Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Optimal Consulting, LLC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow residential homes, at 1942 Columbia Drive.
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PETITION NO: N1-2026-0443 Z-26-1247988
PROPOSED USE: Development of residential homes.
LOCATION: 1942 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 15 166 01 010
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Optimal Consulting, LLC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow residential homes.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 2026) Approval with a condition.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 5, 2026) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: (May 2026) Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The request is to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) to allow single-family attached residential homes at a density of 4.6 units per acre. The subject site currently contains a vacant structure. Since the property is within a quarter mile of a school (Snapfinger Elementary) the property is eligible for a density bonus above 4 units to a density of 4.8 units per acre. The proposed RSM zoning district and single-family attached homes appear to be an appropriate zoning district and land use given the location of the property at the intersection of a major arterial (Snapfinger Road) and a minor arterial (Columbia Drive) and an institutional use (First Comfort Missionary Church) to the west across Columbia Drive. The proposed two-story building heights are consistent with the one and two-story building heights of residential homes in the surrounding area. Additionally, a 20-foot...
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