Planning Commission
via Zoom
Agenda — 16 items
- 1 Call to Order
- 2 The DeKalb County Planning Commission will hold its online zoning meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). The public is invited to Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/s/86330344636 or telephone dial: USA 888-270-9936 (US Toll Free) Conference code: 691303 For those joining the meeting by telephone, please be aware that your phone number may be displayed to the public viewing or participating in the online meeting. The Planning Commission will provide ten (10) minutes of time for citizens to speak in favor of an agenda item, and ten (10) minutes for citizens to speak in opposition. Public comments will be limited to two (2) minutes for applications requesting a withdrawal. Citizens attending the meeting via the Zoom link will be able to join the public comment queue by raising their hand in the Zoom application, while citizens who attend the meeting via telephone may join the comment queue by pressing # and the number 2. There are no comment cards, so when called upon, citizens are asked to please state their name and address for the record. The public is also asked to be conscious of speaking time so that everyone may have an opportunity to provide input in the allotted time. Citizens have until 3 business days prior to the hearing date to email documents for inclusion into the official record by submitting such materials to plansustain@dekalbcountyga.gov Legal noticing and posting of signs have been completed in accordance with requirements of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance. The items on this agenda were presented at Community Council review meetings last month. The Planning Department has prepared the required ordinances as well as the staff analysis, findings of facts, and recommendations for all applications that are on tonight's agenda. Each case on the agenda will proceed accordingly: Announcement of the case by Staff. Ten (10) minutes of testimony will be allocated for the applicant and those in support of the application. Ten (10) minutes of testimony will be allocated for the opponents. Speaking time will be limited to two (2) minutes for any application seeking a withdrawal. Public testimony will then close and Planning Commission members will commence discussing the merits of the application with respect to the evaluation criteria, staff analysis and public testimony presented at this hearing. At this point, Planning Commissioners may ask questions of the Staff, applicant or public for clarification of an issue. Citizens are not allowed to interrupt or speak out unless called upon by members of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will then make a motion to adopt the findings of facts for the record as presented in the staff analysis, or as modified by the Planning Commission followed by a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners of: Approval, Approval with conditions, Denial, Deferral, or Withdrawal without prejudice. Cases on this agenda will be heard at a public hearing before the Board of Commissioners on Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 5:30 p.m., in-person (this is not a Zoom meeting) at the Manuel Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, and via the County website.
- 3 Roll Call
- 4 Defered Cases
- D1 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 3 SUPER DISTRICT 7 Application of Stix & Stones Homes for a major modification of zoning conditions #1 and #2 pursuant to Z-22-1245596 to increase the number of units and construct a single-family detached cottage development at 1484 & 1520 Columbia Drive.
- D2 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 2 Super District 6 Application of Fariz Morani for a Special Land Use Permit ( SLUP) to build and operate a restaurant with drive through in a C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district within a Town Center (TC) Activity Center, at 1726 Church Street.
- D3 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 05 SUPER DISTRICT 07 Application of Hybrass Properties, LLC c/o Battle Law P.C., LLC for a major modification of zoning conditions pursuant to CZ-18-22130 to construct townhouse dwellings within the RNC (Residential Neighborhood Conservation) zoning district., at Pleasant Hill Trail and Pleasant Hill Road.
- D4 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 2 Super District 6 Application of Fariz Morani to rezone from NS (Neighborhood Shopping) zoning district to C-1 (Local Commercial) district within a Town Center (TC) Activity Center to use the existing building to create a drive-through coffee shop, at 3823 North Druid Hills Road.
- D5 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 2 Super District 6 Application of Fariz Morani for a Special Land Use Permit ( SLUP) to operate a drive through coffee shop within C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district and within a Town Center (TC) Activity Center, at 3823 North Druid Hills Road.
- D6 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 05 SUPER DISTRICT 07 Application of Naqib Hussain to rezone the subject parcel from C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district to C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district to expand from an auto repair and sales business to a major auto repair business, at 4381 Covington Highway.
- 11 New Cases
- N1 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 05 Super District 07 Application of Battle Law, P.C., LLC to amend character area from SUB (Suburban) character area to CRC (Commercial Redevelopment Corridor) character area to allow for rental townhomes in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district, at 3744 Redan Road.
- N2 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 05 Super District 07 Application of Battle Law P.C., LLC. to rezone property from R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district to MR-1 (Medium Density Residential-1) zoning district to develop rental townhomes in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) zoning district, at 3744 Redan Road.
- N3 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): COMMISSION DISTRICT 04 SUPER DISTRICT 06 Application of Toxaway Automotive Group, LLC c/o Battle Law P.C., LLC for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to operate a minor automotive repair drive-through facility for oil changes in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 2209 Lawrenceville Highway.
- N4 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 04 Super District 07 Application of John Koryan for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) to allow an event center in the C-1 (Local Commercial) zoning district, at 6009 Memorial Drive, Ste. 10.
- N5 COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): Commission District 3 Super District 6 Application of Brad Noble with Metro Capital Investment, LLC for a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) for a self-storage facility in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district, at 2020 & 2030 Moreland Avenue; and, 1022 & 1032 Hillcrest Drive.