Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 05 Super District 07
Application of Meleshia Myrie for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow for a personal care home for up to six (6) individuals in the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district, at 1816 Enid Drive.
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PETITION NO: N8-2025-0631 SLUP-25-1247516
PROPOSED USE: Personal care home, for up to six (6).
LOCATION: 1816 Enid Drive, Lithonia, Georgia 30058
PARCEL NO. : 16 188 03 006
INFO. CONTACT: Lucas Carter, Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Meleshia Myrie for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow for a personal care home for up to six (6) individuals in the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) zoning district.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (June 2025) Approval with a condition.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (July 8, 2025) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant requests a Special Land Use Permit to expand an existing personal care home from three residents to a maximum of six residents. The facility, known as Happy's Manner, has operated under state licensure at this location since 2014. The subject property is developed with a one-story single-family home on a 0.46-acre lot in the R-85 zoning district. No additions or exterior modifications are proposed. The applicant will increase staffing from two to four personnel to accommodate the additional residents, maintaining coverage through two 12-hour shifts. The use remains residential in scale and appearance and is compatible with the surrounding R-85 zoned properties, which consist of detached single-family homes. Operations such as visitation, refuse handling, and daily activities are managed in a way that minimizes potential neighborhood impacts. The home includes a standard residential driveway that ca...
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