Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT: Rezone - Zach Handac
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 1 & 7
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PETITION NO: N1. Z 18 22305
PROPOSED USE: 12 Single-Family Attached Fee-Simple Townhomes
LOCATION: 3121 Alton Road
PARCEL NO.: 18-283-03-039
INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
To rezone property from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) to allow for construction of twelve (12) single-family attached fee-simple townhomes in accordance with Section 27-4.1 of the DeKalb County Code. The property is located on the southwest side of Alton Road, approximately 596 feet south of Chamblee-Tucker Road at 3121 Alton Road, Atlanta, Georgia. The property has approximately 50 feet of frontage along Alton Road and contains 3.01 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with Conditions
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions
PLANNING STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed rezoning request from R-100 (Medium Lot Residential) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) District is compatible with adjacent non-residential uses west and east of the subject site. The request for attached single-family townhomes provide an appropriate land use transition from institutional and recreational uses to single-family residences east of the subject site. Located in an Institutional Character area, the request for single-family attached residences is consistent with the following plan policies: Protect stable neighborhoods from incompatible development that could alter established single-family residential development patterns and density; In appropriate locations encourage residential development to conform with traditional neighborhood development principles. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Planning and Sustainability Department that the application be “Approved” subject to the attached recommended conditions:
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: 7-1-0. P. West moved, J. Edmondson seconded for approval with Staff's conditions. T. Snipes opposed.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: 4-2-0/ Approval.