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Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 2 & 6
Application of The Church in Atlanta Inc c/o Dennis Webb, Jr. to request a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to rebuild and expand a Place of Worship in the R-100 (Single-family Residential) District, at 2345 Shallowford Road.
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PETITION NO: N8. SLUP-21-1244393 2020-1539
PROPOSED USE: Proposed expansion of an existing Place of Worship
LOCATION: 2345 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30345
PARCEL NO. : 18-233-07-002
INFO. CONTACT: Jeremy McNeil, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of The Church in Atlanta Inc c/o Dennis Webb, Jr. to request a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to rebuild and expand a Place of Worship in the R-100 (Single-family Residential) District. The property is located on the northeast side of Briarcliff Road and Shallowford Road, at 2345 Shallowford Road in Atlanta, Georgia. The property has approximately 427 feet of frontage along Briarcliff Road, 600 feet of frontage along Shallowford Road and contains 8.08 acres.
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Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with Conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The site is located within an Institutional Character Area designated by the DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan which designate specific areas that provide institutional services that consist of large areas used for religious, civic, educational and governmental purposes. The proposed expansion and redevelopment will not create an adverse impact on the adjoining land uses. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Planning and Sustainability Department that the Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) for the expanded place of worship on the subject site be “Approved, subject to Staff’s recommended conditions”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: Approval with Conditions 8-0-1. A. Atkins moved, J. Johnson seconded for Approval with Staff's recommended conditions, with a modification to condition #2 to read as follows: "That the proposed expansion and redevelopment shall be submitted in substantial conformance with the submitted site plan, dated October 28, 2020". E. Patton abstained.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: Approval 5-0-0.