Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of New Life Baptist Church c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district and within the I-20 Overlay District, Tier 1 for the development of single-family detached and attached homes as part of Phase 1 of a mixed-use development, 3048 Lumby Drive.
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PETITION NO: N5-2025-0964 Z-25-1247633
PROPOSED USE: Single-family detached and attached homes.
LOCATION: 3048 Lumby Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30034
PARCEL NO. : 15 104 07 001
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of New Life Baptist Church c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district and within the I-20 Overlay District, Tier 1 for the development of single-family detached and attached homes as part of Phase 1 of a mixed-use development.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (Sept. 9, 2025) Approval.
PLANNING STAFF: Denial.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The subject site is currently vacant, and the applicant is proposing to rezone to the MR-1 (medium density residential) district to construct a mixture of single-family detached and single-family attached townhomes containing 32 units at a density of 8.5 units per acre. The subject property falls within the county's most intense Character Area, a Regional Center (RC) Character area, which calls for a very high density mix of residential and commercial at densities up to and exceeding 75 units per acre. The site also falls within the "Town Center, Core" area of the Candler Road Livable Centers Initiative (LCI)(see attached) which encourages compact, high -density m...
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