Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Blue River Development, LLC c/o Battle Law P.C. to rezone property from O-I (Office-Institution) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district to allow for a residential development, at 4743 Flat Shoals Parkway.
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PETITION NO: N2-2025-0285 Z-25-1247420
PROPOSED USE: Residential development consisting of urban single-family detached and single-family attached units.
LOCATION: 4743 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, Georgia 30034
PARCEL NO. : 15 061 03 001
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Blue River Development, LLC c/o Battle Law P.C. to rezone property from O-I (Office-Institution) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district to allow for a residential development, consisting of urban single-family detached and single-family attached units.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 2025) Full cycle deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 6, 2025) Approval with Conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is seeking to rezone the subject site from O-I (Office-Institutional) to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential) for thirty-seven (37) urban single family detached units and 37 single-family attached units, for a total of seventy-four (74) units. Located in the southern part of DeKalb County, along Flat Shoals Parkway and Wesley-Chapel/Flakes Mill Road. In 2021, DR Horton proposed a one hundred and twenty (120) townhome development on the same subject site, however, that application was withdrawn due to community opposition to the higher density. The 74-unit residential development is a density of approximately four (4) units per acre, well below both MR-1 maximum ...
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