[I. Call to Order]
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Y'ALL. IT'S FIVE AFTER. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS WILL MILLER. I'M CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTPOINT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL OUR REGULARLY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MARCH MEETING TO ORDER. STAFF, WOULD YOU WOULD YOU PLEASE SOUND ROLL CALL TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM? YES. CHAIRMAN. MILLER. COMMISSIONER.
LEAVITT. COMMISSIONER. WATSON. COMMISSIONER. STILES. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. PRESLEY.
COMMISSIONER. DEMERY. COMMISSIONER. READ. COMMISSIONER. ANDERSON.
COMMISSIONER. FIELDS. PRESENT. CHAIRMAN. MILLER, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. SORRY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE JOIN ME IN STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OVER HERE. IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. COMMISSIONERS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A
[VI. Adoption of Agenda]
MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERS THAT WE ADOPT OUR MARCH MEETING AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE THE AGENDA IS[V. Approval of February 2026 PC Minutes]
ADOPTED. COMMISSIONERS, AT THIS TIME, I NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MEETING MINUTES. THE MEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY. THERE WAS A THERE WAS AN AUDIO PROBLEM WITH THE TAPING OF THE MINUTES. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THEY'RE GOING TO BE SENT OUT DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE VOTING ON THE MINUTES AT THIS TIME. MR. CHAIR, THEN I WOULD ASK YOU TO GET A MOTION TO DEFER APPROVAL OF THOSE MEETING MINUTES UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE HARD COPY. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO DEFER THE MEETING MINUTES UNTIL WE RECEIVE A COPY? MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE DEFER THE MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH. WHAT WAS THE DATE? 19TH. MARCH 19TH UNTIL WE UNTIL WE FEBRUARY UNTIL WE ACTUALLY COMMISSION IS ACTUALLY GET A HARD COPY. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED THAT WE DEFER THE MEETING MINUTES UNTIL THEY ARE RECEIVED VIA EMAIL TO EACH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. HEARING NONE, THE THE AYES HAVE[VII.1. P2026RZ-001-01]
IT. OUR MEETING MINUTES ARE TO BE DELIVERED. OUR FIRST AGENDA IS UNDER NEW BUSINESS. IT'S CASE NUMBER P2026RZ-001-01. STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND THE MEETING MINUTES? YES.CHAIRMAN MILLER, IN REFERENCE TO OLD BUSINESS CASE NUMBER 1P2026Z-001-01. APPLICANT. CITY OF EAST POINT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2418 MILL STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING FROM AN UNKNOWN ZONING DISTRICT TO C L COMMERCIAL LIMITED ZONING DISTRICT. CASE TYPE IS A REZONING AND IT IS CITY INITIATED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE AGENDA ITEM DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL AT THIS TIME READ THE RULES FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
ON THIS ONE ALREADY DISAPPEARED BEFORE THE MEETING LAST SESSION. AND SO WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER FOR THE PERIOD. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY WAY OF A MOTION, AND SO WE CAN HEAR THE EXACT DATE ON THE. OKAY, PERFECT. STAFF, MAY WE HAVE YOUR RECOMMENDATION? YES. IN
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REFERENCE TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION, STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING OF THE PARCEL TO C L COMMERCIAL LIMITED, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. A PERMITTED USES IN THE C L COMMERCIAL LIMITED DISTRICT, EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING. ITEM 13 NIGHTCLUB. WE'VE HEARD THE PUBLIC HEARING NOT AT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, BUT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING. WE'VE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. MAY I PLEASE GET A MOTION? MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOTION AND PROPERLY SECONDED THAT WE THAT WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED AND HAS BEEN. IT HAS BEEN VOTED ON THAT WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS CASE. THAT THAT THAT THAT'S ALL OF OUR OLD BUSINESS.[VIII.1. P2026V-001-02]
