Oct 15, 2026 City Council Public Hearing - Work Session

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

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THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING WORK SESSION FOR OCTOBER THE 15TH.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

MAYOR BRIAN MOCK. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM PAUL STOVALL.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JIMMY FURST. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN MESA.

HERE [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS NOT. GOT WALLS, GOT WALLS MOVING TONIGHT.

I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO OPEN IT UP AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE.

YEAH JUST, JUST DON'T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION WHAT'S GOING, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO OPEN IT UP TO GIVE US SOME MORE SPACE.

IT'S. THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR TASTE OF CHAMBLEE, WHICH IS THIS WEEKEND.

CLERK. COUNCIL MEMBER ELMER VEITH. PRESENT. MY APOLOGIES.

ALL RIGHT. WE COULD GET SOMEONE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

ANY DISCUSSION ON IT? ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING.

[3. Public Hearings]

I WILL READ THE RULES OF ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ZONING MATTERS.

THE HEARING SHALL BE PRESIDED OVER BY THE MAYOR.

AFTER CALLING THE HEARING TO ORDER, THE MAYOR SHALL REQUEST THE PARCELS OF PROPERTY WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE ZONING PROPOSAL, BE IDENTIFIED AND READ. FOLLOWING SUCH IDENTIFICATION AND READING, THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE PRESENTED.

THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SHALL CAUSE THE DIRECTOR'S WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION TO BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.

PROPONENTS OF EACH PROPOSED ZONING DECISION SHALL THEN BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATION OF DATA, EVIDENCE AND OPINION CONCERNING THE ZONING DECISION.

IF ALL TEN MINUTES ARE NOT USED, THE PROPONENTS REMAINING TIME MAY BE RESERVED FOR REBUTTAL.

OPPONENTS OF EACH PROPOSED ZONING DECISION SHALL THEN BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES OF PRESENTATION FOR DATA, EVIDENCE AND OPINION CONCERNING EACH ZONING DECISION.

THE PRESENTATION TIMES MAY BE, MAY NOT BE REDUCED, BUT MAY BE EXTENDED BY MAJORITY VOTE PROVIDED THEY ARE EXPANDED EQUALLY FOR PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST COME TO THE MICROPHONE, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE CITY CLERK AND DO NOT SPEAK UNLESS YOU HAVE THE MICROPHONE AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED. AND WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS PZ2026-1726.

THAT'S 2700 NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MATT ADAMS, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE. THIS IS A CASE THAT WAS DEFERRED FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING.

SO I WILL GLOSS OVER SOME OF THE FINER POINTS JUST TO REFRESH EVERYONE'S MEMORY.

THIS PROJECT INVOLVES SIX WAIVER REQUESTS, ALL OF WHICH DEAL WITH STREETSCAPES ALONG NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY AND JOHNSON ROAD.

SO THE WAIVERS WOULD REDUCE THE LANDSCAPE ZONE, SIDEWALK CLEAR ZONE, AND SUPPLEMENTAL ZONE ALONG BOTH FRONTAGES.

DUE TO A PROJECT THAT TRIGGERED THE REDEVELOPMENT THRESHOLDS.

SO THE SUBJECT SITE CONSISTS OF 9.97 ACRE LOT WITH FRONTAGES ON I-85 AND JOHNSON ROAD.

SITE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF DRESDEN PARK AND SOUTHWEST OF THE SAINT PIUS X CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE I-85 DISTRICT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHARACTER AREA. THE REQUESTED WAIVERS WOULD REMOVE THE STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS ALONG THE TWO FRONTAGES OF THE PROPERTY, AS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.

THE WAIVER REQUESTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL.

IN THE UPDATED PLANS, THE APPLICANT NOTES SEVERAL SITE CONSTRAINTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR WAIVER REQUESTS.

ONE SUCH CONDITION IS THE ENCROACHMENT OF AN ACCESS LANE INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THIS IS A PREEXISTING CONDITION THAT IS NOT THE RESULT OF THE APPLICANT OR THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND REMOVING THIS ENCROACHMENT WOULD CAUSE ISSUES FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY ACCESS TO THE SITE.

THE APPLICANT ALSO NOTES THE STEEP TOPOGRAPHY ALONG JOHNSON ROAD.

WHILE THIS WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE WAIVERS, STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE INFORMATION SHOWING HOW THIS TOPOGRAPHY WOULD IMPACT THE OVERALL PROJECT. HOWEVER, IN THE UPDATED PLANS, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED GRADING AND RETAINING WALL EXHIBITS SHOWING HOW JOHNSON ROAD WOULD NEED TO BE AMENDED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE A REQUIRED STREETSCAPE.

AS A NOTE, THE RETAINING WALLS, WHICH WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE STREETSCAPE ALONG JOHNSON ROAD, WOULD EXCEED THE HEIGHT PERMITTED BY THE UDO.

SO STAFF WAS ABLE TO AGREE WITH THE APPLICANT ON THAT PORTION OF THEIR REQUEST.

THE NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY FRONTAGE DOES HAVE SOME TOPOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES, BUT ACCOMMODATING THOSE CHALLENGES WOULD BE MORE REALISTIC THAN THEY WOULD ALONG JOHNSON FERRY OR SORRY, JOHNSON ROAD. AND WOULD ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S ADOPTED PLANS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

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IF THE SUPPLEMENTAL ZONE WERE NOT REQUIRED, THEN THE GRADING NECESSARY TO INSTALL THE STREETSCAPE WOULD BE LESSENED.

SO WITH THIS IN MIND, STAFF HAS REVISED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCLUDE THE APPROVAL OF WAIVERS 3, 04, 5, AND 6 FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE LANDSCAPE AND SIDEWALK ZONE ALONG JOHNSON ROAD.

WE HAVE RETAINED OUR ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL ZONE REDUCTION ALONG BOTH JOHNSON ROAD AND NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS OUR RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL OF WAIVERS 1 AND 2 FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE LANDSCAPE ZONE AND SIDEWALK CLEAR ZONE ALONG NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY.

WE'VE WITHDRAWN OUR PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AND ARE INSTEAD RECOMMENDING A CLARIFYING CONDITION STATING HOW THE SIDEWALK ALONG NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO INTERACT WITH THE DRIVEWAY ALONG THIS FRONTAGE.

AS A NOTE, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE UDO, AND THIS IS ADDED PURELY FOR CLARIFICATION TO AVOID EXTRA CONVERSATIONS AFTER COUNCIL TAKES ACTION ON THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. ALSO WITH ME IS AMARI DUMA.

SHE'S OUR CIVIL ENGINEER. IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT ARE OVER MY HEAD.

SHE CAN SPEAK TO THOSE. JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AGAIN WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF A REDEVELOPMENT THRESHOLD PROVISION IN THE UDO.

SO WHAT THAT DOES IS THE CODE TRACKS TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS ACCUMULATED OVER THREE YEARS.

AND THEN WHEN THAT TOTAL SURPASSES 30% OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY, THEN THE STREETSCAPE NEEDS TO BE COMPLIED WITH FROM THE CODE.

THIS PROPERTY HAS GOT ABOUT 120,000FT² OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL SPACE.

THERE ARE LOTS OF TENANTS FOR THESE SPACES, BUT THERE ARE THREE TENANTS WHO USE ABOUT HALF OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE OWNER, ALL THREE OF THOSE CAME IN AND DID INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF THEIR SPACES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

SO UNLIKE THOSE TENANTS, THE OWNER WAS NOT EXPECTING TO DO A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, HADN'T PUT FUNDS ASIDE TO DO SO.

SO THEY'RE CANDIDLY KIND OF STARTLED BY WHAT THE STREETSCAPE WOULD REQUIRE HERE.

AS MR. ADAMS POINTED OUT ALREADY THIS PROPERTY HAS GOT FRONTAGE ON BOTH SIDES.

THE FRONTAGE ON EACH SIDE IS MORE THAN 700 LINEAR FEET COMBINED.

THAT'S MORE THAN A QUARTER MILE OF STREET FRONTAGE THAT THE CODE WOULD REQUIRE STREETSCAPE TO BE PUT IN.

THIS PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO COMPLIANT AT THE TIME.

BUT TRYING TO RETROFIT IT NOW FOR STREETSCAPE IS VERY DIFFICULT COSTLY AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE PROBLEMS GOING FORWARD.

I'LL GO THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. THIS IS THE JOHNSON ROAD SIDE.

THREE AREAS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU. FIRST WAS ONE THAT MR. ADAMS ALREADY POINTED OUT TO YOU, WHERE THE BACK CURB OF JOHNSON ROAD IS ABOUT EIGHT FEET AWAY FROM WHERE OUR EXISTING DRIVE AISLE IS.

YOU CAN SEE THE GRADE CHANGE THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE TREES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. PUTTING IN STREETSCAPE IN THAT PLACE WOULD ALTER THE MANEUVERABILITY OF THAT CORNER. FIRE TRUCKS COULDN'T GET AROUND IT. AND THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY CREATE AN ISSUE THAT NO ONE WANTS.

THIS IS THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THAT FRONTAGE. YOU CAN SEE THE TREES AND HILLS THERE, BUT AT THE TOP OF THAT HILL ARE THE DUMPSTERS THAT THIS 120,000FT² USED FOR ALL THOSE TENANTS. GARBAGE TRUCKS COME IN JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE, THE STRESS THAT THE WEIGHT OF THOSE TRUCKS WOULD PUT ON A RETAINING WALL IN THAT AREA. THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF THIS FRONTAGE HAS THE STEEPEST PHOTOGRAPHY TOPOGRAPHY.

IT'S ABOUT 30FT FROM THE ROAD UP TO THE BUILDING ELEVATION ABOVE.

BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE PHOTOS IS JUST HOW CLOSE THAT STEEP SLOPE IS TO THE ROADWAY.

THAT ENTIRE HILLSIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH.

THAT DIRT REMOVED, THE TREES REMOVED. WE JUST DON'T THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO PUT A STREETSCAPE IN THAT LOCATION.

MOVING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, THREE PLACES I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU.

FIRST, IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THAT FRONTAGE IS THE HILL THAT ON THE TOP OF WHICH YOU MAY KNOW THE SATELLITE DISHES AT THE TOP OF THAT HILL.

YOU CAN SEE THEM FROM 85. THOSE ARE THE WSB AND CBS SATELLITE DISHES.

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SO PUTTING IN STREETSCAPE HERE WOULD REQUIRE REMOVING CUTTING INTO THAT HILL.

AND IT'S THE LENGTH AS WELL. WHAT THE RETAINING WALLS, NOT JUST THE HEIGHT, BUT THERE'S MORE THAN 200FT.

THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT A WALL IN TO PROVIDE ENOUGH FLAT ROOM FOR STREETSCAPE.

NEXT, THE MIDDLE PORTION, WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THE EXISTING RETAINING WALL.

IT'S ABOUT 15FT TALL AT ITS TALLEST ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, AND IT'S ALSO FACED WITH TREES THAT ARE MATURE AND HEALTHY THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM THE CRITICAL ROOT ZONES OF THOSE TREES.

BUT IN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THAT UNUSUALLY FOR THIS PROPERTY, WE DO HAVE SOME FLAT GROUND NEXT TO A ROAD.

AND SO I'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND.

LASTLY THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF THIS FRONTAGE.

WE'VE GOT STREETSCAPE. WE'VE GOT STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ROAD.

WE WANT DESPERATELY TO AVOID TRYING TO DISTURB THAT.

SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS AND OTHER REASONS THAT I'VE PUT FORWARD IN THE DOCUMENTS WE SUBMITTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE ARE ASKING FOR RELIEF FROM THE STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENT. COMPLETE RELIEF ON THE JOHNSON ROAD SIDE WOULD LIKE COMPLETE RELIEF ON THE NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY SIDE TOO.

BUT WE HAVE COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PLAN.

AND IT SHOWS ESSENTIALLY WHAT MR. ADAMS IS ALREADY DISCUSSING A FIVE-FOOT LANDSCAPE ZONE BETWEEN THE CURB AND THE SIDEWALK AND A FIVE-FOOT-WIDE SIDEWALK. AND THE WAY THAT WE'VE PUT IT IN THE IN THIS PLAN IS TO STRETCH THAT FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND THE EXTREME NORTH SIDE OF THIS FRONTAGE DOWN AS FAR SOUTH AS WE CAN GO WITHOUT HAVING TO BEGIN REMOVING THAT HILL THAT'S THERE.

WHICH AGAIN, FOR MORE THAN 200 LINEAR FEET WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.

WE'VE PROPOSED CONDITIONS TO THIS EFFECT ALSO.

AND ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT ABOUT THIS IS THE MIDDLE PART WHICH DOES GIVE US COVER IN CASE GDOT DOESN'T APPROVE THIS.

THIS IS A GDOT ROAD. THE NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY IS THE ACCESS ROAD BESIDE 85.

ALL OF THE STREETSCAPE IS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THEM FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE SOME REASON TO THINK THAT THEY DON'T LIKE SEEING STREETSCAPE ON THIS KIND OF ROAD.

SO WHAT WE'VE JUST DRAFTED IN HERE IS JUST AN ESCAPE SO THAT IF YOU KNOW, THE CITY REQUIRES IT, BUT THEN THEY DENY IT. WE'RE NOT STUCK. WE'VE ALSO ADDED THIS ONE ABOUT THE CROSSWALK.

WE HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT. SO THAT SUMS UP OUR REQUEST.

IT'S COMPLETE RELIEF FROM JOHNSON ROAD IS OUR REQUEST.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO TRY AND GET STREETSCAPE THROUGH GDOT REVIEW, WE'RE HAPPY TO TRY.

AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO US TO DO THAT, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU APPROVE SUBJECT TO THIS CONDITION TO GIVE US THAT ESCAPE HATCH.

THE CODE CREATES A STANDARD REVIEW THAT'S ESSENTIALLY A REASONABLENESS FACTOR.

WE THINK THAT OUR REQUEST MEETS THAT WE THINK IT'S REASONABLE AND A LOT OF ALL THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL ESSENTIALLY ON THE SAME LINES AS US IS JUST THE LENGTH OF THAT SIDEWALK STRETCHING TO THE SOUTH.

SO WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WITH THAT, I WILL RESERVE WHAT TIME I'VE GOT LEFT JUST IN CASE, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL GOT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? LR 1776 PEACHTREE ROAD HERE ON BEHALF OF PARAMOUNT, CBS ATLANTA.

JUST REITERATING THE REQUEST FOR THE VARIANCES.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE PERMITS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE STATION'S BUILD OUT.

AND SO WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND WOULD ASK TO HAVE THOSE PERMITS BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT? NO OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THIS ITEM OUT AND OPEN IT UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THIS IS GOING TO BE PZ2026-1738. THIS IS 4997 BUFORD HIGHWAY.

THIS APPLICATION AGAIN IS ONE THAT WAS DEFERRED FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING.

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THE WAIVERS THAT ARE REQUESTED OF WHICH THERE ARE 17 ALL DEAL WITH SITE CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE. SO THE SUBJECT SITE CONSISTS OF A 0.5 ACRE LOT LOCATED ALONG BUFORD HIGHWAY.

THE SITE IS LOCATED EAST OF CITY FARMERS MARKET AND NORTHEAST OF THE ORIENT SHOPPING CENTER.

AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROJECT, STAFF'S FINDINGS HINGED ON THE NECESSITY OF THE DRIVE AISLE LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THAT TIME, STAFF DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION THAT THE DRIVE AISLE WAS NECESSARY AND THEREFORE RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE MAJORITY.

THE APPLICANT'S VARIANCE WAIVERS, REQUESTS RELATED TO OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS.

AS IF THAT COULD BE REMOVED, THEN THOSE ITEMS COULD BE ACCOMMODATED ON THE SITE.

THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE PROVIDED INFORMATION SHOWING THE TURN RADII OF VARIOUS SERVICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES THAT WOULD ACCESS THE SITE.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE TURNING RADII. RADII OF A LARGE PASSENGER CAR.

THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE CURRENT SITE CONSTRAINTS IF THE DRIVE AISLE WERE REMOVED.

HOWEVER, EMERGENCY VEHICLES SUCH AS AMBULANCE AND FIRE TRUCK, WHICH ARE SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN ON THE SITE WITHOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE DRIVE AISLE.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN BOTH OF THESE EXAMPLES, THEY ARE TAKING OUT A PORTION OF THE BUILDING TO TURN AROUND ON THE SITE.

APPLICANT IS ALSO PROVIDED UPDATED LANDSCAPE PLANS PER COUNCIL'S REQUEST THE LAST HEARING.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED ALONG THE STREETSCAPE, AS WELL AS BY THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE AS COUNCIL REQUESTED.

SO BASED ON THIS NEW INFORMATION, STAFF HAS REVISED OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF VARIANCES 1 AND 2 FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE, AS WELL AS THE INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, AS WELL AS WAIVERS 1 AND 2 FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE LANDSCAPE AND SIDEWALK CLEAR ZONES, WAIVERS 4, 5 AND 6 FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE LANDSCAPE ZONE.

THE REMOVAL OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR TREES AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS IN THE LANDSCAPE ZONE. AND WAIVER 14 TO MAINTAIN THE PARALLEL DRIVE AISLE BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND BUFORD HIGHWAY.

WE'VE RETAINED OUR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FOR VARIANCES 3 AND 4 AND WAIVERS 3, 07, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 AND 17, AS WELL AS OUR RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL OF WAIVERS 10 AND 12.

WE'VE ALSO REVISED OUR RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.

REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT BE CONSTRUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE SITE PLAN RECEIVED AUGUST 17TH.

PROVISION OF AN INNER PARCEL ACCESS AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROVIDING THE REQUIRED SHRUBS, TREES, AND GROUND COVER REQUIRED BY THE UDO, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BY GDOT.

CONDITION CLARIFYING THE CROSSWALK INTERSECTION WITH THE DRIVEWAY WOULD BE CONTINUED ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY AT THE SAME PREVAILING GRADE.

AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS CONSISTING OF RAISED PATHWAYS CONSTRUCTED OF PAVERS OR OTHER CONTRASTING MATERIALS AS REQUIRED BY THE UDO.

THANK YOU MATT. I'LL OPEN THIS UP. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROBERT FOUSE.

I LIVE AT 136 SUMMER DRIVE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

I AM THE ARCHITECT AND APPLICANT REPRESENTING MY CLIENT, WHO IS THE TENANT OF THIS BUILDING.

SUBSEQUENT TO OUR MEETING, WHEN I LAST SAW YOU A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING HAS ALSO BECOME INVOLVED IN MY WORK.

SINCE I LAST SAW YOU, I'VE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO INTERFACE WITH YOUR STAFF, AND I WANT TO EXTEND A COMPLIMENT TO THEM.

MR. ADAMS, MISS MOO-YOUNG, AND MISS TOVAR HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY CONTACTS THAT I'VE HAD DURING THIS PROCESS, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO ME. AND I WANT TO JUST EXTEND THE COMPLIMENT TO THEM, TO YOU ALL. WHEN I WAS LAST WITH YOU, THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE OF GREAT CONCERN WITH AN EXISTING PROPERTY OF SIGNIFICANT AGE THAT UNFORTUNATELY TODAY HAS VIRTUALLY 0% PERVIOUS COVER. IT IS A 100% PAVED SITE OBVIOUSLY BUILT LONG BEFORE THE ORDINANCES THAT ARE IN PLACE NOW CONCEIVED OF A PROPERTY LIKE THIS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF TO COME TO A POINT WHERE I AM 100% IN AGREEMENT WITH STAFF'S CONCLUSIONS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING, I SPOKE WITH MISS MOO-YOUNG ON TUESDAY.

AFTER Y'ALL'S HOLIDAY I RECEIVED THE STAFF REPORT ON LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SO I HAD A CHANCE OVER THE WEEKEND TO DIGEST IT, CONFIRM THAT EVERYTHING IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I HAD ANTICIPATED,

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SO WE WILL MAINTAIN THAT DRIVEWAY. THAT WAS KIND OF THE SUBJECT OF MOST OF OUR FRUSTRATION, BUT WE DID RECONFIGURE THE FRONT PATIO AREA. WE'VE INCREASED THE ADDITIONAL PERVIOUS SPACE BY TAKING OFF A GOOD, GOOD PORTION OF ASPHALT WHERE IT CAN BE REMOVED.

WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE ALSO SET.

WE SPOKE LAST TIME I WAS WITH YOU ABOUT THE INTER PARCEL ACCESS AGREEMENT.

THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO REACH THAT.

IN TALKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT EXACTLY WHERE THOSE DIMENSIONS NEED TO BE.

AND SO THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE AGREE TO.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR DRAWING DID NOT ADEQUATELY INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO DIFFERENT MATERIAL FOR THE FOR THE WALKWAYS. SO THAT WE HAVE THAT CONTRASTING MATERIAL IN THOSE LOCATIONS.

WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND THEN THE LAST STICKING POINT THAT AGAIN WAS ADDRESSED IN THE CONDITIONS IS THAT OUR INTENTION, AND AS DISCUSSED WITH STAFF, WOULD BE TO DESIGN OUR LANDSCAPE PLAN PER THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE.

ONCE WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THEY DO MEET THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS, THEN SUBMIT TO GDOT TO CONFIRM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW THAT.

WE'VE HAD SOME CONFLICTING BELIEFS ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK, BUT WE ULTIMATELY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO DESIGN TO CHAMBLEE ORDINANCES AND GDOT, ULTIMATELY WITH AUTHORITY ON BUFORD HIGHWAY. IF THEY SAY MOVE THAT SHRUB OR MOVE THAT TREE, THEN WE'LL ACCOMMODATE THEIR REQUIREMENTS. ALL THE WHILE, OF COURSE, WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF.

I CAN BE A LOT MORE BRIEF TONIGHT THAN I WAS LAST TIME, AND SO I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME IF YOU ALL NEED ME TO SPEAK ANY FURTHER.

THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THAT ITEM OUT AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR FEEDBACK AND ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING IT.

THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES THAT WE COME UP HERE, WE COME HERE, AND THEN 30 DAYS LATER, THE SAME PLAN IS PRESENTED TO US AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ALLEVIATE OUR CONCERNS. THIS HAS BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON DOWN. WE ARE AT 2026-1762, WHICH IS 4317 BUFORD HIGHWAY.

THIS APPLICATION IS THE FIRST ITEM OF FIRST IMPRESSION FOR TONIGHT.

SO THIS IS A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 260-9. TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM.

SORRY THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS PER FACADE ALLOWED FROM ONE SIGN TO THREE SIGNS.

SO THIS IS A 0.35 ACRE LOT SITUATED ALONG BUFORD HIGHWAY.

THE SITE IN QUESTION IS THE FORMER LOCATION OF TALPA.

BUSINESS WAS OCCUPIED THIS LOCATION PRIOR TO ITS ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY, THE BUILDING SITS AT AN OBLIQUE ANGLE TO BUFORD HIGHWAY.

