Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
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Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability for a text amendment to consider authorizing a resolution to approve the 5-year LCI Plan Update for the Tucker-Northlake Master Plan LCI, as required by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).
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PETITION NO: N10-2023-0390 TA-23-1246397
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INFO. CONTACT: Planning & Sustainability
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability to adopt the 5-year plan update to resolve DeKalb County’s commitment to the partnerships required for consideration and completion of projects recommended in Conceptual Plan.
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL: CC-1: Approval; CC-2: Approval; CC-3: Approval; CC-4: Deferral; CC-5: Approval.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Approval.
PLANNING STAFF: Approval
STAFF ANALYSIS: The Tucker Community Improvement District (CID) was formed in 2013 by commercial property owners who have agreed to self-tax in order to fund improvements in the areas of beautification, transportation, public safety, and economic development within the district. In 2014, the Tucker CID expanded its boundaries to include the Northlake area and was renamed the Tucker-Northlake CID. The next year, the CID completed a Master Plan for the area, conducted by Sizemore Group in association with Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates and Gibbs Planning Group. The Tucker-Northlake Master Plan sought to: “Create a vibrant, walkable and economically thriving Tucker-Northlake where: • The small-town charm of Tucker’s Main Street thrives with shops and restaurants • Northlake’s regional commercial and industrial centers develop into mixed use, walkable destination • LaVista Road and Lawrenceville Highway are inviting multimodal connectors for these activity centers.” This Plan was adopted by DeKalb County in 2015, and subsequently grandfathered in by the Atlanta Regional Commission as a 10-year update to both the Tucker and Northlake Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Studies. The Tucker-Northlake CID then became the sponsor of the newly merged Tucker-Northlake LCI. The Atlanta Regional Commission requires that all adopted LCI Studies be updated in 5-year increments to remain eligible for funding. This Text Amendment accomplishes this requirement. Therefore, staff’s recommendation is for “Approval”.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: Approval 7-0-0. Deanna Murphy moved, Jan Costello seconded for Approval, per Staff recommendation. Vivian Moore was not present for this vote.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: CC-1: Approval 4-1-0; CC-2: Approval 9-0-0; CC-3: Approval 4-2-0; CC-4: Deferral 11-0-0; CC-5: Approval 8-0-1.