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Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability for text amendments to the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance to align with updates to the state zoning procedure statutes. Amendments include but are not limited to Section 9.1.3 (Defined Terms), Section 7.1.2 (Governing Bodies), Section 7.2.4 (Public Hearings), Section 4.1.3 (Use Table), and Section 7.5.8 (Appeals of Decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals).
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PETITION NO: TA-23-1246181
PROPOSED USE: N/A
LOCATION: County-wide
PARCEL NO. : N/A
INFO. CONTACT: Brandon White, Current Planning Manager
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability for text amendments to the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance to align with updates to the state zoning procedure statutes. Amendments include but are not limited to Section 9.1.3 (Defined Terms), Section 7.1.2 (Governing Bodies), Section 7.2.4 (Public Hearings), Section 4.1.3 (Use Table), and Section 7.5.8 (Appeals of Decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals).
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (Apr. 2023) CC-1: Deferral; CC-2: Deferral; CC-3: Deferral; CC-4: Denial; CC-5: Deferral. (Dec. 2022) CC-1: Deferral; CC-2: Full Cycle Deferral; CC-3: Approval; CC-4: Denial; CC-5: Full Cycle Deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 2, 2023) Defer to June 27, 2023. (Jan. 5, 2023) Full Cycle Deferral.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Defer to June 27, 2023 BOC meeting
PLANNING PSTAFF ANALYSIS: House Bill 1405, a revision to the O.C.G.A §36-66 Zoning Procedures, was approved by the Georgia General Assembly in the Spring of 2022 and ratified by the Governor on May 13, 2022. This major revision to zoning procedures, which provide minimum statewide directives for many of the zoning related procedures that we administer, takes effect on July 1, 2023. The Zoning Ordinance must be updated to reflect these procedural changes by the effective date.
PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE: (May 2, 2023) Deferral to the Board of Commissioners 8-0-0. Jon West moved, Jan Costello seconded for Deferral to the June 27, 2023 Board of Commissioners a.m. meeting, with the request that Planning Staff hold a virtual, town hall meeting to allow Community Councils and other County entities the opportunity to see a final draft before it is presented to the BOC. (Jan. 5, 2023) Full Cycle Deferral 9-0-0. Jana Johnson moved, LaSonya Osler seconded for a Full Cycle Deferral, per Staff recommendation.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL VOTE/RECOMMENDATION: (Apr. 2023) CC-1: Deferral 6-0-0; CC-2: Deferral 9-0-0; CC-3: Deferral 6-0-0 to allow the amendment to be finalized and vetted; CC-4: Denial 10-0-0; CC-5: Deferral 9-0-0 until review of draft document. (Dec. 2022) CC-1: Deferral 8-0-0; CC-2: Full Cycle Deferral 7-0-0; CC-3: Approval 8-0-1; CC-4: Denial 8-0-0; CC-5: Full Cycle Deferral 6-0-0.