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Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 7
Rezone - Grandview Residential, LLC Z-18-22313
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PETITION NO: Z-18-22313
PROPOSED USE: 25 Single-Family Attached Fee-Simple Townhomes
LOCATION: 1473 Columbia Drive
PARCEL NO.: 15-186-01-004
INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
To rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot) District to MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) District to allow for construction of twenty-five (25) single-family attached fee-simple townhomes at a density of 10.5 units per acre in accordance with Section 27-4.1 of the DeKalb County Code. The property is located on the west side of Columbia Drive, approximately 357 feet north of Santa Monica Drive at 1473 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Georgia. The property has approximately 191 feet of frontage on the west side of Columbia Drive and contains 2.36 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Deferral
PLANNING COMMISSION: Full Cycle Deferral
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with Conditions
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions
PLANNING STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed rezoning request from R-75 (Medium Lot Residential) District to MR-2 (Medium-Density Residential - 2) District is compatible with adjacent Lauren Parc townhomes north and west of the subject site. If Land Plan Amendment LP-18-1235089 is approved for Town Center as requested by the applicant, the request for single-family attached residences is consistent with the following 2035 Comprehensive Plan Policies: Protect and enhance the integrity and quality of existing residential neighborhoods; Create pedestrian scale communities that focus on the relationship between the street, buildings, streetscaping and people; and improve street character with consistent signage, lighting, landscaping and other design features. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Planning and Sustainability Department that the application be “Approved” subject to the attached recommended conditions:
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: 6-2-0. V. Moore moved, A. Atkins seconded for Full Cycle Deferral. M. Butts & T. Snipes opposed.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: 7-3-0. Deferral to address community concerns, traffic and water run-off. Community wants affordable housing.