Substitute
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 and 7
Ali Ihsan & Associates.
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Petition No.: CZ-18-22025
Proposed Use: Single-family detached homes.
Location: 3446 Midway Road
Parcel No.: 15-218-13-061
Information Contact: Marian Eisenberg
Phone Number: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
To rezone property from R-75 (Single-Family Residential) to RSM (Residential Small Lot Mix) for development of six urban single-family detached homes. The property is located on the southwest corner of Midway Road and Beech Road, at 3446 Midway Road, Decatur. The property has approximately 211.29 feet of frontage on Midway Road and 210 feet on Beech Road and contains 1.1 acre.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (6-13-18) APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
PLANNING COMMISSION: (7-10-18) APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
PLANNING STAFF ANALYSIS: The zoning proposal is consistent with housing policy No. 9 of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan to ". . . provide a variety of housing opportunities and choices to better accommodate the needs of residents." It is also consistent with Suburban Character Area policy No. 7 that encourages infill housing to "increase neighborhood density and income diversity". The proposed development will replace a non-conforming commercial use that has become an eyesore. However, the density of development is not simply a response to the housing market: in exchange for the increase in density over the base density of four units per acre, the applicant has proposed enhanced open space over 38% of the site. The height and compact layout of the homes on the site would be similar to the height and layout of new residences in the RSM district across Beech Drive. By adding to the variety of housing types in the neighborhood, the proposed development would accommodate people with a va...
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