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Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting

November 20, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final-revised

178 Sam's Street, Decatur, GA 30030 (Multipurpose Room A1201)

Agenda — 16 items

  1. 1 Call To Order
  2. 2 Citizens may speak for or against an item that is considered by law to be a zoning ordinance and each side will have ten minutes to present its case. Citizens may also speak for or against an item that is placed on the public hearing agenda but is not a zoning ordinance. In that case, each side will have five minutes to present its case. In the event there is more than one speaker per side, speakers must divide their time in order to complete their full presentation within the ten-minute time allotment, or the five minute time allotment. When the buzzer sounds to indicate that time has run out, the speaker will be expected to immediately cease speaking and to leave the podium area. Prior to speaking, a speaker shall complete a speaker card and present it when approaching the podium. If a speaker has any documents for the commissioners, the speaker shall provide 10 copies when approaching the podium. Seven copies are for the commissioners and the remaining copies are for the planning director, the county attorney and the clerk. Applicants or citizens speaking in favor of an item shall speak first and applicants in zoning ordinance cases shall have the right to reserve time for rebuttal. Opponents of a zoning ordinance item shall have no right of rebuttal. Once the citizens have finished speaking, staff shall make a recommendation for action to the Commission. At this point, citizens are no longer allowed to speak unless called to the podium by an individual commissioner to answer questions or provide information. Speakers should always talk directly into the microphone and begin by stating their name, address and the name of any organization they represent. Abusive, profane or derogatory language will not be permitted. Holding up signs, clapping, yelling, standing or laying in the aisles to show support for or opposition to a speaker will not be permitted, but a show of hands or quietly standing in place will be permitted to show support for or opposition to a speaker's position. ▶ jump to 35:10
  3. 3 Roll Call
  4. 4 Deferred Cases
  5. D1 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts Application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability to amend Chapter 27 to Establish a Definition, Regulatory Guidelines, and Development Standards for Data Centers in M (Industrial), M-2 (Heavy Industrial), O-I (Office-Institutional), and O-D (Office-Distribution) zoning districts. This text amendment is County-wide. 2025-0972 Deferred Pass ▶ jump to 117:26
  6. D2 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 1 Super District 7 Application of LMPSF Acquisitions, LLC c/o Troutman Pepper Locke, LLP to rezone property from C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district to HR-1 (High Density Residential - 1) zoning district to allow for single-family, attached and multi-family developments, at 3265 Northeast Expressway. 2025-0628 Deferred Pass ▶ jump to 128:23
  7. D3 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06 Application of Memorial Properties, Inc. c/o Battle Law, P.C. to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district) to O-I (Office-Institution) zoning district to allow a funeral home in conjunction with an existing cemetery, at 700 Jordan Lane. 2025-0960 Approved with conditions Pass ▶ jump to 144:50
  8. D4 Commission District(s): 3 and 6 Application of PCC-DeKalb, LLC c/o Steven L. Jones, Taylor Duma, LLC for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow utility structures for the transmission or distribution of services in the RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) and MU-1 (Mixed-Use Low Density) zoning districts, the Bouldercrest Overlay District, Tier 5, and the Soapstone Historic District, 4280 & 4358 Loveless Place; and, 2281 Pineview Trail. 2025-0970 Deferred Pass ▶ jump to 167:43
  9. 9 New Cases
  10. N1 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06 Application of Marvin Gavins, II to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district and Tier 2 of the Scottdale Overlay district to RSM (Small Lot Residential Mix) zoning district and Tier 1 of the Scottdale Overlay District to allow for the development of a duplex, at 447 Warren Avenue. 2025-1221 Approved with conditions Pass ▶ jump to 175:55
  11. N2 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 2 Super District 6 Application of NDM (EDENS), LLC c/o Dennis J. Webb, Jr. for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow a drive-through for a grocery store pharmacy in the MU-4 (Mixed-Use High Density) zoning district, at 2050 Lawrenceville Highway. 2025-1222 Deferred Pass ▶ jump to 181:22
  12. N3 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 4 Super District 6 Application of Rohail Hada for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps for a convenience store in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 4144 Memorial Drive and 3416 Covington Highway. 2025-1223 Deferred Pass ▶ jump to 181:29
  13. N4 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 4 Super District 6 Application of Rohail Hada for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow an alcohol outlet (beer and wine sales) in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 4144 Memorial Drive and 341 Covington Highway. 2025-1224 Deferred Pass ▶ jump to 187:10
  14. N5 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06 Application of Memorial Market, LLC c/o Kathryn M. Zickert for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow fuel pumps for a convenience store in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 4717 Memorial Drive. 2025-1225 Withdrawn without prejudice Pass ▶ jump to 188:03
  15. N6 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 06 Application of Memorial Market, LLC c/o Kathryn M. Zickert for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow an alcohol outlet (beer and wine sales) in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 4717 Memorial Drive. 2025-1226 Withdrawn without prejudice Pass ▶ jump to 190:13
  16. N7 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts Application of the Director of Planning and Sustainability to adopt the 2026-27 Zoning/Community Council Calendar and Resolution. This text amendment is County-wide. 2025-1304 Approved substitute Pass ▶ jump to 191:42