File #: 2017-1219    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 10/24/2017 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 11/14/2017 Final action: 11/14/2017
Title: SLUP-17-21813 Devon Fiddis
Attachments: 1. SLUP 17 21813 Recommended Conditions, 2. N3 Devon Fiddis SLUP 17 21813

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
Title
SLUP-17-21813 Devon Fiddis
Body
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 7
PETITION NO: SLUP-17-21813
PROPOSED USE: Personal Care Home up to six (6) residents
LOCATION: 3363 Luxembourg Circle
PARCEL NO.: 15-066-01-049
INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922

PURPOSE:

Request a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to increase the number of residents in an existing personal care home from 3 to 6 residents within the R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) District, in accordance with Chapter 27-Article 4.1 Use Table and Articles 4.2.41.A & B of the DeKalb County Code. The property is located on the southeast side of Luxembourg Circle, approximately 375 feet east of Luxembourg Court in unincorporated DeKalb County at 3363 Luxembourg Circle, Decatur, Georgia. The property has approximately 80 feet of frontage along the southeast side of Luxembourg Circle and contains 0.66 acre.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: No recommendation. Tie vote.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Denial

PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions

PLANNING STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed SLUP (Special Land Use Permit) request seeks to expand the existing personal care home from 3 to 6 residents. The application meets the criteria of the zoning ordinance for a personal care home for up to six (6) persons. Located on Luxembourg Circle, there should be little or no impact on traffic with the increase in residents. There will be no physical changes to the exterior of the existing single-family residence. Therefore the residence will be compatible in character with existing and surrounding single-family residences in the area. The proposed use is consistent with the following DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan Housing Policy: Special Needs - Increase the availability of special needs housing to meet the growing populati...

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