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Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 2 & 6
Application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for the Emory Jewish Student Center to rezone property from OI (Office Institutional) to OIT (Office Institutional n Transitional) to allow the use for an existing student center, at 1526 N. Decatur Rd (Application amended due to legal discovery).
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PETITION NO: N11. Z-18-1235229
PROPOSED USE: Emory Jewish Student Center
LOCATION: 1526 N Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
PARCEL NO.: 18-053-02-027
INFO. CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
Application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for the Emory Jewish Student Center was originally to rezone property from MR-2 (Medium Density Residential) to OI (Office Institutional) to allow the use for an existing student center. Further research indicates that the property is zoned OI (Office Institutional). The zoning map showed OI (Office Institutional) when the map was readopted in 2015, with the zoning code update. The property is located on the north side of North Decatur Road, approximately 214 feet south of Emory Road, at 1526 North Decatur Road. The property has approximately 65 feet of frontage along North Decatur Road and contains 0.4 acre.
RECOMMENDATION:
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL: APPROVAL
PLANNING COMMISSION: APPROVAL
PLANNING STAFF: APPROVAL
STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from OI (Office Institutional) to OIT (Office Institutional Transitional). The rezoning request to the OIT (Office Institutional Transitional) District reflects consistency with the following Neighborhood Center character area Plan Policy: Promoting healthy living in neighborhoods by incorporating a pedestrian environment that encourages socialization, walking, biking and connectivity, since the student center will be used by Emory University students only. The Department of Planning and Sustainability recommends “Approval with Staff’s conditions”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: Approval w/Staff’s Conditions 6-0-0. J. West moved, E. Patton seconded for approval with Staff’s conditions.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: Approval, 6-0-0. The community council thought that the zoning proposal was suitable.