THE FACADE, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST, IS MARKED IN RED ON THIS SLIDE.

BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE BUILDING RELATIVE TO BUFORD HIGHWAY, STAFF FINDS THAT A HARDSHIP EXISTS AND THAT APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FORMER CONFIGURATION OF SIGNS ON THE BUILDING.

I'D NOTE THAT THE SIGNS SHOWN ON THIS SIDE SLIDE DO PREDATE THE CITY ANNEXING THE PROPERTY.

THEY WERE LIKELY APPROVED BY DEKALB COUNTY DURING THEIR PERIOD OF JURISDICTION.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED SIGN CONFIGURATION.

THE SIGNS WOULD OCCUPY THE SAME LOCATION AS THE PREVIOUS SIGNS, WHICH WERE LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING.

HOWEVER, THESE SIGNS WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT PERMITS.

THEREFORE, THEY LOST THAT NON-CONFORMING STATUS.

WHILE I WOULD NOTE THAT CHAMBLEE DOES ASCRIBE TO THE SUPREME COURT'S FINDINGS ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS FOR SIGNS THAT BEING A CONTENT NEUTRAL SIGN REVIEW PROCESS THE SIGNS DO FUNCTION AS A SINGLE MESSAGE SPLIT INTO THREE PARTS BECAUSE THAT STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUIREMENTS THAT VARIANCE IS NOT IMPAIR THE PURPOSES AND INTENT OF THE UDO, WHICH IN THIS CASE WOULD APPLY TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT SIGNS ONLY EXIST ONE PER FACADE TO PREVENT A CLUTTERED PUBLIC REALM WOULD BE MET SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THE VARIANCE.

SO BECAUSE THIS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH NO CONDITIONS ADDED.

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MY NAME IS CHASE [INAUDIBLE] LATHAM. MY ADDRESS IS 546 SOUTHERN RIDGE DRIVE, BETHLEHEM, GEORGIA 30620.

I'M ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER. I'M REPRESENTING THE BOTH THE OWNER AND THE SIGN COMPANY.

WE HAD WE ARE REALLY HAPPY THAT THE CITY HAD REQUEST AN APPROVAL AS WELL.

THE SIGNS WERE IN FACT SUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR DESIGNS WAS SUBMITTED.

WE HAD GOT APPROVAL AT THE BEGINNING WITH CONDITION.

THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE SIGN.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND INSTALLED IT. THEN WE GOT THE CALL THAT WE INSTALLED TOO MANY SIGNS.

WE HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR ALL THREE SIGNS AND PAID FOR THEM.

WE'RE JUST WAITING ON APPROVAL. SO WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE COUNCILS HAVE AGREE ON GETTING APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

THE FAST. THE FACE OF THE SCIENCE ACTUALLY MAKE THE BUILDING LOOK REALLY NICER.

IF WE ONLY PUT ONE SIGN, IT LOOKS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT WEIRD, SO I'M SORRY [LAUGHTER].

SO WE WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IF THERE IS A CONSIDERATION TO MAINTAIN ALL THREE SIGNS.

AND WE WILL GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY, MAKE THE NECESSARY PAYMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE DOCUMENTATIONS.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE FINE WITH TAKING LESS TIME [LAUGHTER]. IS THERE ANYONE HERE? ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM OUT.

I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COUNCIL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL.

MATT, AS YOU LIKE TO TEACH US OFTEN IS THAT THIS VARIANCE CONTINUES WITH THE LIFE OF THE PROPERTY I ASSUME SO.

IS THERE A SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY CLAUSE OR YOUR RECOMMENDATION? AND SO THAT BASICALLY IF THEY CHANGE THE SIGN THEN IT GOES BACK TO THE CODE OR? SO, SO THE.

SO AT THAT POINT, THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, VARIANCES BEING APPROPRIATE AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A CONDITION ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY FOR THIS VARIANCE, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T FIT ON, ON THIS ONE. HOWEVER, IF COUNCIL WANTS US TO ENFORCE THAT, OF COURSE WE WILL.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO THE NEXT ITEM.

THIS IS PZ2026-1766. THIS IS THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP.

AND I'M ASSUME WE'RE TAKING BOTH OF THESE AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT IS CORRECT. SO THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

A FUTURE MAP AMENDMENT FROM INDUSTRIAL TO MIXED USE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS IN 83 TOWNHOUSE UNITS AS WELL AS TWO VARIANCES FOR ENCROACHMENT INTO THE REQUIRED STREAM BUFFER.

SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS THE FORMER RR DONNELLEY PLANT AN INDUSTRIAL SITE THAT UNTIL RECENTLY DID HOST PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES.

IT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE CHAMBLEE TOWN CENTER PUD AS WELL AS THE ASSEMBLY YARDS PROJECT IN NEIGHBORING DORAVILLE.

SO HERE YOU CAN SEE TWO VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY ALONG ITS SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO AN ABANDONED RAIL LINE AND ALONG PEACHTREE ROAD LOOKING SOUTH.

AND THEN THE SOUTHERNMOST PARKING LOT AND LOADING BAYS FRONTING PEACHTREE ROAD, AND THEN A VIEW OF THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS ON THE SITE.

SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN CHARACTER AREA IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH SEVERAL FUTURE LAND USES, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED MIXED USE FUTURE LAND USE.

THE UDO PROVIDES SIX REVIEW AND APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR FUTURE LAND USE CHANGES.

IN STAFF'S REVIEW OF THE SUBMISSION, WE FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT MEANT ALL SIX OF THOSE CRITERIA.

SIMILARLY, THE UDO CONTAINS 12 REVIEW AND APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS THAT THE REZONING BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP, WHICH, SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE, WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT ONE.

BUT THE REMAINING 11 CRITERIA ARE ALL MET BY THE PROPOSAL AS WELL.

SO FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADOPTED, ALONG WITH COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE REZONING.

THAT WOULD BE AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD AND OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHICH WOULD GOVERN DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE.

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THIS WOULD ACHIEVE THAT BY ACCOMMODATING RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY AND RETAIL USES ON THE SITE.

AS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, LIKE I SAID, WOULD CONTAIN A MIXTURE OF RETAIL, MULTIFAMILY AND TOWNHOMES.

THE STREETSCAPE THAT'S PROPOSED IS DESIGNED SUCH THAT THE TWO MAIN DRIVEWAYS WOULD ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING ASSEMBLY YARDS DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROJECT IN DORAVILLE. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT IS DOCUMENTED ON THIS SIDE.

AS A NOTE, STAFF DOES HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE TREE PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT, WHICH WOULD BE RESULT IN APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE CURRENTLY REQUIRED 100 INCH DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT REQUIREMENT PRESCRIBED BY THE UDO STAFF HAS INCLUDED A PROPOSED CONDITION THAT THE DOCUMENTS BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE CITY'S TREE PRESERVATION STANDARDS FOUND IN TITLE 3, CHAPTER 320, ARTICLE 4 OF THE UDO. SO THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO DESIGNED AN AREA THAT WOULD FUNCTION AS A PARK SPACE, WHICH WOULD CONTAIN A MIXTURE OF, SORRY WOULD CONTAIN A MIXED-USE TRAIL.

THE PROPOSAL WAS REVIEWED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF, WHO NOTED THAT THE AREA WOULD BE IMPROVED BY THE INCLUSION OF PUBLIC ART AND STAFF HAS INCLUDED A PROPOSED CONDITION. RELATED TO THAT.

THE CITY ARBORIST ALSO REVIEWED THE PROPOSAL AND NOTED THAT THE INCLUSION OF SCREENING FOR AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT THAT IS NEXT TO THIS PARK AREA WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT CHAMBLEE IS REQUIRED FOR OTHER PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE INCLUDED THIS AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL AS WELL.

SO THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED SEVERAL ELEVATIONS AS PART OF THEIR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE TOWNHOUSES. AGAIN HERE, MORE TOWNHOUSES.

STAFF HAS NO GENERAL CONCERNS WITH THESE ELEVATIONS AND FINDS THAT THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAS BEEN REQUIRED OF OTHER TOWNHOUSES IN CHAMBLEE.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE MULTIFAMILY AND RETAIL PORTION OF THE PROJECT, AGAIN, VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT CHAMBLEE HAS REQUIRED IN THE PAST.

SO THERE ARE TWO VARIANCES REQUESTS THAT WOULD ALLOW THE ENCROACHMENT INTO THE 50-FOOT AND 75-FOOT IMPERVIOUS SETBACK FOR THE STREAM THAT IS ON A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD ENCROACH ON BOTH OF THOSE BUFFERS.

AS SHOWN IN YELLOW ON THIS SLIDE STAFF FOUND IN OUR ANALYSIS THAT THE CRITERIA FOR GRANTING A STREAM BUFFER VARIANCE HAD BEEN MET BY THE PROPOSAL.

PARTICULARLY THAT THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE ASSEMBLY YARDS DRIVEWAY DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GRANTING OF THIS VARIANCE.

GIVEN THAT THIS CONDITION WOULD GREATLY ENHANCE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND OVERALL SAFETY AND GIVEN THAT IT MET ALL OF THE OTHER VARIANCE CRITERIA, STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THAT PROPOSED VARIANCE.

SO AS I SAID EARLIER, STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED STREAM BUFFER VARIANCES AS WELL AS THE FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT AND REZONING REQUEST WITH SEVERAL CONDITIONS. 1. THAT THE DEVELOPMENT BE CONSTRUCTED IN GENERAL CONFORMITY WITH THE MASTER ZONING PLAN AND ELEVATIONS RECEIVED AUGUST 7TH.

THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING LANE AND MEDIAN BE SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY ENGINEER.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUD BE GOVERNED BY THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

AND WHEREVER THOSE STANDARDS ARE SILENT, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDO WOULD GOVERN.

DEVELOPMENT MAINTAIN A MINIMUM TREE DENSITY OF 100IN PER ACRE AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 320-39, AND MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TREE PRESERVATION OR REPLACEMENT REGULATIONS FOUND IN UDO.

FOR THE MULTIFAMILY PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE PARKING LOT WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE PARKING ISLANDS NO FURTHER APART THAN EVERY TEN PARKING SPACES AND AT THE TERMINUS OF ALL ROADS OF PARKING.

THE DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT VEHICLES ARE SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, SUPPLEMENTAL ZONE, PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND OTHER AREAS BY ONE WHEEL BUMPER PER PARKING SPACE AND A MINIMUM OF 48IN FROM THE NEAREST TREE TRUNK.

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION STANDARDS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN SECTION 250-7.

THE PARKING LOT BE SET BACK A MINIMUM OF FIVE-FEET FROM THE ADJACENT TRAIL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PARKING LOT VISIBLE FROM THE TRAIL.

WE WOULD ALSO REQUIRE AN EVERGREEN VISUAL SCREEN TO BE INSTALLED, THE DEVELOPER PROCURE AND INSTALL PUBLIC ART IN THE PROPOSED POCKET PARK, SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION.

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THE DEVELOPMENT COMPLY WITH THE ACCESSORY MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND FEATURES REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 230-37.

AND THEN WITHIN THE 50-FOOT NATURAL UNDISTURBED BUFFER, THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE DOES NOT EXCEED WHAT IS STATED IN THE APPLICATION.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER MY TIME TO THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU MATT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THIS EVENING WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. JULIE SELLERS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, 1776 PEACHTREE STREET, KEN WOOD, IS ALSO JOINING ME AS THE ENGINEER AND HAS SOME HANDOUTS.

