Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): 2 and 6
Application of Chad Jacobs to rezone property from O-I (Office-Institutional) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district to allow for a single-family attached (townhome) development, at 729 Old Briarcliff Road.
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PETITION NO: N7-2026-1106 Z-26-1248177
PROPOSED USE: Townhome development.
LOCATION: 729 Old Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA 30306
PARCEL NO. : 18 057 05 035
INFO. CONTACT: Adam Chappell, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Chad Jacobs to rezone property from O-I (Office-Institutional) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district to allow for a single-family attached (townhome) development.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (August 2026) Approval with a condition.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (September 1, 2026) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: (September 2026) Approval with Conditions
STAFF ANALYSIS: The O-I zoning district primarily allows nonresidential uses associated with offices or institutions (public/private schools and universities for example); the property to the immediate south and east at 1551 Briarcliff Road is also zoned O-I and is used as a television broadcasting studio. The O-I zoning district does permit certain residential uses - multifamily dwellings in particular are permitted by-right. The property is located in a Traditional Neighborhood (TN) character area per the DeKalb County 2050 Unified Plan, which aims “to preserve the style and appeal of older traditional neighborhood communities... The characteristics include higher pedestrian orientation, sidewalks, and more grid-like street patterns. They have on-street parking, small, regular lots, and buildings closer to the front property line” (DeKalb County 2050 Unified Plan, page 39). Regarding new devel...
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