DeKalb County Government - File #: 2020-0610

• File #: 2020-0610
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Preliminary Item
• File created: 6/2/2020
• In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
• On agenda: 7/30/2020
• Final action: 7/30/2020
• Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts Application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for a text amendment to revise Section 4.1.3 (Table 4.1 Use Table) to allow veterinary clinics in the MU-4 (Mixed Use- 4) and MU-5 (Mixed Use-5) Districts and Section 4.2 (Supplemental Regulations) of Chapter 27 of the Code of DeKalb County, to reduce impacts of veterinary clinics on surrounding land uses in the MU-1, MU-2, MU-3, MU-4, and MU-5 Districts, and for other purposes.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/30/2020	1	Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting	approved substitute	Pass
7/21/2020	1	PECS-Planning, Economic Development & Community Services Committee	no official recommendation
7/7/2020	1	Planning Commission

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

SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts
Application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for a text amendment to revise Section 4.1.3 (Table 4.1 Use Table) to allow veterinary clinics in the MU-4 (Mixed Use- 4) and MU-5 (Mixed Use-5) Districts and Section 4.2 (Supplemental Regulations) of Chapter 27 of the Code of DeKalb County, to reduce impacts of veterinary clinics on surrounding land uses in the MU-1, MU-2, MU-3, MU-4, and MU-5 Districts, and for other purposes.
Body
PETITION NO: N13. TA-20-1244029 2020-0610
PROPOSED USE: Text Amendment
LOCATION: County-wide
PARCEL NO. : N/A
INFO. CONTACT: Matthew Williams
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155 X4

PURPOSE:
Application TA-20-1244029 of the Director of Planning and Sustainability for a text amendment to revise Section 4.1.3 (Table 4.1 Use Table) to allow veterinary clinics in the MU-3 (Mixed Use-3), MU-4 (Mixed Use-4) and MU-5 (Mixed Use-5) Districts, to revise Section 4.2 (Supplemental Regulations) of Chapter 27 of the Code of DeKalb County in order to reduce impacts of veterinary clinics on surrounding land uses in the MU-1, MU-2, MU-3, MU-4, and MU-5 districts, and to revise Section 9.1.3 - Definitions of Chapter 27 of the of the Code of DeKalb County, and for other purposes.


RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: District 1: Approval; District 2: Approval as Amended; District 3: Full Cycle Deferral; District 4: Full Cycle Deferral; District 5: Approval as Amended.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval.

PLANNING STAFF: Approval.

STAFF ANALYSIS: The purpose of the text amendment is to 1) allow animal hospitals/veterinary clinics in MU-3, MU-4, and MU-5 districts with certain controls to reduce their impacts; and 2) to regulate animal hospitals/veterinary clinics in all districts with such controls. Studies have shown that negative he...