Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts
Application of Director of Planning & Sustainability to adopt a 5-year Update to the DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Rules of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Chapter 110-12-1, Minimum Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning and established by the Georgia Planning Act of 1989.
Body
PETITION NO: D2. TA-21-1244539 2021-2108
PROPOSED USE: To adopt a 5-Year Update to the DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan.
LOCATION: County-wide
PARCEL NO. : N/A
INFO. CONTACT: Larry Washington, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Director of Planning & Sustainability to adopt a 5-year Update to the DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Rules of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Chapter 110-12-1, Minimum Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning and established by the Georgia Planning Act of 1989. The properties are located within the areas of unincorporated DeKalb County. This text amendment is County-wide.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: April 2021 - CC-1 No Quorum; CC-2 Approval; CC-3 Approval; CC-4 Approval; CC-5 Approval; Feb. 2021 - CC-1 Deferral CC-2 Deferral; CC-3 Deferral 8-0-0; CC-4 Deferral; CC-5 Deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION: May 6, 2021 - Full Cycle Deferral. March 2, 2021 - Full Cycle Deferral.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The Planning Department is recommending approval of the 5-year Update to the DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: May 6, 2021 - Full Cycle Deferral 7-0-1. April Atkins moved, Jana Johnson seconded for a Full Cycle Deferral. Jon West abstained. March 2, 2021 - Full Cycle Deferral 8-0-1. A. Atkins moved, G. McCoy seconded for a full cycle deferral to consider comments made by citizens during the public hearing. J. West abstained. The Board also suggested that the Planning Department devote a webpage to explain all processes.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: April 2021 - CC-1 No Quorum; members present were in support of the update; CC-2 Approval 4-0-0; CC-3 Approval 8-0-0; CC-4 Approval 11-0-0; CC-5 Approval 9-0-1. Feb. 2021 - CC-1 Deferral 2-0-0; CC-2 Deferral 5-0-0 per Staff recommendation; CC-3 Deferral 8-0-0 per Staff recommendation; CC-4 Deferral 12-0-0 to allow more public comment and to confirm if the parcel specific land use maps were changing with the adoption of the five year comp plan update; CC-5 Deferral 5-0-0 per Staff recommendation.