SO WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. LET'S SEE. DIRECTOR SMITH, WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND THE FIRST CASE? YES. IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE NUMBER P2026V-001-02. THE APPLICANT IS MALLORY SHIRLEY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3019 PARK STREET.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM R ONE, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
FRONT AND REAR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. SECTION TEN DASH 20629E, B AND D CASE TYPE IS A VARIANCE. THANK YOU. THIS AGENDA ITEM DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL READ OUR RULES FOR PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEN DASH 2219 OF THE EASTPOINTE ZONING CODE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AS FOLLOWS. PERSONS BOTH FAVORING AND OPPOSING THE PROPOSED CASE WILL BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. THE APPLICANT FOR THE ZONING CASE OR THE APPLICANT'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, IF ANY, WILL BE ENTITLED TO SPEAK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY SPEAKERS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AS WELL. BY MAJORITY VOTE, THE. THE COMMISSION MAY INCREASE THE TOTAL TIME OF SPEAKERS, PROVIDED THAT EACH SIDE IS GIVEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER FOR A SIDE, THE CHAIR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY LIMIT THE TIME ALLOTTED TO EACH SPEAKER OTHER THAN THE ZONING APPLICANT, THE ZONING APPLICANT MAY RESERVE A PORTION OF HIS OR HER ALLOTTED TIME FOR REBUTTAL. SPEAKERS MUST ADHERE TO THE RULES OF DECORUM PRIOR TO SPEAKING. EACH SPEAKER WILL SHALL IDENTIFY HIM OR HIM, HIM OR HERSELF, AND STATE HIS OR HER CURRENT ADDRESS. EACH SPEAKER SHALL SPEAK ONLY TO THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE. UNDER CONSIDERATION SHALL ADDRESS REMARKS ONLY TO THE COMMISSION, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANY OTHER SPEAKER.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REFUSE THE SPEAKER THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE. IF, AFTER BEING CAUTIONED, THE SPEAKER CONTINUES TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF DECORUM. YOU'VE HEARD MY RULES FOR. YOU'VE HEARD OUR RULES FOR PUBLIC HEARING STAFF. YOU SOUNDED THE CASE AT THIS TIME, SO I WOULD I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER P202026R, Z-001-01. EXCUSE ME. NO, WE'VE DONE THAT ONE. SO IT'S THIS ONE. YEAH IT'S CASE NUMBER P2026V-001-0102. IS THE APPLICANT HERE. WOULD YOU COME
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FORWARD PLEASE? PLEASE STATE YOUR YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME YOUR ADDRESS AND SPEAK TO THE MERITS OF YOUR CASE. THREE YES. GREAT. THANK YOU. 3019 PARK STREET IN EASTPOINTE. I AM SEEKING A VARIANCE AS WAS STATED, TO REDUCE THE REAR SETBACK TO SIX FEET. THE AND THE FRONT SETBACK TO 15FT. THE ORIGINAL FRONT SETBACK IS ACTUALLY 30 AND THE ORIGINAL REAR SETBACK IS ACTUALLY USUALLY 20. AN INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE LOT FOR ANYONE WHO'S SEEN THE HOME IS IT'S REALLY SMALL. IT'S ONLY ABOUT IT'S A LITTLE UNDER 50FT SQUARE.AND SO IF I WERE TO FOLLOW THE ZONING ORDINANCES TO THE LETTER, THE HOUSE WOULD BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS LITTLE AREA RIGHT HERE. I'M HOPING TO MAKE IT MORE LIVABLE. ADDING A BEDROOM AND A BATHROOM. I WON'T BE REMOVING ANY TREES. I WON'T BE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO. ANYTHING ELSE. THERE IS ACTUALLY A SEWER EASEMENT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY THAT I WON'T BE IMPACTING AT ALL. YEAH, AND THE HOUSE? IT ALREADY SITS SIX FEET FROM THE REAR SETBACK. SO I'M NOT ASKING TO ENCROACH ANY FURTHER ON THAT REAR SETBACK JUST TO CONTINUE A NICE STRAIGHT LINE AT THE REAR OF THE HOME. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES IT DOES. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. LET'S SEE IF ANYONE IS HERE. OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CASE? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CASE? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS CASE? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE? SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY OUR COMMISSIONERS AND SECONDED THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER P2026V-001-02. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE SIGN YOUR RECOMMENDATION? IN REFERENCE IN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM? CASE NUMBER P2062 EXCUSE ME. P2026V. DASH 001-02.
