File #: 2022-2270    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 9/27/2022 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 11/14/2023 Final action:
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Countywide Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability to amend the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) to create Section 5.7.9 to consolidate regulations specific to cottage housing developments and to amend other related and applicable sections of Chapter 27.
Attachments: 1. Substitute 2023 12.12 Item 2022-2270, 2. TA-22-1246101 Sept. 2023 Cottage Development Staff Report BOC 9-28-23, 3. TA-22-1246101 March 2023 BOC - Cottage Home Text Amendment, 4. TA-22-1246101 Nov 2022 Staff Report Cottage Housing TA-22-1246101, 5. CC-2 Comments for TA-22-1246101 Cottage Housing Development, 6. 2022-2270 Cottage Home Text Amendment Final Draft CLEAN, 7. 2022-2270 Cottage Home Text Amendment 4.0 Redline Draft 12-6-23
SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
Title
COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Countywide
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability to amend the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) to create Section 5.7.9 to consolidate regulations specific to cottage housing developments and to amend other related and applicable sections of Chapter 27.
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PETITION NO: TA-22-1246101 (2022-2270)
PROPOSED USE: N/A
LOCATION N/A.
PARCEL NO. : N/A
INFO. CONTACT: Brandon White, Current Planning Manager
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155

PURPOSE:
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability to amend the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) to update and consolidate regulations regarding cottage housing developments; to amend Article 2 (Residential Zoning Districts: Dimensional Requirements) for the facilitation of cottage housing development in various zoning districts; to amend Section 5.7.5 (Detached Houses) related to cottage housing development, and to revise other applicable sections of the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate cottage housing development. This text amendment is County-wide.


RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (September 5, 2023) CC-2: Approval; (August 2023) CC-1: Approval w/condition; CC-2: Deferral; CC-3: Approval; CC-4: Approval w/conditions; CC-5: No Quorum. (Apr. 2023) CC-1: Approval w/conditions; CC-2: Deferral; CC-3: Deferral; CC-4: Approval; CC-5: Approval. (Feb. 2023) CC-1: Deferral; CC-2: No Vote; CC-3: No Vote; CC-4: Deferral; CC-5: No Vote. (Oct. 2022) C-1: Deferral; CC-2: No Vote; CC-3: Deferral; CC-4: No Vote; CC-5: No Vote.

PLANNING COMMISSION: (Sep. 12, 2023) Defer to BOC. (March 7, 2023) Two-Cycle Deferral. (Nov. 1, 2022) Full Cycle Deferral.

PLANNING STAFF: Defer to the November 14, 2023 Board of Commissioners meeting.

STAFF ANALYSIS: This draft represents a more scaled down version of th...

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