SO WE HAVE APPRECIATED WORKING WITH STAFF ON THIS.

THIS IS A PUD, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION BEFORE YOU AND WANTED TO TOUCH ON JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KEN TO REALLY GET INTO THE OVERALL VISION AND THE DETAILS OF THE PLANS.

WE CIRCULATED TODAY AND I'M HANDING OUT TO YOU AS WELL, A RED LINE VERSION OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.

AND TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE VERY FEW CHANGES THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS TO ADOPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, WITH THESE EXCEPTIONS TO DELETE CONDITIONS 5, 6 AND 7.

05, 6 AND 7. AND KEN'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN GREATER DETAIL.

BUT THIS AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY CONSTRAINED SITE.

IT IS A LARGE SITE, IS A SKINNY SITE, AND THE CONDITIONS 5, 6 AND 7 ARE ALL RELATED TO CHANGING HOW THE PARKING LOT WOULD LOOK. AND IT WOULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF PARKING SPACES, WHICH WE CANNOT AGREE TO.

SO WE DO HAVE LANGUAGE IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS FAR AS THE REGULATIONS AND WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL DELETING THOSE.

A SECOND CHANGE IS JUST PUTTING A FINANCIAL MAXIMUM ON THE PUBLIC ART.

WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THE ARTS COMMISSION MIGHT THINK THAT WE NEEDED TO SPEND MORE THAN HAS BEEN BUDGETED FOR THIS, BUT CERTAINLY HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC ART AND WOULD ASK FOR YOU TO CAP THAT IN CONDITION NUMBER 9 AT $50,000 AND THEN CONDITION 13, I'M GOING TO JUST TALK ABOUT FOR A MOMENT AND SKIP THROUGH BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE LIMITED ON TIME.

BUT THIS IS. SORRY. THIS IS THE SURVEY. SO THIS IS OUR EXISTING CONDITION.

IT IS A INDUSTRIAL, EXTREMELY LARGE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.

AND THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS OBVIOUSLY LISTED THIS PROPERTY FOR SALE AND WANTS TO MAKE SURE THOUGH IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THIS BUILDING IS NOT DEMOLISHED AND THIS DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD, THAT THEY PRESERVE THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

AND SO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AT TIMES AS A REVERTER CLAUSE HAS BEEN INCLUDED.

AND THIS WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR APPLICATION MATERIALS.

AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING REQUESTED SINCE THE BEGINNING TO REVERT BACK FROM THE PUD TO THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

IF THIS FOR SOME REASON, DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD.

THE OTHER CHANGE IS IN CONDITION NUMBER 12. AND THAT'S JUST CLARIFYING THE STREAM BUFFER LANGUAGE SO THAT THERE'S NOT CONFUSION ON THAT.

AND AS MR. ADAMS SAID, THE STREAM BUFFER VARIANCE IS REQUIRED TO ALLOW US TO HAVE THE DRIVEWAY PLACEMENT SO THAT IT ALIGNS WITH ASSEMBLY.

AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S PLANNING DOCUMENTS.

SO I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KEN TO TALK THROUGH ALL OF THE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT.

AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

WE GO BACK. KEN WOOD. 350 RESEARCH COURT. ON THE SLIDES.

CAN WE? OH, SWEET. SO I JUST WANT TO WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH AN EXCITING PROJECT AND KIND OF THE WAY WE PUT IT TOGETHER.

ON THE PLAN, IT'S ORIENTED NORTH IS TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT.

ONE OF THE BIG FEATURES JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO CALL OUT AND TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THESE, THAT I'LL KIND OF WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH THAT WE'VE REALLY KIND OF FOCUSED ON THE FIRST ONE UP AT THE TOP, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH IS THE FAR LEFT, THAT IS OUR CIVIC AREA.

SO WHEN YOU'RE COMING FROM DOWNTOWN, THAT'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU SEE.

IT'S A GOOD SONG. THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU SEE.

AND BASICALLY, THE WAY WE'RE DOING THAT IS A PARK FIELD.

BUT WE ALSO ARE THINKING ABOUT BRINGING IN WHETHER IT'S SOME TYPE OF A TRAILER, WHETHER IT'S SOME, SOME TYPE OF A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, OLD TRAIN CAR, BUT SOME TYPE OF REALLY COOL RETAIL THAT COULD BE WITHIN THAT SPACE.

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THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SECTIONS. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU GET THE DRIVES, IF YOU'RE DRIVING A CAR, THERE'S A GOOD BIT OF SPEEDING THAT COMES DOWN THROUGH THERE. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO REALLY MAKE KIND OF A COOL IMPACT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN A FEW OTHER PLACES.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE LAND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT ROAD ON PEACHTREE ROAD, AND WHAT IT GIVES US IS THE ABILITY TO PUT SOME STREET FURNITURE AND SIGNAGE THERE TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC CALMING RIGHT AROUND WHERE THAT CIVIC AREA IS.

AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT WITHIN THAT DESIGN.

AND THE WAY THAT THAT WOULD HELP AS A VISUAL DETERRENT.

ALSO, IT MAKES CARS SLOW DOWN AS YOU GO THROUGH THERE.

WE WOULD COMPLY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL WORKS FOR THEM.

THEN AS YOU SLIDE DOWN A LITTLE BIT TOWARD THAT CENTER, THAT'S ONE OF THE KIND OF THE PINNACLE INTERSECTIONS IT DOES LINE UP LINE WITH ASSEMBLY.

AND THAT'S WHERE YOU SAW THE PICTURE OF THE RETAIL AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE MULTIFAMILY ABOVE.

THAT WOULD BE ONE OF OUR RETAIL SPACES RIGHT BESIDE IT.

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER UNIT THAT WE HAVE SAID THAT CAN BE RETAIL READY IF THERE'S SUCCESS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED, THAT CAN BE EXPANDED IN THAT. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL LEASING AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS CENTER, THE GYM AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THERE. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR PINNACLE CORNERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

AS YOU GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, THERE'S A GREEN SPACE THAT SETS UP IN BETWEEN.

YOU BASICALLY HAVE THE FOR SALE TOWNHOMES AND MULTIFAMILY CREATES KIND OF A WALKING TRAIL THAT GOES DOWN THROUGH THERE.

WE TRY TO PAY VERY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE STREETSCAPE.

SO WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN PEACHTREE, YOU HAVE THAT STREETSCAPE ALL THE WAY DOWN.

AND IT HAS A NICE TRANSITION, KIND OF A MOUNTAIN MODERN FEEL FROM GOING FROM THE MULTIFAMILY TO THE TOWNHOMES.

OBVIOUSLY, THE TOWNHOMES THAT WE SHOWED ON THE SCREEN EARLIER ARE ALL FRONTING THE ROAD AND GIVING THAT APPEARANCE IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWNHOMES.

WE CREATED A LONG LINEAR PARK. IT'S AROUND 450FT.

THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY AMENITIZED FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE, AND THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENT TYPES.

AND I HAVE SOME BLOWUPS OF THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF THE BIG DRIVERS THAT WE STARTED LOOKING AT MORE, THE MASTER PLANS AND THE REDEVELOPMENT, KIND OF ON THAT NORTHEAST SIDE, WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHERE THE DRIVE COMES THROUGH.

THAT LINES UP WITH THE MAIN PART OF ASSEMBLY.

AND IF YOU GO STRAIGHT ACROSS KIND OF HITTING WHERE THAT WOULD GO INTO A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TOWARD THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THAT IS THE REASON FOR THAT REQUEST FOR THE STREAM BUFFER.

IT ALSO SETS UP REALLY WELL FOR THE WAY THAT IT COMES INTO THE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS OUR TECHNICAL PLAN THAT YOU CAN SEE. IT IS 83 TOWNHOMES AND JULIE TOUCHED ON IT.

ONE OF THE ITEMS FOR THE. THE PARKING IS THE WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM PENLER AS THEY'RE LOOKING AT IT, A SPACE PER BEDROOM AND JUST MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING.

THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRAINT ON THE SITE WHEN YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE NARROWNESS, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT OF THE SITE AND TRYING TO CREATE THOSE GREEN SPACES.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHERE WE TRIED TO STRATEGICALLY PLACE THE ISLANDS, WHICH WE CAN LOOK AT FOR DRIVE IN AND DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE WE CAN GET SHADE.

WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DRAW THE CIRCLES AS THEY GROW TO HEIGHT.

BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE NEEDED RELIEF FROM THAT CONDITION THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT FROM THERE.

THIS IS THE BLOW UP TO WHERE WE CAN, LIKE I SAID, KIND OF A RAIL CAR RETAIL IDEA AS WELL AS THE PARK IDEA.

REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS A FEATURE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE WAY WE CAN HAVE IT WITH SIGNAGE, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FEATURES THAT WE CAN BRING IN AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, IT TIES IT IN.

AND THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU THAT CIRCULATION. WE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE WIDER TRAIL THAT COMES DOWN ALL THE WAY ALONG THAT FRONT.

AND THEN IT TRANSITIONED AND IT'S STILL A WIDE TRAIL ALL THE WAY DOWN.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONNECTORS FOR PEACHTREE AS PART OF THAT PUZZLE, TO GET EVERYBODY ALMOST ALL THE WAY BACK OUT WHEN IT GOES DOWNHILL AND STARTS GOING UP TOWARD WHERE BRANDSMART AND H MART ARE. AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A MAP OF THAT CIRCULATION TO BE ABLE TO SHOW AN EXHIBIT THE WAY WE HAVE WALKABILITY FOR THIS, AND THE WAY YOU CAN COME AROUND THE CORNER, AND THAT CIVIC SPACE WILL BE SET INTO THIS FROM THIS STANDPOINT.

THESE ARE JUST SOME ADDITIONAL ONES THAT WE CAN GO INTO.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, HOW WE APPROACH THE PARKING AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THIS.

AND THESE ARE THE TOWNHOMES. THE BOTTOM AREA SHOWS WHAT THE FRONT OF THE TOWNHOMES WILL BE.

WE HAVE THE SIDES. WE ALSO HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FRONT LOADED TOWNHOMES, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THOSE WERE ARCHITECTURALLY APPEALING AS WELL.

AND THEN IN THE CORNER, YOU KIND OF HAVE A 3D VIEW.

AND THIS CAN KIND OF SHOW YOU HOW THAT GREEN SPACE CAN SET UP ALONG WITH THIS VIEW AS WELL, OF HOW WE CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE A GATHERING PLACE SO PEOPLE CAN COME OUT.

THIS CAN BE A MAJOR GREEN SPACE INTERNAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT, TO REALLY HAVE A NICE KIND OF ALCOVE FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT TO AS PART OF THIS.

OVERALL, THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT IMAGES THAT WE HAVE.

WE WOULD REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOLLOWING YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION.

ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ABOUT THE PLAN OR PROJECT OR FOR JULIE WE CAN BE AVAILABLE AND KEEP ANY AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REBUTTAL.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM?

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ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THAT ITEM OUT AND OPEN IT UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

ANYTHING FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I JUST COMMENTS I GUESS I REALLY LIKE THAT THERE'S FOR SALE PRODUCT IN THIS.

PERSONALLY I LIKE THAT OPTION A LOT. THE RETAIL PIECE LOOKS REALLY, REALLY SMALL LIKE SO JIMMY YOU.

JIMMY OR ELMER, YOU GUYS MIGHT KNOW BETTER, BUT THAT JUST SEEMS TOO SMALL TO EVEN BE FUNCTIONAL.

BUT ACCORDING TO THEIR DOCUMENTS, THERE'S 1369FT² OF SPACE.

