Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): 4 and 6
Application of Jared Samples to rezone property from C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district to MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) zoning district to allow residential development, at 5561-5567 Memorial Drive.
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PETITION NO: D7-2026-1100 Z-26-1248190
PROPOSED USE: Residential development.
LOCATION: 5561-5567 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
PARCEL NO. : 18 070 03 008
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Jared Samples to rezone property from C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district to MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) zoning district to allow residential development.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Oct. 2026) No Quorum. (August 2026) Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (Nov. 5, 2026) Pending. (Sept. 1, 2026) Full-Cycle Deferral.
PLANNING STAFF: (Nov. 2026) Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The subject property represents a significant redevelopment opportunity within the Memorial Drive Corridor SAP. The subject site is specifically identified in the SAP within the “Hambrick Village Focus Area” for redevelopment. The following findings outline support for an approval of a new long-term land use and zoning framework to help shape redevelopment. Given the approximately 13-acre size of the property, its prominent location along Memorial Drive, and its specific identification as a redevelopment opportunity in the Memorial Drive Corridor SAP, Staff finds that the revised site plan (Village Square Site SK-3, 10/12/26) has improved site organization, mix of uses, and overall reach NC vision and goals. Therefore, based on review of the applicable criteria under Section 27-7.3.5 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance, it is the recommendation of the Planning & Sustainability Department that this application be “Approved with the attached conditions”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: (November 5, 2026) Pending. (September 1, 2026) Full-Cycle Deferral 7-0-1. Commissioner Osler moved, Commissioner Costello seconded for a full-cycle deferral to the November 2026 zoning agenda, per Staff recommendation. Commissioner Moore abstained.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: (October 2026) No Quorum. Members present voted for Approval (6-0-0) with the following conditions: 1) Access easement(s) shall remain in perpetuity and existing inter-parcel access shall remain uninterrupted; 2) A 10-foot multi-modal path is provided along all right-of-way frontages. (August 2026) Approval 7-1-0.