Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Cameron Grogan c/o BF Austin, LLC to rezone properties from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow for the development of a new, 62-unit, single-family attached development, at 1491, 1531 and 1555 Austin Drive.
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PETITION NO: N8-2024-1109 Z-24-1247190
PROPOSED USE: Single-family attached townhomes.
LOCATION: 1491, 1531, and 1555 Austin Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032
PARCEL NO. : 15 197 02 011, 15 197 02 010, 15 197 02 033
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Cameron Grogan c/o BF Austin, LLC to rezone properties from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district to allow for the development of a new, 62-unit, single-family attached development.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (October 2024) Full cycle deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (November 7, 2024) Two-cycle deferral.
PLANNING STAFF: Two-Cycle Deferral.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed RSM zoning district and townhomes appear to be an appropriate land use and zoning transition from the commercial self-storage and condominiums to the east (across Austin Drive) within the OD, C-1, and MR-2 districts to the single-family detached and institutional (Towers High School) uses to the west within the R-75 district. The intent of the RSM district is to "provide for the creation of residential neighborhoods that allow a mix of single-family attached and detached housing options" (Sec. 2.12.1. RSM Statement of purpose and intent). While the proposed density of 7.8 units per acre is consistent with the maximum densities allowed by the SUB character area, it appears that a lower and more co...
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