Comments on: City Looks To Create "Mixed Use" Zoning and Increase C-2/R-60 Buffer http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/05/city-looks-to-make-good-on-zoning-promises/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/05/city-looks-to-make-good-on-zoning-promises/#comment-6323 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:50:53 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-6323 Thanks Amanda.

Wow…I really swung and missed on the Mixed Use Zoning District! I’ve altered the post to reflect your comments.

]]> By: Amanda Thompson http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/05/city-looks-to-make-good-on-zoning-promises/#comment-6322 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-6322 I appreciate the post, but there are a few clarifications. The mixed use zoning district is not intended for downtown. It is designed for areas like East Decatur Station and the Avondale MARTA station parking lot. The ordinance is based on the work of the Avondale LCI planning process that happened several years ago. If the city creates this new district, property owners would still have to propose a master site plan for the area and request a rezoning.
A whole separate issue is the proposed INTERIM guidelines for where R-60 properties abut C-2 properties. The proposed amendments provide increased protection to residential properties by increasing the required buffer and lowering the height limiting plane. The changes don’t change any of the rules for parking requirements, but they do allow the city commission to give parking variances (instead of the Zoning Board of Appeals) for these types of residential projects. I will be making a presentation to the Planning Commission tonight that will go over the proposed changes in detail. Also, the city is NOT proposing to eliminate the public hearing requirement. The city commission made it clear at their work session on Monday night that they wanted to keep that requirement in the ordinance.

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