Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 5 & 7
N17 D R Horton-Crown, LLC Z-18-1235046
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PETITION NO: Z-18-1235046
PROPOSED USE: 339 Single-Family Detached Residences
LOCATION: Pleasant Hill Road, Pleasant Hill Way & Norris Lake Drive
PARCEL NO.: 16-228-01-003, 006, 007, 008, 013; 16-229-01-002; 16-252-02-001, 003 & 005; 16-253-02-004, 005, 007, 008, 009, 011, 026 & 027
INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
To rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) District to develop 339 single-family detached residences on 122.77 acres at a density of 2.76 units per acre. The property is located on the east side of Yellow River, south of an existing creek, west side of Norris Lake Drive, west side of Pleasant Hill Road and the north side of Pleasant Hill Way at 1679, 1735, 1729, 1695, 1709, 1719 Norris Lake Drive; 8277 & 8455 Norris Lake Way; 8682 Pleasant Hill Road; and 8657, 8612, 8620, 8615, 6564, 8550, 8565 & 8581 Pleasant Hill Way. The property has approximately 1,664.96 feet of frontage along the north side of Pleasant Hill Way, approximately 156.12 feet of frontage along the west side of Pleasant Hill Road and approximately 277.77 feet of frontage along the west side of Norris Lake Drive and contains 122.77 acres.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Deferral
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval Conditional
PLANNING STAFF: Substitute Approval to RNC (Residential Neighborhood Conservation) District
PLANNING STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed rezoning request from R-85 (Medium Lot Residential) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) District as originally requested is not compatible with adjacent and surrounding residential districts zoned and developed R-85. However, the RNC (Residential Neighborhood Conservation) District recommended by Planning Staff and depicted on the revised site plan submitted by the applicant allows greater flexibility for development by incorporating use of greenspace with natural features of the environment and allowing development standards compatible with adjacent residential properties and is consistent with recent Board policy. RNC developments are required to provide a legal mechanism for unified control of the entire parcel to be developed and a legal mechanism for the maintenance and protection of land held in common prior to the issuance of any land disturbance permit. The RNC District is consistent with the following DeKalb County 2035 Comprehensive Plan policies: Protect stable neighborhoods from incompatible development that could alter established residential development patterns and density; and Ensure that new development and redevelopment is compatible with existing residential areas. Therefore, the Department of Planning and Sustainability recommends APPROVAL of a substitute RNC (Residential Neighborhood Conservation) District on the subject site per the following attached conditions:
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: 7-1-0/ M. Butts moved, J. Johnson seconded for approval of the rezoning from R-85 to RNC with Staff's conditions, with a revision to condition #2 that the site plan include three (3) access points. P. Womack, Jr. opposed.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: 5-2-2/Deferral to wait for comments from the Transportation Division.