File #: 2021-2426    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 3/30/2021 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 8/10/2021 Final action: 8/10/2021
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 4 & 6 Application of Amanda Woodruff to rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) District to construct three single-family attached townhomes, at 3720 Jamieson Place.
Attachments: 1. Substitute 2021 07.27 Item 2021-2426, 2. Z-21-1244669 Staff Report May 2021, 3. 2021-2426 Recommended Conditions-SUBSTITUTE 7-23-21

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

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 4 & 6
Application of Amanda Woodruff to rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) District to construct three single-family attached townhomes, at 3720 Jamieson Place.
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PETITION NO: N3. Z-21-1244669 2021-2426
PROPOSED USE: Three (3) single-family attached townhomes.
LOCATION: 3720 Jamieson Place.
PARCEL NO. : 18-067-03-011
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of Amanda Woodruff to rezone property from R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) District to construct three single-family attached townhomes. The property is located on the north side of Jamison Place and the west side of Market Street, at 3720 Jamison Place in Clarkston, Georgia. The property has approximately 193 feet of frontage along Jamison Place and 100 feet of frontage along Market Street and contains 0.44 acre.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Full Cycle Deferral.

PLANNING STAFF: Full Cycle Deferral.

STAFF ANALYSIS: Based on the information and site plan, it cannot be determined if the proposed rezoning request is consistent with the policies and strategies of the Suburban Character Area to protect stable neighborhoods from incompatible development (Suburban Policy #1). It appears that single-family attached townhomes would provide an appropriate transitional land use between the place of worship and apartments to the west and south and the single-family detached subdivisions to the north and east. The applicant is proposing a three-story building height to allow for a two-car garage on the first floor. Given the small number of units proposed and that a first floor two-car parking garage would enhance the streetscape b...

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