Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT: Rezoning - Hunter Carson
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 6
Application of Hunter Carson to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot -75) to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) to allow the property to be split into two lots, at 1357 Diamond Ave.
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PETITION NO: N2. Z-19-1243243
PROPOSED USE: Two single-family residential lots, one with an existing house that would remain after lot division.
LOCATION: 1357 Diamond Avenue, Atlanta.
PARCEL NO.: 15-143-10-001
INFO. CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922
PURPOSE:
Application of Hunter Carson to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot -75) to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) to allow the property to be split into two lots. The property is located at the southeast corner of Diamond Avenue and Hazel Drive at 1357 Diamond Avenue, Atlanta, GA. The property has 73 feet of frontage on Diamond Avenue and 175 feet of frontage on Hazel Drive and contains 0.3 acre.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: DENIAL.
PLANNING COMMISSION: DENIAL.
PLANNING STAFF: DENIAL.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The zoning proposal would allow the introduction of smaller lot sizes than those of the properties in the surrounding neighborhood, thereby departing from an established development pattern that has been in place since 1939. Thus, the zoning proposal is inconsistent with 2035 Comprehensive Plan Traditional Neighborhood Character Area Policy No. 1 to: "Protect stable neighborhoods from incompatible development that could alter established residential development patterns and density." The Comprehensive Plan states that the intent for Traditional Neighborhood Character Areas is to "preserve the style and appeal of older traditional neighborhood communities." The neighborhood currently has ample yards with many mature trees that lend it a verdant chara...
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