File #: 2023-0872    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 7/11/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 9/28/2023 Final action: 9/28/2023
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 05 Super District 07 Application of Tawanda Vauss to rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow a Personal Care Home for seven (7) individuals. The property is located at 7566 Union Grove Road in Lithonia, Georgia.
Attachments: 1. Z-23-1246542 Sept 2023 Staff Report 7566 Union Grove Rd

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 05 Super District 07
Application of Tawanda Vauss to rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow a Personal Care Home for seven (7) individuals. The property is located at 7566 Union Grove Road in Lithonia, Georgia.
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PETITION NO: N2-2023-0872 Z-23-1246542
PROPOSED USE: Personal care home for seven (7) individuals.
LOCATION: 7566 Union Grove Road, Lithonia, Georgia 30058
PARCEL NO. : 16-186-01-007
INFO. CONTACT: Lucas Carter, Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Tawanda Vauss to rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow a Personal Care Home for seven (7) individuals. The property is located at 7566 Union Grove Road in Lithonia, Georgia.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: No Quorum.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with one (1) condition.

PLANNING STAFF: Denial.

STAFF ANALYSIS: The application to rezone the property at 7566 Union Grove Road, in order to change the zoning district from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) to enable the operation of a personal care home for seven (7) or more individuals. A companion application for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP-23-1246543) has also been submitted for the subject property. While the previously approved 2017 SLUP (SLUP-17-21824) demonstrated alignment with the Zoning Ordinance and corresponded with Comprehensive Plan objectives, the current application fails to support the goals of the zoning district and the 2050 DeKalb County Unified Plan. The submitted site plan for the personal care home shows five (5) bedrooms may be insufficient to accommodate seven or more individu...

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