Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 05 SUPER DISTRICT 07
Application of The Varner Group c/o Bejune Industries to rezone property from C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district to RSM (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to construct a townhome community, at 6826 Covington Highway.
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PETITION NO: D1-2023-1431 Z-24-1246747
PROPOSED USE: Townhome community.
LOCATION: 6826 Covington Highway, Lithonia, Georgia 30058.
PARCEL NO. : 16-089-03-012
INFO. CONTACT: Adam Chappell, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of The Varner Group c/o Bejune Industries to rezone property from C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district to RSM (Residential Medium Lot) zoning district to construct a townhome community.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 8, 2024) Approval. (Dec. 4, 2023) Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 2, 2024) Approval with Conditions. (January 9, 2024) Two-Cycle Deferral.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: In 2007, the subject property was rezoned to the C-1 (Local Commercial) Zoning District with conditions to allow for retail uses in substantial compliance with a then-submitted site plan (CZ-07-13514). A request for a major modification of conditions was approved by the Board of Commissioners in 2014 to allow for a 51,896 square foot medical office complex consisting of a total of four (4) buildings on the property (CZ-14-19246). These plans never came to fruition, and at the time of this analysis, the subject property remains undeveloped. The applicant's proposal is to rezone the subject property to the RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) Zoning District in order to construct a single-family, attached, townhome development. The subject property is part of a Commercial Redevelopment Corridor (CRC) Character Area. The proposed zo...
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