File #: 2019-4355    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 9/24/2019 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 12/17/2019 Final action:
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 6 Application of Epic XXXVII, LLC c/o Battle Law, PC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot) to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) (former request RSM) to allow development of 49 single-family detached homes at a density of 3.29 units per acre, at 2354 & 2378 Whites Mill Road; and 2570 Kelly Lake Road.
Attachments: 1. Z 19 1243517 Staff Report, 2. Z 19 1243517 Recommended Conditions

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

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 3 & 6
Application of Epic XXXVII, LLC c/o Battle Law, PC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot) to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) (former request RSM) to allow development of 49 single-family detached homes at a density of 3.29 units per acre, at 2354 & 2378 Whites Mill Road; and 2570 Kelly Lake Road.
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PETITION NO: N1. Z-19-1243517
PROPOSED USE: Single-family residential subdivision.
LOCATION: 2354 & 2378 Whites Mill Road, and 2570 Kelly Lake Road, Decatur.
PARCEL NO. : 15-138-07-019, -050, -051
INFO. CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922

PURPOSE:
Application Z-19-1243517 of Epic XXXVII, LLC c/o Battle Law, PC to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot) to R-60 (Residential Small Lot-60) (former request RSM) to allow development of 49 single-family detached homes at a density of 3.29 units per acre. The property is located at the northeast corner of Whites Mill Road and Kelly Lake Road at 2354 & 2378 Whites Mill Road and 2570 Kelly Lake Road in Decatur. The property has approximately 928 feet of frontage along Whites Mill Road and 778 feet of frontage along Kelly Lake Road and contains 14.89 acres.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: DENIAL.

PLANNING COMMISSION: NO RECOMMENDATION.

PLANNING STAFF: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.

STAFF ANALYSIS: As a single-family residential development, the proposed development would be consistent with the single-family residential character of the surrounding area and is generally consistent with policy No. 1 of the Suburban Character Area to "protect stable neighborhoods from incompatible development." While the density would be higher than that of the older neighborhoods in the area, an increase in density would contribute to the continuing vitality of the area by allowing for dev...

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