Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 03 Super District 07
Application of Martha Liliana Rodriguez for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) for a child day care facility to allow up to six (6) children in an existing single-family home in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District, at 2167 Newgate Drive.
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PETITION NO: N3. SLUP-22-1245771 (2022-1733)
PROPOSED USE: Child daycare, up to six (6) children.
LOCATION: 2167 Newgate Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30035
PARCEL NO. : 15-157-16-132
INFO. CONTACT: John Reid, Sr. Planner
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of Martha Liliana Rodriguez for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) for a child day care facility to allow up to six (6) children in an existing single-family home in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District. The property is located on the north side of Newgate Drive, approximately 590 feet northwest of Wedgefield Circle, at 2167 Newgate Drive in Decatur, Georgia. The property has 75 feet of frontage along Newgate Drive and contains 0.29 acre.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Approval with conditions.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval with Conditions.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval with Conditions.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed child day care facility is consistent with policies of the 2035 DeKalb County Comprehensive Plan that support the provision of convenient childcare for working parents. By providing day care within a familiar neighborhood setting, they encourage children to develop a sense of place. In-home child day care facilities promote reduction of traffic congestion, consistent with Comprehensive Plan land use policies: they allow parents to drop off and pick up children by using local streets within residential neighborhoods and may thus reduce traffic congestion on major roads during peak commuting hours. The...
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