equipment 100 feet from protected-neighborhood property lines. These are staff recommendations—not verified conditions of the commission’s action.⁠[2][3]