Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06
Application of MicroLife Institute to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) zoning district to allow for a cottage home development, at 2883 and 2893 Midway Road.
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PETITION NO: N1-2025-0045 Z-25-1247356
PROPOSED USE: Cottage home development.
LOCATION: 2883 and 2893 Midway Road, Decatur, Georgia 30030
PARCEL NO. : 15 201 12 002 & 15 201 12 003
INFO. CONTACT: Andrea Folgherait, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of MicroLife Institute to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) zoning district to allow for a cottage home development.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Feb. 2025) Full-cycle deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (March 4, 2025) Approval with Conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: (March 2025) Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant, MicroLife Institute, is seeking to rezone the subject property from the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) Zoning District to the R-60 (Residential Medium Lot-60) Zoning District for a cottage home development with eighteen (18) fee-simple (owner occupied) units: - Six (6) three (3) bedroom/ two (2) bathroom units with a carport and driveway - Six (6) two (2) bedroom/ two and a half (2.5) bathroom units - Six (6) two bedroom / one (1) bathroom units The proposed single-family cottage land use and conceptual layout of small homes clustered around a courtyard appears to be consistent with the following strategies and policies of the Suburban Character Area of the 2050 Unified Plan, "Permit cottage court developments, accessory housing units, new well-designed, small-scale infill multi-family residences and other innovative hou...
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