File #: 2024-0366    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 3/4/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 5/23/2024 Final action:
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 03 SUPER DISTRICT 06 Application of Erica Morgan for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow single-family attached townhomes in Tier 3 of the Bouldercrest Overlay District, the Soapstone Historic District, and the R-100 (Residential Medium Lot-100) zoning district, at 2098 & 2124 Cedar Grove Road.
Attachments: 1. SLUP-24-1246917 May 2024 Staff Report Cedar Grove Road

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

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 03 SUPER DISTRICT 06
Application of Erica Morgan for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow single-family attached townhomes in Tier 3 of the Bouldercrest Overlay District, the Soapstone Historic District, and the R-100 (Residential Medium Lot-100) zoning district, at 2098 & 2124 Cedar Grove Road.
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PETITION NO: N6-2024-0366 SLUP-24-1246917
PROPOSED USE: Single-family, attached townhomes.
LOCATION: 2098 & 2124 Cedar Grove Road, Conley, Georgia 30288
PARCEL NO. : 15-021-01-015; 15-021-01-016
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Erica Morgan for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow single-family attached townhomes in Tier 3 of the Bouldercrest Overlay District, the Soapstone Historic District, and the R-100 (Residential Medium Lot-100) zoning district.


RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 10, 2024) Full cycle deferral.

PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 2, 2024) Denial.

PLANNING STAFF: Full Cycle Deferral.

STAFF ANALYSIS: Based on the submitted information, the SLUP proposal to allow townhomes within Tier 3 of the Bouldercrest Overlay District (BOD) with a density of 7.8 units per acre is generally consistent with the Suburban (SUB) Character Area calling for the protection of established residential areas at densities up to eight units per acre. The proposed townhomes appear to be an appropriate transitional land use between the commercial zoning around the Bouldercrest Road/Cedar Grove intersection and the single-family detached subdivision (Smithfield Grove) to the north. A stream, a 300-foot undisturbed transitional buffer, and a 100-year floodplain separate the proposed townhome development from that single-family subdivision. Additionally, the plan proffers a walking trail and a...

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