Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 06
Application of Linda Dunlavy, Dunlavy Law Group, LLC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow for the development of twelve (12) single-family attached townhomes, at 2452 La Fortune Drive a.k.a. 2724 Kelly Lake Road.
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PETITION NO: D5-2024-1112 Z-24-1247194
PROPOSED USE: Development of single-family, attached townhomes.
LOCATION: 2452 La Fortune Drive a.k.a. 2724 Kelly Lake Road, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 15 137 03 024
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Linda Dunlavy, Dunlavy Law Group, LLC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow for the development of twelve (12) single-family attached townhomes.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (February 2025) Denial. (October 2024) Denial.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (March 6, 2025) Withdrawal without prejudice. (November 7, 2024) Three-cycle deferral.
PLANNING STAFF: (March 2025) Withdrawal without prejudice. (Nov. 2024) Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: Based on the Applicants request to Withdrawal without Prejudice (see attached email), the Planning & Sustainability Department recommends a “Withdrawal without Prejudice”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: (March 6, 2025) Withdrawal without Prejudice 7-0-0. Jon West moved, Edward Patton seconded for withdrawal without prejudice, per Staff recommendation and the Applicant’s request. Winton Cooper was not present for this vote. (November 7, 2024) Three-cycle deferral 5-1-0. Jan Costello moved, Jana Johnson seconded for a three-cycle deferral to the May 2025 zoning agenda. Vivian Moore opposed. (*The first motion by Vivian Moore to deny, failed due to lack of a second.)
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: (February 2025) Denial 10-0-0. (October 2024) Denial 4-3-0 due to the proposed townhomes not being consistent with the adjacent single-family detached neighborhood.