IS THAT THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A PUD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT RETAIL COMPONENT THAT WE USUALLY HAVE ON OUR MULTIFAMILY.

BUT TO BUILD ON THAT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE TWO THINGS FOR IT TO BE A PUD.

AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT RETAIL IS ONE OF THE TWO CONDITIONS THEY'RE MEETING.

SO BY THE LETTER, YES, BY THE SPIRIT, I'M NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED.

SO I GUESS THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1300FT² FOR RETAIL? APPLICANT. JULIE YOU WANT TO COME UP? THE QUESTION? THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE RETAIL IS APPROXIMATELY 1300FT.

WHAT WOULD YOU ENVISION PUTTING IN 1300FT². VISION HERE, I THINK FIRST OF ALL, TO SET THE STAGE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS DETRACT FROM ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING INTO DOWNTOWN.

SO THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL AND CIVIC SPACE.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S ALWAYS SO HARD TO TELL ON THESE PLANS, BUT THAT CORNER PARK IS A CIVIC SPACE, SO WE DO VIEW THAT AS AN ADDITIONAL USE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING IN THIS MIXED DISTRICT, SO THAT THE VISION FOR THAT WOULD BE COFFEE SHOPS, SOME SORT OF SMALL RETAIL COMPONENT.

THAT WOULD BE AN AMENITY FOR NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE NEW COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.

ALSO WITH ALL THE CONNECTIVITY THAT THE CITY IS BUILDING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE GOING OVER TO ASSEMBLY AND WALKING ALONG THE TRAIL, A PLACE TO STOP, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE OUT JUST FOR PEDESTRIANS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT, THIS DOES NOT MEET THE LETTER OF THE LAW OR WHATEVER, BUT I MEAN, THE FACT THAT THEY DO HAVE A FOR SALE PRODUCT IN THERE IS NOT IT'S NOT JUST A BIG APARTMENT COMPLEX. SO, I MEAN, I KNOW IT DOESN'T SAY THAT AS A VARIETY OF USES, BUT I DO KIND OF LIKE THAT IT IS AS THAT SO.

AND I WANT TO PRAISE THE APPLICANT FOR WORKING WITH US AND ADDING THINGS THAT WEREN'T ORIGINALLY IN THE FIRST PLAN, AT LEAST THAT I SAW WAS THE CONNECTIVITY TO THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS THE CLYDE AND TERRELL BACK BEHIND IT AND THE SAFETY.

I CALL IT DEAD MAN'S CURVE. THAT'S THERE THAT THE AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS LOVE TO DEMO THEIR CARS THROUGH THERE.

IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN OVER THERE AND HANG OUT, IT'S IT CAN BE EXCITING SOMETIMES.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S SO I APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT THAT WAS PUT INTO THAT SO.

COUNCIL MEMBER VEITH ANYTHING? I MEAN, AS ALWAYS, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT TODAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THIS AT IN 10, 15 OR 20 YEARS? AS THE OTHER AREAS DEVELOP, AS THE OTHER HALF OF ASSEMBLY BUILDS OUT, AS OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE LINE COME ON.

AND WE HAVE MORE RESIDENTIAL ON THAT END OF THE CITY.

MIKE, THE QUESTION BECOMES, CAN WE BUILD INTO THIS DESIGN AND THIS IS SOMETHING FOR THE APPLICANT.

IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE MORE THAN JUST ONE OTHER UNIT, BASICALLY FUTURE PREPPED FOR COMMERCIAL? [INAUDIBLE] IT'S A MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY IN 10 TO 15 YEARS IS GOING TO BE UP FOR RECONDITIONING ANYWAY, AND 10 TO 15 YEARS. THE LOOK OF THIS ENTIRE AREA IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

SO WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO NOW THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST A SMALL COFFEE SHOP, BUT AN ACTUAL RESTAURANT OR SMALL OFFICE SPACE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE APPETITE FOR THAT BEING IN THERE,

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I DO THINK THAT THE TEAM HAS EXPLORED THE ABILITY TO HAVE ANOTHER A CONVERTIBLE SPACE, IF YOU WILL.

THAT WOULD BE ADJACENT TO THE RETAIL SPACE THAT YOU SEE ON THE PLAN.

AND I THINK THAT THAT HAS BEEN EXPLORED AND WOULD BE AGREEABLE.

SO IF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, A DESIRE BY COUNCIL, WE COULD CERTAINLY HAVE THAT INCLUDED.

AND WE'VE DONE CONVERTIBLE SPACE AND SOME OF THE UNITS THAT WE DID EARLIER ON WHEN WE WERE FIRST, YOU KNOW, FIRST STARTED ON COUNCIL, THEY HAD SOME CONVERTIBLE SPACE. I KNOW IT DOES PRESENT SOME CHALLENGES WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, RETAIL SPACE BELOW RESIDENTIAL AS FAR AS LIKE THE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION AND THAT KIND OF STUFF FOR THAT FIRST FLOOR CONSTRUCTION.

BUT I THINK THERE IS ROOM FOR THAT AS FAR AS THE FOOTPRINT GOES, AS FAR AS EVERYTHING ELSE GOES THAT I DON'T, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST IT'S JUST ABOUT MONEY AT THAT POINT.

AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HELPFUL OR AGREEABLE.

ONE THING TO, TO KEEP IN MIND TOO, IS WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU HAVE THAT CORNER.

THAT'S THE RETAIL. THIS IS A LITTLE MID-BLOCK.

YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW AS IT COMES DOWN, YOU HAVE THE CORNER THAT'S HERE THAT HAS THE ADDITIONAL SPOT AND THE AND THE OTHER UNIT THAT WAS SAYING THAT COULD BE THAT THE ONE THING THAT I KNOW IS, IS HARD.

AND WE'VE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW NOT TO LOSE IT IN TRANSLATION OF THIS IS WITHIN THE CIVIC AREA.

YOU KNOW, WHAT THE TALKS HAVE BEEN WITH PENLER AND WITH EMPIRE IS THAT WHETHER IT'S LIKE A RAIL CAR, THINK OF LIKE THE CABOOSE, BUT HAVING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE LIKE A STREAMLINE, BUT HAVING SOMETHING THAT BECAUSE THAT IS YOUR DIRECT CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN, THAT CIVIC AREA AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PULL UP AND BE KIND OF A PERMANENT, IT'S WALKING UP AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, BEVERAGES OR WALKING UP AND GETTING SOME TYPE OF THING, ICE CREAM OR SOMETHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, THAT ALSO IS SET UP FOR THAT TO BE THAT AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE PLACES WITHIN IT. WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ONE MAIN BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE MID-BLOCK ON THAT ROADWAY THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED.

AND I WOULD JUST SAY TO THAT POINT, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL DESIRES TO SEE, WE'VE SEEN WE'VE SEEN OTHER PROJECTS WHERE YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO GO BACK AND PUT IN VENTING AND GREASE TRAPS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED ONCE THE PROJECT IS DONE.

AND WE'VE GOT SOME PLACES AROUND TOWN WHERE I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD THAT DONE.

AND SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WISHES TO SEE, WE NEED TO GET IT IN THERE EARLY.

DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT GOING FORWARD THAT'S SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN IN FIVE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL.

FEELS A LITTLE BIT [INAUDIBLE] NEEDED TO SITUATION.

WHEN WE REZONE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY.

AND TO ASK FOR THAT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BEYOND THE PALE FOR ME, BUT I'M ONLY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT. IT'S INTERESTING. IT USED TO BE REALLY COMMON THAT LIKE CODES WOULD EVEN SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD GET A ZONING, BUT THEN IT REVERTS IF YOU DON'T MOVE FORWARD.

AND I THINK BECAUSE OF THE LARGE SCALE OF THIS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT [LAUGHTER] TO REALLY MAKE A VIABLE USE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE REALLY EXCITED WITH THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU. BUT THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS AND RESERVATIONS.

WE YOU KNOW, MR. ADAMS, I KNOW HAS HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY, WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS. AND IT IS, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF ANYMORE.

IT JUST USED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY, VERY COMMON.

BUT NOT ALWAYS THE EASIEST TO ADMINISTER. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS A PZ2026-1791 AND 1793. THIS IS A BUNCH OF PROPERTIES ON SHALLOWFORD AND EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE AND THERE ARE SO MANY FOR THIS PROJECT THAT THE COMPUTER SLOWED DOWN.

BEAR WITH ME ONE MOMENT. OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTIES AT 2342 NORTH SHALLOWFORD ROAD 4011, 4015, 4019, 4027, 4033, 4039, 4045, 4051 AND 4057 EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE.

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SO THE VARIANCES THAT ARE REQUESTED ARE TO REDUCE THE SIDEWALK WIDTHS CONNECTING THE FRONT ENTRANCES OF ALL TOWNHOMES FROM 5FT TO 4FT TO REDUCE THE COVERED FRONT PORCH STEPS FROM 6FT TO 5FT TO PROVIDE REQUIRED THE REQUIRED COVERED FRONT PORCH IN THE SIDE YARDS OF UNITS 13, 19, 20, 27, 28, 40, 63, AND 68 TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM HEATED FLOOR AREA FROM 1600FT² TO 1400FT² FOR A MAXIMUM OF 24 UNITS TO ALLOW 1500FT² OF RETAINING WALLS TO ENCROACH WITHIN THE 75-FOOT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE.

SETBACK OF THE STREAM BUFFER. TO INCREASE THE RETAINING WALL HEIGHT FROM 8FT TO 10FT TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING FROM 50% TO 12.4%.

TO NOT INSTALL A GUTTER ALONG A NEW PRIVATE NARROW STREET.

TO REDUCE THE LANDSCAPE ZONE ON THE 40 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, ON THE PRIVATE NARROW STREET FROM 5FT TO 4FT 5-INCHES, FRONTING UNITS 13 THROUGH 34, 41 THROUGH 51, 76 THROUGH 80.

A WAIVER FROM SECTION 350-3 TO REDUCE THE PRIVATE STREET MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY FROM 40FT TO 31FT, FRONTING UNITS 1 THROUGH 12, 52 THROUGH 62, 69 THROUGH 75, 63 THROUGH 78.

TO REMOVE THE LANDSCAPE ZONE ALONG THE PROPOSED 31 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FOR A PRIVATE STREET, FRONTING UNITS 1 THROUGH 12, 52 THROUGH 62, 69 THROUGH 75, AND 63 THROUGH 68.

TO REMOVE THE REQUIRED 4-FOOT GRADED SHOULDERS ON A PRIVATE ALLEY TO MODIFY THE TREE SPACING REQUIREMENT FROM 40FT ON CENTER TO A RANGE BETWEEN 35 TO 55FT WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE ZONE ALONG THE 40-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY OF THE PRIVATE NARROW STREET FRONTING UNITS 20, 26, 27, 34, 41, 51, 76 THROUGH 80. A WAIVER FROM SECTION 350-3 TO NOT PLANT STREET TREES ON THE PRIVATE NARROW STREET 31 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FRONTING UNITS ONE THROUGH 12, 52 THROUGH 62, 69 THROUGH 75 AND 63 THROUGH 68. A WAIVER FROM SECTION 350-3 TO MODIFY THE STREETLIGHT SPACING REQUIREMENTS FROM 80FT ON CENTER TO A RANGE BETWEEN 60FT AND 100FT WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE ZONE, ALONG THE 40 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY OF THE PRIVATE NARROW STREETS FRONTING UNITS 13 THROUGH 34, 41 THROUGH 51, 76 THROUGH 80. A WAIVER FROM SECTION 320-12 TO PLACE A 6-FOOT PRIVACY FENCE AND A 4-FOOT ALUMINUM FENCE IN THE 30-FOOT ZONING BUFFER ADJACENT TO THE NR-1 PROPERTIES.

