Other action

Also at Thursday's meeting, the Forsyth County commission took the following actions:

• Renewed an alcohol license for Chopsticks China Bistro, which rents space from a landlord who is $63,000 behind on property taxes. The business agreed to pay a proportion of the taxes, decided by square footage, to obtain its license.

• Voted 3-2, with Commissioners Brian Tam and Patrick Bell dissenting, to postpone a decision on Lindaman Properties' request to remove a zoning condition that requires a brick front on a planned Montessori school. A local neighborhood organization opposed the request.

• Upheld by a 5-0 vote the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant stream buffer and impervious surface setback variances for Habersham Partners 33's planned strip mall on Buford Highway. Smart Growth Forsyth had appealed the decision to eliminate the buffers on Jan. 21.

• Heard an update from the planning department on projects in 2010. They include state mandates, possible changes to the unified development code, sign ordinance revisions and improving customer service. Commissioners agreed to discuss other possible projects in April.

-Alyssa LaRenzie