Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning and Sustainability
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): 2 & 7
Rezoning, Z-17-21428, Inline Communities
Body
Information Contact: Andrew Baker, Director
Phone Number: 404-371-2173
PURPOSE:
To rezone property from R-75 (Single-Family Residential) to MR-2 (Medium-Density Residential - 2) for a 33-unit, fee-simple, attached townhome development at a density of 11 units per acre. The property is located on the south side of Lawrenceville Highway, approximately 660 feet west of Montreal Road at 2729 Lawrenceville Highway in Decatur, Georgia. The property has approximately 381 feet of frontage on Lawrenceville Highway and contains 3.01 acres.
PLANNING COMMISSION: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: FULL CYCLE DEFERRAL
PLANNING STAFF: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
NEED/IMPACT:
Board of Commission action is required by State and Local Law.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Approval with conditions (Revised 5/25/17). Since the last Planning Commission meeting, the request has been revised by removing the single-family parcel along Linkwood Lane from the application, and by reducing the number of townhomes from 41 to 33 fee-simple townhome units at a density of 11 units per acre. Since the current Suburban (SUB) character area designation on the property limits the density to a maximum of eight units per acre, the applicant is also submitting a companion land use plan amendment request to change to a Commercial Redevelopment Corridor (CRC) Character Area which allows a maximum of 18 units per acre (See companion case LP-17-21281). The zoning proposal is consistent with the following housing policy of the 2025 Comprehensive Plan: “Enhance the county’s existing supply of housing” (HP3). The proposed townhomes and MR-2 zoning are an appropriate transition from the office and commercial uses around the I-285/Lawrenceville Highway interchange (zoned O-I, C-1, and C-2) and the senior housing under construction in the MR-2 zoning to the west. It appears that compatibility with the single-family subdivision to the south along Linkwood Lane is achieved with the provision of the required 50-foot wide undisturbed buffers abutting the east and south property lines. Additionally, the site plan is providing significantly more open space than required by the MR-2 zoning (15% required, 44% provided). The applicant has submitted revised conditions since the last Board of Commissioners on 5/23/17. The Department of Planning and Sustainability recommends “Approval” with the attached revised conditions.