AND TO REDUCE THE BUILDING SETBACK FROM THE BACK OF CURB OF A PRIVATE ALLEY FROM 10FT TO 6FT FOR UNIT NUMBER 41.

SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES CONSIST OF 10 PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 7.4 ACRES.

ACCESS IS PROVIDED ON TWO STREET FRONTAGES, THAT BEING NORTH SHALLOWFORD ROAD AND EAST JOHNSON ROAD.

THE PROPERTIES ARE BORDERED BY THE SILVERTON AND MARLOWE PUD DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINES AND OCCUPIED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS ON THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE.

ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE DEVELOPMENT IS THE JIM ELLIS CADILLAC WHERE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PARKING STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

SO HERE YOU CAN SEE VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY ALONG NORTH SHALLOWFORD ROAD AND EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE HERE ALONG EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES FROM NR-1 TO VR VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL.

STAFF FOUND THAT THE PROPOSAL MET THE 12 CRITERIA FOR REZONING, AND THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING CATEGORY WAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP FOR THE AREA. AS I SAID EARLIER, THE SITE TOTALS A COMBINED 7.4 ACRES AND CURRENTLY CONTAINS EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE SITE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SILVERTON MARLOWE MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOUSE PROJECT.

ON THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED STREET LAYOUT AND TOWNHOME LAYOUT OF THE PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN 75 NEW TOWNHOMES PLACED ALONG NEW PRIVATE STREETS.

NEW STREET TREES AND SHRUBS WOULD BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY THE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NORTH SHALLOWFORD ROAD AND EAST JOHNSON ROAD.

THE VARIANCES THAT ARE REQUESTED OR THE WAIVERS RATHER ARE FOR THE INTERIOR PRIVATE STREETS.

ELEVATIONS OF THE PROPOSED TOWNHOMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.

AN EXAMPLE OF THESE ELEVATIONS IS SHOWN ON THIS SITE PLAN.

MATERIALS UTILIZED IN THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD INCLUDE BRICK, CEMENTITIOUS BOARD AND BATTEN,

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THIS SITE SHOWS A RENDERING OF THE PROJECT AS IT WOULD BE ALONG EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE.

NOTE THAT THERE IS A COLONIAL GAS PIPELINE RIGHT ON EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY SITE CONSTRAINTS FOR THIS PROPERTY.

SO AS I MENTIONED, THE SITE DOES HAVE SITE CONSTRAINTS THAT INCLUDE A GLASS, GAS PIPELINE AND A STREAM THAT INTERSECTED THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE PROJECT.

YOU CAN SEE THE STREAM IN BLUE ON THIS SLIDE AND THE GAS PIPELINE IN ORANGE.

THIS IMPACTS THE AREA AVAILABLE FOR THE REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE VARIANCES REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

SO AFTER REVIEWING THE PROPOSAL, STAFF FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE VARIANCES AND WAIVERS MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTING VARIANCES AND WAIVERS, AND THAT THE REZONING MET THE CRITERIA FOR REZONING.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REZONING STREAM BUFFER VARIANCES AND VARIANCES 1, 02, 3, 05, 6, SEVEN AND WAIVERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 08, 9 AND 10, AS WELL AS THE DCI FOR VARIANCE 4, WHICH IS THE REDUCTION IN THE HEATED FLOOR AREA FROM 1600FT² TO 1400FT².

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL WE COULD NOT FIND A SITE CONSTRAINT THAT WAS DRIVING THAT REQUEST.

SO STAFF DOES HAVE SEVERAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO OUR RECOMMENDATION.

SO THE DEVELOPMENT BE CONSTRUCTED IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY WITH THE SITE PLAN DATED RECEIVED BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.

THE DEVELOPMENT BE CONSTRUCTED IN GENERAL CONFORMITY WITH THE EAST JOHNSON TOWNHOMES UNIT LOCATION, KEY MAP, AND THE EAST JOHNSON TOWNHOMES ELEVATION KEY, WHICH WAS RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD.

THAT A PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT FOR THE PEDESTRIAN TRAIL TO THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY BE EXECUTED PRIOR TO THE FINAL PLAT RECORDATION.

AND THAT THE FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING REDUCTION FROM 50% TO 12.4% ONLY APPLIED TO THE FRONT-LOADED UNITS.

SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE VARIANCE NUMBER 4. STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING CONDITION THAT THE HEATED FLOOR AREA OF 1600FT² TO 1400 SQUARE FOOT REDUCTION BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 24 UNITS.

THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD DID MEET ON THIS PROJECT AND DISCUSS IT ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

THEY HAD FOUR CONDITIONS WHICH ARE HERE. YOU ALSO HAVE THAT IN YOUR MATERIALS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

WITH THAT, I WILL YIELD TO THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU MATT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? COME ON UP. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

MATT. MATT VYVERBERG, 1831 OLD VILLAGE RUN, DUNWOODY, GEORGIA.

GOOD EVENING. I'M THE DEVELOPER PART OF MILEPOST DEVELOPMENT.

MY PARTNER SCOTT IS OVER HERE AS WELL. WE HAD THE CIVIL ENGINEER, PAUL MITCHELL WITH US HERE AS WELL TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT.

I'M ALSO THE ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT, SO SORT OF COMBINE ALL THAT TOGETHER.

BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. LOOKS LIKE MY SLIDE IS A, A LITTLE OFF HERE.

BUT WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN HERE. OKAY. SO WE OVERLAID HERE.

HERE'S THE SITE, THE AERIAL THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE BEFORE FOR THE PROJECT.

AND NEXT TO IT IS THE, THE GREYSTAR. AND I APOLOGIZE, I FORGOT THE NAME AND THE, THE SILVERTON PROJECT, THE TOLL BROTHERS SITE NEXT TO IT. SO THE GREYSTAR MULTIFAMILY YOU HAVE A PARKING LOT UP AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR COMBINATION OF PROPERTIES. AND THEN NORTH OF THAT, YOU HAVE THE, THE TOLL BROTHER TOWNHOMES.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY UP ON A HILL WITH A RETAINING WALL SORT OF LOOKING DOWN OVER THE SITE THAT WE HAVE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SINCE IT'S NEW, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW THESE THINGS SORT OF RELATE TOGETHER.

AND I THINK MATT GAVE A GOOD DESCRIPTION. SO WE HAVE A NR-1 SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO THE NORTH.

AND THEN TWO STREETS EAST JOHNSON TO THE WEST.

AND THEN WE HAVE JIM ELLIS TO THE SOUTH OF THE NEW PARKING DECK.

I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SLIDE THAT WE WANTED TO EMPHASIZE.

WE HAVE PERIMETER VILLAGE IS THE CHARACTER AREA AND WITHIN PERIMETER VILLAGE WE HAVE MEDIUM DENSITY, HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OFFICE AND MIXED USE IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT.

AND EAST JOHNSON IS ACTUALLY THE DEMISING WALL, THE DEMISING LINE, THE STREET BETWEEN PERIMETER AND THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER

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AND ONE THING WE NOTED IN THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION IS 6 TO 9 UNITS PER ACRE AND IS FOR ATTACHED MULTIFAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. SO ATTACHED, I'M SORRY, ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT USE.

OKAY. SITE DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE. HERE'S THE SITE.

AS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE 80 TOWNHOMES ON THE SITE.

IT'S 10.7 UNITS PER ACRE IS THE IS THE TOTAL LOT COVERAGE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND THAT'S WELL WITHIN THE 6 TO. 6 TO 19 RECOMMENDED RANGE.

IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO, TO DO 1400 TO 3000 SQUARE FOOT TOWNHOMES.

AND WE'RE OKAY WITH THE SUGGESTION IF IT NEEDS TO GO TO 1600.

THE REASON WE BROUGHT IT UP FOR THE 24 UNITS IS THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD PRECEDENTS WHERE BUILDERS ARE COMING IN WITH SOME SMALLER HOMES WITH THE ABILITY TO UPGRADE AND FINISH OUT A BASEMENT AND THEY'RE ABLE TO BRING IT AT A LOWER PRICE POINT.

SO IT'S JUST MORE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE. IF WE HAVE SOME PERCENTAGE, 20%, 25, WE RECOMMENDED 24, WE CAN GO A LITTLE SMALLER AND THEN OFFER A LOWER PRICE POINT ON THAT.

THE TOWNHOMES, WE EXPECT TO SERVE A WIDE DEMOGRAPHIC COUPLES, EMPTY NESTERS, FAMILIES, SINGLES.

SO ACROSS THE BOARD, AS MENTIONED, THERE'S TWO ENTRIES INTO THE SITE TO HELP DISTRIBUTE CARS THAT COME IN AND OUT OF THE SITE.

AND AS MATT HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT MAKES THIS SITE UNIQUE IS THE BIG STREAM BUFFER AND THE PIPELINE.

WHEN YOU PUT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER, A THIRD OF THE ENTIRE SITE IS TAKEN UP IN BUFFERS.

AND WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING. IT CAN BE AN AMENITY.

IT'S A GREEN SPACE A NATURAL SPACE MORE SO THAN LIKE A GROOMED GREEN SPACE.

BUT IT'S ONE THIRD OF THE ENTIRE SITE. SO WE'RE REALLY ONLY DEVELOPING ABOUT FIVE ACRES HERE IN THE END AND LEAVING A LOT OF THAT SPACE NOT TO BE DEVELOPED, BUT IT CREATES A REALLY NICE SETTING.

OKAY, SO FLOOR AREA RATIO. I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP UNDER THE VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL.

THE MAX IS TWO. WE'RE ONLY PROPOSING 0.59. SO THIS IS 29% OF THE ALLOWABLE.

IT'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO THE EXISTING NR-1 OF 0.5.

LIKEWISE THE MAXIMUM PERVIOUS AREA IS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE MAXIMUM WE'RE PROPOSING 49%.

THE MAXIMUM IS 80%. AND MINIMUM OPEN SPACE, WE'RE DOING 36.5% IN THIS DESIGN.

THE MINIMUM IS 10. SO THIS IS 2.65 TIMES LARGER, WHICH I THINK THESE ARE ALL WINS.

WE WANTED TO PUT IN HERE THE HOW WE THINK ABOUT SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

WE KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY. THIS IS EVERYTHING FROM EARTH CRAFT WE PUT ON HERE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ACHIEVING THROUGH THIS DESIGN.

WE COULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR LEED FOR HOMES AS WELL.

AND PART OF THIS FOR US IS JUST, IT'S JUST KIND OF SENSIBLE CONSTRUCTION TO ADD THESE THINGS, KEEP THESE UNITS AIRTIGHT AND USE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND METHODS THROUGHOUT.

WE WANTED TO SORT OF PRESENT THAT TO THE TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL.

THIS IS JUST SIMPLY THE STREETSCAPE, AS MATT MENTIONED.

I DON'T THINK HE PICKED UP ON HE DIDN'T MENTION THIS.

WE'RE DOING 1450 LINEAR FEET OF NEW FRONTAGE.

SO THIS IS LANDSCAPE STRIP AND THIS IS SIDEWALK ALONG EAST JOHNSON AND ON NORTH SHALLOWFORD.

SO THERE'S NO VARIANCES, NOTHING FOR THAT. ALL THE TREES, THE SPACING THAT'S REQUIRED, THE FIVE-FOOT LANDSCAPE STRIP, EVERYTHING THAT'S ALL INTACT. IT'S ONLY INTERNAL WHERE WE HAVE DRIVEWAYS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS.