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3019 PARK STREET. THE CASE TYPE IS A VARIANCE. THE. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE FRONT SETBACK FROM 30FT TO 50FT AND THE REAR IN THE REAR AND THE SETBACK AND EXCUSE ME AND REDUCE THE FRONT SETBACK. LET ME CLARIFY. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TO REDUCE THE FRONT SETBACK FROM 30 TO 15FT, AND THE REAR SETBACK FROM 20 TO 6FT IN THE R ONE, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN DASH 2062, NINE E, B AND D, IF YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THERE'S A BLACK DOT SORT OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN THAT IS A THAT IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITH A BLUE. CIRCLE AROUND THE BLACK DOT. IF YOU COULD SEE THAT. AS YOU SEE ON THE ZONING MAP, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED R ONE, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL. AND AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AS DEPICTED WITH A BLACK DOT AND BLUE CIRCLE AROUND IT TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY. YEAH, THAT'S THE PROPERTY. THE MAP. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD.
TYPICAL ZONING DISTRICTS ARE R1RL, R1ARTR2 AND R THREE. THIS PROPERTY HAS A ZONING OF R1A,
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WHICH IS OUR URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. IT IS SURROUNDED IN A SEA OF PURPLE WHICH IS OUR REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE CATEGORY FOR THESE TYPES OF LAND USE DESIGNATIONS, PROTECTING THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THAT LAND USE CATEGORY.REHABILITATING HOMES RATHER THAN REPLACING THEM AND PROMOTING CONTEXT SENSITIVE INFILL IS ALSO SUPPORTED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE CATEGORY. BUILDINGS ARE CLOSER TO ONE ANOTHER, CLOSER TO THE STREET THAN IN SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY.
STAFF THEREFORE, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE FROM R ONE, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
FRONT AND REAR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS 30FT TO 15FT IN THE REAR SETBACK AND 20 TO 6FT IN CLARIFICATION. FRONT SETBACK IS GOING FROM 30 TO 15FT AND REAR YARD SETBACK IS PROPOSED FOR 20 TO 6FT AND THERE ARE CONDITIONS. CONDITION NUMBER ONE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE VARIANCE APPLICATION AND PRESENTED TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. CONDITION NUMBER TWO, THE VARIANCE APPROVAL SHALL APPLY ONLY TO SPECIFIC DIMENSIONAL RELIEF REQUESTED FOR FRONT AND REAR YARD SETBACKS, AND SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED TO AUTHORIZE ANY ADDITIONAL DEVIATIONS FROM ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. CONDITION NUMBER THREE ANY FUTURE EXPANSION, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION, OR INCREASE IN BUILDING FOOTPRINTS SHALL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ZONING REVIEW AND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CITY REGULATIONS. THOSE ARE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH. AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AMONGST THE COMMISSIONERS? WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. SO YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT AND YOU'VE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND IN THE MOTION THAT IS BEING SUBJECTED, PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE THE CONDITIONS. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVING THE VARIANCE FROM THE RNA URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING FRONT AND REAR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS 30FT TO 15FT IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR FROM 20FT TO 6FT. AND ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE VARIANCE APPLICATION AND PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT THE VARIANCE APPROVAL SHALL SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC DIMENSIONAL RELIEF REQUESTED FOR THE FRONT AND REAR YARD SETBACKS, AND SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED TO AUTHORIZE ANY ADDITIONAL DEVIATIONS FROM ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITION NUMBER THREE, ANY FUTURE EXPANSION, STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION OR INCREASE IN BUILDING FOOTPRINT SHALL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ZONING REVIEW AND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE CITY REGULATION. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WATSON, THAT THIS BODY APPROVES CASE NUMBER P2026V-001-02. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. YOUR CASE IS APPROVED. OUR NEXT
[VIII.2. P2026RZ-001-02]
AGENDA ITEM IS ALSO UNDER NEW BUSINESS. IT'S CASE NUMBER P2026RZ-001-02. STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND THE AGENDA ITEM? IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER TWO UNDER NEW BUSINESS, CASE NUMBER P2026RZ-001-02. THE APPLICANT, SHARIFA JACKSON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3005 SMITH STREET.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING FROM R ONE, A RARE URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, TO R RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME DISTRICT TO DEVELOP THREE ATTACHED TOWNHOME UNITS. CASE TYPE IS A REZONING. SECOND. TIME. THE CASE AT THIS TIME. COMMISSIONERS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE. SECOND.
