Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 05 Super District 07
Application of Aging Grace Sr. Living c/o Kiana Mills for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a Personal Care Home (PCH) for adults for up to six (6) residents in the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district, at 1766 Big Valley Lane.
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PETITION NO: N6-2025-0965 SLUP-25-1247606
PROPOSED USE: Personal care home (PCH) for adults for up to six (6) residents.
LOCATION: 1766 Big Valley Lane, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
PARCEL NO. : 15 192 06 137
INFO. CONTACT: Lucas Carter, Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Aging Grace Sr. Living c/o Kiana Mills for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a Personal Care Home (PCH) for adults for up to six (6) residents in the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (Sept. 9, 2025) Approval with Conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting a Special Land Use Permit to allow a Personal Care Home (PCH) for up to six residents at 1766 Big Valley Lane in the R-85 district. The ±0.3-acre lot is developed with a one-story single-family dwelling of roughly 1,500 square feet with typical residential setbacks and a driveway that can accommodate up to four vehicles. The site is surrounded by R-75 single-family homes of similar scale and character. The proposed use fits the established residential context and is expected to operate with low external impacts. The scale and massing are appropriate to the lot and consistent with nearby homes; no additions are proposed. Access, circulation, and off-street parking appear adequate, and the public street network and utilities can serve the use without adverse effect. No historic resources are implicated, and no adverse impacts are anticipated related to traffic, noise, odor, dust, or vibration. The request aligns with DeKalb County’s Comprehensive Plan policies that encourage housing options to support aging in place, small-scale community-based care within neighborhoods, and the integration of supportive housing types where they maintain residential character and meet locational criteria. (2050 Comp plan, page 41) As proposed, the PCH would advance those objectives by providing up to six beds in a setting that blends with surrounding homes and by leveraging existing infrastructure and services. The application satisfies Supplemental Regulation Section 27-4.2.41, which requires a minimum 1,000-foot separation between group personal care homes. Therefore, based on review of Section 27-7.4.6 and 27-4.2.41, it is the recommendation of the Planning Department that the application be “Approved with the attached conditions”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: (September 9, 2025) Approval with conditions 8-0-0. Commissioner Cooper moved, Commissioner Costello seconded for approval with two (2) conditions, per Staff recommendation. Commissioner Moore was not present for this vote.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: Approval 8-0-0.