I'M GOING TO BUZZ THROUGH THESE REAL QUICK. THIS IS SHRUBS, GROUND COVERS, THINGS THAT JUST BRING GOOD CHARACTER, QUALITY CHARACTER TO THE SITE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INTEGRATING.

THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WALL THAT'S ALONG THE STREAM BUFFER.

AND WE PUT IN A SORT OF A PRECEDENT IMAGE HERE TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

SO IT'LL GO INTO THAT SETTING AND BUT IT'S DOWN LOW.

SO YOU CANNOT SEE IT FROM EAST JOHNSON. YOU CANNOT SEE IT FROM NORTH SHALLOWFORD.

AND THE HOMES. LOOK OVER THE TOP OF IT. WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS A RAILING AT THE TOP.

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THIS DRAWING JUST SHOWS, THESE NEXT TWO SHOW THE BUFFERS UP AGAINST THE NR-1 PROPERTY.

WE'RE ABIDING BY THE BUFFER. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ENCROACH ON THAT OTHER THAN PUTTING A PRIVACY FENCE IN AND PRIVACY LANDSCAPING TO HELP PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF THE NEIGHBOR. BUILDING MATERIALS AND DESIGN.

SO THIS IS THE OVERALL, THESE ARE THE SORT OF THINGS THAT INSPIRED US IN THIS DESIGN.

AGAIN, THIS WAS CUSTOM FOR THIS PARTICULAR SITE.

JUST LOTS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS. BIG WINDOWS, CHANGING COLORS, ALL THESE THINGS TO CREATE THE CHARACTER AND THE VARIATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

AGAIN, EVEN THE SMALLER DETAILS MATTER, THE LANDSCAPING, THE RAILINGS, JUST VARIETY EVERYWHERE.

AND WE'VE TRIED TO INTRODUCE THAT EVERYWHERE. BRICK COLORS, PAINT COLORS, SHAPES, BOARD AND BATTEN.

THIS IS THE RENDERING WE LOOKED AT BEFORE. AND THE REASON THIS IS THIS IS ACTUALLY ON EAST JOHNSON.

THE REASON IT'S HELD OFF IS THAT'S THE PIPELINE RIGHT THERE.

SO THAT 45-FOOT EASEMENT WE HAVE TO HOLD BACK FROM.

SO IT CREATES LIKE A LITTLE POCKET PARK OFF THE STREET, WHICH WE THINK IS A NICE AMENITY.

THAT RUNS THROUGH THERE. THESE ARE OUR 20-FOOT UNITS.

WE HAVE 15 DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS PROPOSED FOR THIS.

SO WE GET A LARGE VARIETY OF TOWNHOME PLANS THROUGHOUT TO CREATE THAT CHARACTER.

WE'RE PROPOSING NO MORE THAN THREE OF THE SAME UNIT IN A ROW.

AND THE REASON IS, A LOT OF TIMES FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, YOU LOOK AT THINGS IN TERMS OF 3S RATHER THAN 2S.

THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON WE DID IT. WE'RE FINE IF ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE, BUT WE STAGGER THE UNITS BACK AND FORTH AGAIN SHADOW LINES, CHANGING ROOF LINES, ALL THE THINGS TO CREATE HIGH CHARACTER AND SOMETHING THAT'S VALUABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK IT MAKES A GOOD STEP DOWN FROM A 4 OR 5 STORY MULTIFAMILY PROJECT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD TO HAVE A PROJECT LIKE THIS THAT'S DESIGNED MORE IN A RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER. HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.

ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? HEY, I'M MATT COOK.

I'M AT 4076 EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE. SO I PASS THESE OUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL GOT THOSE. SO I AM NOT OPPOSED TO A REDEVELOPMENT HERE IN GENERAL, JUST THE WAY THAT IT'S LAID OUT. AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN ON HERE, THERE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REDEVELOP THIS PROPERTY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SPACE, THERE'S TOPOGRAPHY ISSUES, THERE'S THE STREAM. SO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY PUT 80 HOUSES IN WHERE THERE ARE EIGHT.

AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THREE THINGS. ONE IS JUST DENSITY.

THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSES THERE BECAUSE OF THE DENSITY.

YOU KEEP SEEING NARROW STREET, NARROW STREET, NARROW STREET, WHICH THEY ARE.

SO THE QUESTION IS WHERE DO ALL THOSE PEOPLE PARK? WHERE WHEN THEY HAVE A PARTY, DO THOSE PEOPLE PARK? SO ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, WHAT IS THE ODDS SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY BAR MITZVAH? GEORGIA'S PLAYING FLORIDA, WHATEVER. YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PARK? THEY'RE GOING TO PARK ON WALLACE AND THEY'RE GOING TO PARK ON EAST JOHNSON. THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD.

PEOPLE WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LOOKED TODAY. I'M AT THE END OF THE STREET WATCHING PEOPLE WALK THROUGH.

IN THE HOUR BEFORE I CAME, 12 PEOPLE WALKED THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WHEN THERE'S OVERFLOW PARKING AND THEY'RE PARKED ON WALLACE, WHEN THOSE 80 HOMES TRY TO COME OUT, IT'S GREAT. THEY PUT ANOTHER STREET THERE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT ON NORTH SHALLOWFORD ON THE WAY HERE, I WAITED THREE CYCLES OF THE LIGHT TO GET OUT.

SO WHEN THOSE PEOPLE COME TO COME OUT AND IT'S BACKED UP ALL THE WAY, THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO GET OUT IS TO DRIVE DOWN WALLACE.

SO NOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE PARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET AND YOU'VE GOT CARS, 80 CARS DRIVING THROUGH, AND NOW THERE ARE THREE HOUSES THAT WOULD HAVE TO USE THAT SAME EGRESS.

NOW THERE'S 80. THAT'S A LOT. SO IT'S DENSITY AND IT IS THE IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I LOVE THE RENDERING THEY SHOWED. THAT'S AT THE VERY FRONT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THIS DRAWING, I DID AN OVERLAY OF WHAT'S THERE.

ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THE GROUP, BESIDES WHAT THEY'VE SHOWN, IS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE THERE.

HOUSE NUMBER 80 IS 40-FOOT HIGH, AND IT'S MOVED FORWARD 37-FOOT FROM THE HOUSE THAT'S THERE.

SO THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET NOW, RATHER THAN HAVING A SINGLE-STORY HOUSE 40FT AWAY, 18FT OFF THE STREET, HAS A 40-FOOT-HIGH FACADE. SO WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE IS LOWERING IT TO A REASONABLE DENSITY OF ABOUT NINE HOUSES PER ACRE.

THEY CAN SHIFT TOWNHOUSES BACK AND PROVIDE OFF STREET PARKING, AND THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE ALL MY CONCERNS.

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I DON'T MIND NICE NEW HOUSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

MY NEIGHBOR JUST REDID HER HOUSE. THE ONE NEXT TO IT IS REDONE.

THE ONE TO THE NEXT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ME HAS BEEN REDONE, BUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS DROPPING A WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEE THE STREETSCAPE OF THOSE HOUSES 10-FEET OFF THE STREET WITH A LINE OF CARS.

NOT ONLY THAT, WITH THE SIZE OF THE DRIVEWAY, IF SOMEONE HAS A CYBERTRUCK, THEY'RE NOT PARKING IN THEIR DRIVEWAY AND THEY'RE NOT PARKING IN THEIR GARAGE, THERE'S ONE PLACE FOR THEM TO PARK. IT'S OUT ON THE STREET. SO THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF DENSITY.

AND I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD JUST MODIFY IT A LITTLE BIT, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, PROVIDE OFF STREET PARKING.

THANK YOU, MR. COOK. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? I HAD THE SAME VIEW WITH HIM WITH THE PARKING.

IF I DO, MY HOUSE IS THERE'S GOING TO BE FIVE PROPERTIES BACKED UP DIRECTLY ONTO MY PROPERTY.

I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT MY PROPERTY IF THAT'S THE CASE THAT'S. I CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE PRIVACY. THERE'S GOING TO BE NOISE ISSUES.

I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH CONSTRUCTION FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW.

AND AS YOU SAID, WITH THE VEHICLES AND PARKING, THE BLOCKING THE STREETS, THERE'S GOING TO BE DOGS, WHICH MEANS MORE WASTE IN THE YARD.

I'M AGAINST IT CHELSEA SKOWSKI, 4045 EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MOCK AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I AM HERE TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED REZONING THAT WOULD ALLOW EIGHT EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON OUR QUIET, DEAD-END STREETS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH 80 TOWNHOMES.

I UNDERSTAND THAT CHAMBLEE WANTS TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE GROWTH AND RECOGNIZE THAT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS A REAL CONCERN.

BUT I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL ACTUALLY ADDRESSES THE FULL RANGE OF HOUSING NEEDS IN OUR CITY, AND WHETHER THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR THIS LEVEL OF DENSITY.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOUSING CHOICE.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, CHAMBLEE HAS EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

BASED ON FIGURES I'VE GATHERED FROM URBANIZED ATLANTA AFFILIATE RESOURCES GROUP AND OTHER SOURCES, APPROXIMATELY 1185 APARTMENT UNITS AND 20 TOWNHOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, NOT INCLUDING THE MARLOWE CHAMBLEE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 300 APARTMENTS IN 2027.

YET MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE IN CHAMBLEE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, A YARD, A SPACE FOR CHILDREN, AND ROOM TO GROW.

ACCORDING TO HOUSING PRICE RESEARCH, I'VE ALSO REVIEWED SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRICES ARE REMAINING HIGH, WITH MEDIAN SALES RATES IN CHAMBLEE BETWEEN 475 TO 557,000.

THAT'S HALF A MILLION. MORE APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE HOUSING UNITS, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES WHO WANT TO OWN A TRADITIONAL HOME.

WE CANNOT CALL OUR HOUSING STRATEGY SUCCESSFUL IF WE INCREASE DENSITY WHILE OVERLOOKING AN ENTIRE CATEGORY OF HOUSING THAT PEOPLE WANT AND STRUGGLE TO AFFORD, EIGHT EXISTING HOMES WILL BE LOST TO MAKE ROOM FOR 80 TOWNHOMES.

THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE TYPE AND INTENSITY OF HOUSING ON THIS SITE.

I ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL CREATES A HEALTHY BALANCE OF HOUSING CHOICES, OR SIMPLY ADDS MORE UNITS AT THE EXPENSE OF INCREASINGLY SCARCE HOUSING OPTIONS.

SECOND, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE UNIQUE SETTING OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS THE OTHER GENTLEMAN MENTIONED, EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE, WEST JOHNSON CIRCLE AND WALLACE DRIVE ARE SMALL STREETS IN A NATURALLY SECLUDED AREA.

THE TOPOGRAPHY DIPS DOWN INTO A GULLY, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES CREATE A PHYSICAL SEPARATION FROM MUCH OF THE SURROUNDING CITY.

MILESTONE'S OWN APPLICATION ACKNOWLEDGES A 50-FOOT ELEVATION CHANGE AND THE NATURAL STREAM BUFFER THAT IS NEEDED.

THIS IS NOT A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE OR AN ESTABLISHED HIGH DENSITY CORRIDOR.

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EVEN IF WE CONSERVATIVELY ASSUME TWO VEHICLES PER TOWNHOME, THAT REPRESENTS THE POTENTIAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 160 RESIDENT VEHICLES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT BEFORE ACCOUNTING FOR VISITORS, DELIVERIES AND SERVICE VEHICLES.

I RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY VEHICLE WILL BE MOVING AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THE SCALE [INAUDIBLE] OF THE INCREASE DESERVES SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.