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IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER LOVETT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER P2026RZ-001-02. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR CASE NUMBER P2026-001-02 WITH THE APPLICANT, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. STATED THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS SHARIFA JACKSON, MY CURRENT ADDRESS IS 762 CASCADE PLACE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THANK YOU. PLEASE TALK TO THE MERITS OF YOUR CASE.GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS EVENING. AGAIN, I'M SHARIFA JACKSON AND I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER, TANISHA WRIGHT AND DEUCE PROPERTIES. I'M HERE REQUESTING THE REZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AT 305 SEVENTH STREET. WE'RE REQUESTING TO REZONE FROM R ONE TO R T IN ORDER TO BUILD A THREE UNIT ATTACHED TOWNHOME.
WE IDEALLY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE STREET FRONTAGE FOR THIS PROPERTY FROM SM STREET TO WEST TAYLOR AVENUE, AND SUBDIVIDE THE LOT INTO THREE LOTS SO THAT WE CAN DO THE THREE UNITS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS THE WAY THE LOT LOOKS RIGHT NOW. IT IS VACANT. THERE ARE NO BUILDINGS THERE. WE'VE POSTED ALL OF THE SIGNS THAT YOU'VE REQUESTED. AND THIS IS JUST A DEPICTION OF ALL OF THE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS ON SIM STREET AND WEST HILLER. IN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE PROPERTY AT 305 SMITH STREET, AND PICTURES OF THOSE CURRENT UNITS. AND THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR WHERE EACH OF THOSE UNITS WOULD SIT. AND THIS IS A LAYOUT OF THE SITE PLAN WITH THE TOWNHOME TOWNHOMES ON IT.
WE WOULD BE DESTROYING TREES, BUT WE WOULD ALSO BE PLANTING NEW ONES AND ADDING BENCHES AND ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING. ACCORDING TO THE ZONING CODES. AND THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE PROPOSED PROPERTY. AND HERE IS OUR FIRST FLOOR PLAN. WE WOULD HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE FOR EACH UNIT, AS WELL AS A PATIO ON THE BACK.
AND THEN THREE BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS. THESE ARE PROJECTS, PREVIOUS PROJECTS FROM THE OWNER SHOWING THAT SHE PLANS TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND DEVELOP THE PROPERTY AND MAINTAIN IT UNTIL THOSE UNITS ARE SOLD. OKAY. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROPONENTS HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ZONING CASE? ARE THERE ANY PROPONENTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS CASE? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY OPPONENTS TO TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ZONING CASE? ARE THERE ANY OPPONENTS TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ZONING CASE? HEARING NONE. COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER LOVETT AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER PRESLEY THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER P2026RZ-001-02. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. HEARING NONE, THE AYES HAVE IT. STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND YOUR RECOMMENDATION? YES, CHAIRMAN. IN REFERENCE TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3005 SIXTH STREET, CASE NUMBER
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P2026Z-001-02. THE APPLICANT, SHARIFA JACKSON CURRENT ZONING IS R1A URBAN RESIDENTIAL. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM URBAN RESIDENTIAL TO RT WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME DISTRICT.AS STATED THE CASE. AS STATED, THE ZONING IS CURRENTLY R1A AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO GO TO RT.
RECENTLY, THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET WAS ZONED TO R THREE LAST YEAR. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP REDEVELOPMENT IS REDEVELOPMENT. NEIGHBORHOOD FUTURE PLANNING IN THIS AREA WILL IMPROVE HOUSING CONDITIONS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VACANT HOMES AND LOTS. THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL INCLUDE AN ASSORTMENT OF HOUSING TYPES SUCH AS SINGLE FAMILY, TWO FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY. THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WILL RESEMBLE TRADITIONAL URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A STREET GRID NETWORK, A TREE CANOPY, POCKET PARKS AND WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE CURRENT LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD, ALLOWING A SCALE OF 4 TO 8 UNITS PER ACRE. THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN THE EAST POINT MARTA STATION. TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN L C I STUDY REFERENCE DENSITY FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS 25 TO 75 UNITS PER ACRE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REZONING FROM R ONE, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL TO RT RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE CONDITION NUMBER ONE COMPLIANCE WITH PLANS. THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM TO SITE PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION, SUBJECT TO STAFF APPROVAL AND FINAL ADJUSTMENTS. CONDITION NUMBER TWO LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING. A MINIMUM LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH EVERGREEN PLANTINGS SHALL BE INSTALLED ALONG PROPERTY LINES ADJOINING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX.
