Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Avondale Church of Christ c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to the OI (Office Institutional) zoning district to allow for an existing place of worship, at 4017 Memorial Drive.
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PETITION NO: N12-2026-0534 Z-26-1248010
PROPOSED USE: Place of worship.
LOCATION: 4017 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 15 231 06 003
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Avondale Church of Christ c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to the OI (Office Institutional) zoning district to allow for an existing place of worship.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 2026) Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 5, 2026) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: (May 2026) Approval.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant requests a rezoning from R-75 (Single-Family Residential) to O-I (Office Institutional) to expand an existing church by 4,139 square feet to create a new fellowship space, and to raise an existing cover over the entrance drop-off to better accommodate large vehicles. Based on review of county records, a church has been on the property prior to 1976 without a SLUP. Therefore, it appears that the existing church is a legal non-conforming use. There are several churches in the surrounding area, and most of those are zoned O-I. The applicant seeks to rezone the subject property to O-I to be more consistent with those churches and to allow the church to convert to a legally conforming structure. The proposed building expansion in the existing open courtyard area will seamlessly blend the adjacent portions of the building to the north and south and will n...
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