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. CONDITION NUMBER THREE, THE PROJECT SHALL GO THROUGH AN INFILL PROCESS AS OUTLINED IN ARTICLE J. THOSE ARE OUR CONDITIONS AND OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AMONGST MY COMMISSION MEMBERS? MR. CHAIR, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. GO AHEAD OF THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS GOING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO TOWNHOMES, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. SO CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THIS MAY SOUND REAL SIMPLE, BUT IN RESIDENTIAL YOU TYPICALLY HAVE, SAY THE TRASH CANS IN THE BACK AND YOU PULL THEM TO THE FRONT. WHAT ARE THE TOWNHOMES GOING TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL RECEPTACLES FOR EACH UNIT? YES, THERE'LL BE INDIVIDUAL RECEPTACLES THERE. I CAN'T REALLY HEAR YOU. SO THEY'LL BE INDIVIDUAL RECEPTACLES. THERE WILL BE SPACE IN THE GARAGES BECAUSE THE GARAGES ARE IN THE FRONT OF THE HOMES TO STORE THOSE RECEPTACLES. THEY'RE DESIGNED INTO THE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE OF THE FLOOR PLAN. AND YOU COULD JUST BRING THEM OUT TO THE FRONT FOR TRASH ON TRASH DAY. SO WHAT DOES THE BACK LOOK LIKE? TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BACK OF THE TOWNHOMES. IN THE BACK OF THE TOWNHOMES, THERE IS A, A SLIDING DOOR AT THE BACK OF THE DINING AREA. THERE'LL BE A PATIO IN THE BACK, AND SHE DOES PLAN TO POTENTIALLY FENCE EACH ONE OF THOSE OFF. SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE BACKYARD. SO THERE IS NO SHARING IN, IN THE THE GARAGES ARE TWO GARAGES. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. THOSE ARE IN THE FRONT. OKAY. AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO DELINEATE ONE UNIT FROM THE OTHER. WELL, WE, WE'RE DRAWING IN THE PROPERTY LINES. SO YOU'LL HAVE THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PROPERTY LINES IN THEIR SURVEY WHEN THEY, WHEN NO INDIVIDUAL FENCING OR SEPARATION OF SPACES. WHAT DO YOU. WHAT DO YOU MEAN AS IN FENCING OF ANY SORT. NOT REALLY FENCING, BUT DIVIDERS LIKE.
WELL, EACH BACKYARD WILL HAVE LIKE A FENCE AROUND THE REAR SO THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE BACKYARD EVEN. BUT THE FENCE WOULD BE INSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE, RIGHT? SO THE MIDDLE UNIT WOULD HAVE THE, IT'S FENCE WOULD BE AT THE, THE MIDDLE OF THAT DIVIDING WALL.
AND THE, THE TWO UNITS ON THE END WILL HAVE LARGER BACKYARDS THAN THE ONE IN THE. DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT? CAN YOU SHOW IT TO US, PLEASE?
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THANK YOU. YOU SEE THAT? SO THAT'S OUR PATIO. THIS WOULD BE OUR DEVICE IN LINE FOR THE CENTER LOT. OKAY. SORRY. OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR DIVIDING LINE RIGHT HERE FOR LOT ONE AND LOT TWO AND OUR DIVIDING LINE FOR LOT TWO AND LOT THREE. AND THERE'S YOUR, YOUR PATIO. THEY'LL BE A FENCE FROM HERE. LIKE THAT FOR LOT ONE AND SO FORTH FOR LOT TWO AND THREE. LAST QUESTION. YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE TREES THERE NOW. YES. AND THE TREES WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE TREES THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LIKE WHEN, WHEN WE SUBMIT, THE ARBORIST WOULD SAY, OKAY, YOU NEED THREE TREES PER ACRE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE THE X'S ON THESE HERE THAT ARE GOING AWAY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE ONES THAT ARE STAYING. AND IF THE ARBORIST REQUIRES THAT WE PLANT MORE, THEN WE WOULD PLANT MORE. BUT RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE WE HAVE ENOUGH TREES FOR PER ACRE. SO FOR THE LOT. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE DOWN 14 TREES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE THE LOT THERE, MOST OF THEM AREN'T VERY BIG. THE ONES IN THE FRONT AND ON THIS SIDE OR LET'S SEE, ON THE SAME STREET ARE BIGGER. THOSE WILL BE THOSE WILL BE STAYING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NOT AFFECTED, BUT ALL OF THE OTHERS TO IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT. WE'RE GOING TO MESS WITH THEIR CRITICAL ROUTES, DRONE AND STRUCTURAL ROUTE PLATE. SO THEY WILL BE DESTROYED. AND ALL THE TREES ARE ON THE PROPERTY THAT YOU OWN. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION I'D LIKE TO ASK THE DIRECTOR. GOING FROM OUR ONE A. SO RT TOWNHOME. I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE. THE RATIONALE AGAIN FOR THAT. THE PROPOSAL IS TO GO FROM R1A URBAN URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO RT RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES IN THE LAND USE FUTURE LAND USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. UNDER THOSE GUIDELINES, THE RT ZONING DISTRICT IS A TYPICAL ZONING DISTRICT THAT FALLS UNDER REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT RIGHT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PROPERTY TO GO FROM R ONE RESIDENTIAL TO R THREE AS WELL. SO THIS REQUEST IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. OKAY. A REZONING REQUIRES A IT'S A DISTRICT WIDE CHANGE NOT JUST FOR THAT SPOT. AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF SPOT ZONING. YOU KNOW, THE ZONE ONE SPOT IN A IN A DISTRICT WOULD BE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT.SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION. BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE, THE, THE FUTURE LAND USE DEVELOPMENT IS FINE WITH THAT. THEN I UNDERSTAND THAT'S I, I'M FINE WITH IT TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FIELDS, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. SO COMMISSIONERS, YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT, YOU'VE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS, AND YOU'VE ALSO HEARD THE QUESTION AND ANSWERS FROM OUR FELLOW COMMISSION MEMBERS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, AND PLEASE KNOW THAT WHEN THIS MOTION IS BEING MADE, PLEASE INCLUDE THE CONDITIONS AS PRESENTED. MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH ALL THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS. TO BE ABIDED BY. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER PRESLEY AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED BY
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COMMISSIONER WATSON THAT WE ACCEPT WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. YOUR CASE IS APPROVED, MISS JACKSON. IT'S GOING TO. YEAH, IT'S GOING TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO AT THIS TIME, THAT'S THE END OF OUR NEW CASES, THE END OF[IX. Announcements]
OUR NEW BUSINESS AND OLD BUSINESS. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM WILL BE ANNOUNCEMENTS. STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING? OH, YES. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NO, THAT WAS DONE ALREADY. WE PROPOSED THAT A WHILE BACK. GOOD EVENING STAFF. ARE THERE ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS IN REFERENCE TO CASE. THE CASE. I'M SORRY, THE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE USE PERMIT THAT WAS HELD AT THE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2026 MEETING LAST MONTH, KNOWN AS CASE NUMBER P2025U-001-12, AND CASE NUMBER P2025V, C-001-12. THE APPLICANT WAS MURAD AJANI, DOLPHIN ICE AND WATER, LLC. THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE REQUESTED WITHDRAWAL OF THEIR APPLICATION.THAT CASE WAS HEARD AT THE WORK SESSION FOR CITY COUNCIL, AND IT WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AT CITY COUNCIL WITH THE REQUEST OF A WITHDRAWAL. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT, AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THE RESULTS OF WHETHER CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS THEIR REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL AT THEIR NEXT MEETING. AND ALSO JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT THE ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE IS ONGOING. AND YOU MAY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW. YOU WILL HAVE MANY TIMES TO PARTICIPATE, BUT WE ARE REACHING OUT FOR ALL ENGAGEMENT FROM THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND THEY'RE STARTING OUT WITH COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS FOR ANY INTERESTED PARTIES AND STAKEHOLDERS. SO IF YOU DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL AND YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE SIGN UP. OTHERWISE, YOU'LL HAVE MANY FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE. JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT FOR YOU ALL. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER WHO HAS JOINED US. ALMA, WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? DEAR MARIE. ALMA MARIE. AND SHE IS JOINING US AND SHE'S A THE APPOINTEE FROM OUR NEW COUNCIL PERSON. YEP. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THE ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I HAVE. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? HEARING? NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. MAY I GET A MOTION TO TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOVETT AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WATSON THAT WE ADJOURN. THANK YOU VERY
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