AGAIN, MILESTONES OWN APPLICATION HAS A TRIP GENERATION GRAPH OF 263 CARS EXITING AND ENTERING IN A 24-HOUR SPAN.

HAVE TRAFFIC IMPACTS, EMERGENCY ACCESS, PARKING, DRAINAGE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BEEN ADEQUATELY EVALUATED FOR THESE SPECIFIC STREETS.

CAN THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OR NEW PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOMMODATE THIS DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT NEGATIVELY AFFECTING RESIDENTS? THIRD, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT WE STAND TO LOSE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE ARE CHILDREN HERE WHO RIDE THEIR BIKES, PRACTICE T-BALL, SET UP PORTABLE PICKLEBALL GAMES IN THE STREETS IN THE AFTERNOONS DURING THE SUMMER. THEY CAN DO THESE THINGS BECAUSE OUR STREETS ARE RELATIVELY QUIET AND DO NOT CARRY A CONSTANT STREAM OF TRAFFIC.

THESE ARE THE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES THAT HELP CHILDREN BECOME FRIENDS, HELP NEIGHBORS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.

THEY CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT CANNOT BE MEASURED BY A UNIT COUNT.

ADDING 80 TOWNHOMES COULD FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THAT ENVIRONMENT.

MORE VEHICLES AND MORE ACTIVITY ON SMALL STREETS WOULD CREATE NEW SAFETY CONCERNS AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR CHILDREN TO ENJOY THE FREEDOM THAT THEY HAVE TODAY.

WE SHOULDN'T DISMISS THESE CONCERNS AS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE. LIKE I SAID, I UNDERSTAND RESPONSIBLE GROWTH.

BUT THEY ARE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE, SAFETY AND COMPATIBILITY OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

LASTLY, I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS MATTERS TO ME PERSONALLY. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT A HOME IN CHAMBLEE AND I'M ONE OF THEM.

CURRENTLY, I AM ONLY FINANCIALLY ABLE TO RENT, BUT I WANT A HOME IN CHAMBLEE.

BUT I WANT A HOME WITH A YARD WHERE I CAN TALK TO MY NEIGHBORS WHILE DOING YARD WORK.

I WANT TO SIT ON MY PORCH AND HEAR CHILDREN LAUGHING IN THE STREET.

I WANT SPACE FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN THAT I HAVE WORKED HARD TO CULTIVATE.

AND I WANT A PLACE WHERE I CAN PUT DOWN ROOTS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND GROW.

THAT VISION SHOULD STILL HAVE A PLACE IN CHAMBLEE FUTURE.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING MATTERS. RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.

BUT SO DOES PRESERVING A RANGE OF HOUSING OPTIONS, RESPECTING EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENSURING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT WHAT WE BUILD. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO DENY THIS REZONING PROPOSED AND CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES THAT PROVIDE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT OVERWHELMING SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR SACRIFICING THE CHARACTER OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU MA'AM. I'M SORRY THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

[LAUGHTER]. WE ARE AT TIME. LET ME ASK IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

I'M ASKING HOW MANY PEOPLE. OKAY, SO YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW.

SO I'M ASKING IF COUNCIL WOULD CONSENT TO OPEN IT UP FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES? WE CAN. BUT WHAT I WAS THINKING IS THAT PUBLIC COMMENT SECTIONS AT THE END, AND THAT GIVES EVERYBODY THREE MINUTES, EVERYBODY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO WHAT YOU SAID, BRIAN.

I MEAN, YEAH, THAT'S JUST BUT THAT'S NOT I MEAN, AND IT HAS TO BE EXPANDED EQUALLY FOR PROPONENTS.

YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW, I JUST SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE AND WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH THE OTHER ITEMS RELATIVELY QUICKLY SO.

IT'S JUST I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO TALK MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. YEAH. WHAT'S THAT? TEN MORE MINUTES I'M FINE OKAY.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER TEN MINUTES IF YOU'LL JUST KEEP IN MIND THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT NEED TO SPEAK.

SO IF YOU COULD JUST KEEP IT TO A MINIMUM, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.

THERE IS TIME AT THE END FOR CITIZEN COMMENT AS WELL, MR. MAYOR, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IF COUNCIL GRANTS THE PUBLIC TEN MINUTES, THEY ARE ALSO GRANTING THE APPLICANT. YES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL START THE CLOCK. TEN MINUTES COME ON UP TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

I UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO GO IN IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM, BUT I DO ASK THAT YOU RECONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THE STREETS THAT ARE IN THAT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AS IT IS LEAVING AT 5:00 ON A WEEKDAY.

YOU CANNOT TURN LEFT ON SHALLOWFORD ROAD. WE HAVE THE RUNOFF FROM 285.

ANYTIME THERE'S AN ACCIDENT, OFTENTIMES I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO THE OTHER JOHNSON CIRCLE TO GET OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

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I DON'T SEE HOW 80 TOWNHOMES CARS GOING THROUGH JOHNSON CIRCLE, A TINY STREET THAT CAN BARELY ACCOMMODATE CARS PARKING ON THE STREET AS IT IS TO HAVE THEIR VISITORS PARK THERE AS WELL. SO I EMAILED EVERYONE I'VE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER.

I'VE MET WITH JIMMY FURST. I'VE TRIED TO LEARN EVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.

REALLY URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER. THE IMPACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON OUR SMALL COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. COME ON UP. WHO'S NEXT? [INAUDIBLE]. MY NAME IS JULES CORBETT. I'M AT 4050 EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE.

THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE CURRENTLY.

ONE OF THESE ALLEYWAYS BACKS UP RIGHT TO MY DRIVEWAY.

SO THAT WILL BE PRETTY IMPACTFUL ON MY DAY TO DAY LIFE.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD THAN WHAT CHELSEA ALREADY SAID.

I AGREE WITH BASICALLY EVERYTHING SHE SAID. AND I WILL ADD THAT WE ALSO DON'T KNOW THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS OF THE 300 PLUS TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT RIGHT UP AGAINST THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALREADY.

I SEE ACCIDENTS AT THAT INTERSECTION ALL THE TIME.

THE LIGHT CYCLE IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT'S ALREADY THERE, LET ALONE 300 NEW TOWNHOMES AND TOWNHOMES BEING PROPOSED HERE. IT'S AN AREA THAT IS QUIET, SECLUDED.

IT'S THE REASON WE MOVED TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE NO DESIRE TO HAVE 80 PLUS NEW NEIGHBORS.

WE'RE FRIENDLY WITH ALMOST EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS IT IS.

SO WE HAVE NO DESIRE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT HERE.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY, COME ON UP.

MY MAIN RESERVATION IS WHEN WE'VE BROUGHT UP THE DIFFICULTY OF NAVIGATING THE INTERSECTION OF SHALLOWFORD AND PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS COMING FOR A REVAMP. BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY CONCRETE PLANS ABOUT WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH THE PROPOSAL OF THE ONES WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT TONIGHT.

I HAVE A HARD TIME ENVISIONING WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO DEAL WITH THE CONSTRUCTION THERE.

I HAVE REAL SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT NAVIGATING THAT INTERSECTION AND DEALING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE PARKING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE? YOU CAN SPEAK AGAIN IF EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SPOKEN? HAS IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HASN'T SPOKEN THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? NO, NO I'M SORRY YEAH. EVERYBODY ELSE I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT MY OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVE ALREADY SAID, WHICH IS THAT.

MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO YEAH. PLEASE.

AS WELL AS IMPEDE THE WALKABILITY OF THE AREA.

SOMETHING THAT MY WIFE AND I, HAVING LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND WELCOMING OUR FIRST CHILD REALLY SOUGHT OUT THIS LOCATION BECAUSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, SO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

ALREADY DEALING WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THAT'S BACKING UP ON NORTH SHALLOWFORD. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE THAT HASN'T SPOKEN THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? ANYONE? OKAY. COME ON UP, MR. COOK. THANK YOU SIR.

MATT COOK 4076 EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE. SO I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND CRAZY, BUT.

SO I'M AT THE END OF THE CUL DE SAC, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE A LOT OF SCRUB OUT OF MY BACKYARD.

AND EVERY DAY I SIT BACK THERE ON MY BACK PORCH AND I DRINK A BEER AND I WATCH THE DEER AND THEY GO ALONG THAT STREAM THAT IS THEIR NATURAL HABITAT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A ROAD IN ACROSS THAT STREAM, AND IT'S GOING TO CUT OFF [LAUGHTER] A BIG PART OF THAT AREA FROM THE DEER.

BUT I SEE DEER AND COYOTE AND RACCOON AND POSSUM AND HAWKS AND OWLS EVERY DAY IN MY YARD.

AND NOW ALL OF THAT GREEN SPACE IS GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CUT OFF PART OF THAT SPACE FOR THOSE ANIMALS.

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IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT ME. I'M GOING TO BE BLESSED AND HAVE ALL THAT NATURE IN MY BACKYARD.

BUT IT IS GOING TO IMPACT THE NATURAL AREA AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WE YOU'VE GOT TEN MINUTES, SIR. IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK UP AND GIVE ANY REBUTTAL.

THIS IS SHOULD I SAY MY NAME AGAIN? [LAUGHTER] THIS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE ANYONE HERE WHO HASN'T SEEN THE FULL DESIGN UNDERSTANDS EVERYTHING.

THE FULL TWO CAR GARAGE AND ALL OF THESE. WE HAVEN'T ASKED FOR ANY WAIVERS, VARIANCES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE EXACTLY. DRIVEWAY LENGTHS ARE ALL THE SAME.

THE MINIMUM REQUIRED. A LOT OF THEM ARE LONGER THAN THEY EXTEND ACTUALLY FURTHER BEFORE THEY GET TO THE CURB.

SO A LOT OF PARKING OPPORTUNITY THERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE THE, SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE SEE AROUND CHAMBLEE DON'T HAVE ANY DRIVEWAY ACCESS AT ALL. THERE'S NO PARKING THERE. AND I DID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO HAVE THAT HERE.

ALSO, THERE'S A TRIP GENERATION REPORT IN THE APPLICATION THAT WE PUT IN.

IT IS 23 TRIPS DURING THE MORNING PEAK HOUR AND 21 IN THE EVENING PEAK HOUR.

THE REST OF THOSE ARE SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE DAY, THROUGH THE EVENING, WITH PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOME, WORKING IN NEW WAYS. IT'S KIND OF CHANGED THE WAY THAT PEOPLE DRIVE IN AND OUT OF COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, AND A LOT OF THAT IS IN THE PACKAGE HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU SIR.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CLOSE.

GO AHEAD. HI, I'M JENNIFER [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M AN OWNER ON EAST JOHNSON, WALLACE AND FOREST COURT, WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET.

WE OWN FIVE PROPERTIES IN THAT AREA. AND I KNOW THAT, THAT THIS ASSEMBLAGE HAS GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS.

THE FIRST ONE KIND OF FELL THROUGH. I THINK A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PUTTING MAINTENANCE ON THEIR HOMES OR RENTAL HOMES I'M AN INVESTOR, BUT I ALSO LIVE IN CHAMBLEE. AND I WOULD SAY THAT A LOT OF THE HOMES ON THAT ON THE BLOCK ARE KIND OF AT USEFUL LIFE.

I KNOW WE'VE REMODELED SOME AND IN THE WALLS THERE'S, THERE'S NEWSPAPER.

SO SOME OF THESE HOMES ARE BUILT IN THE 30S AND THE 40S.

THEY DON'T HAVE FOUR BY FOURS OR TWO. THEY'RE TWO BY TWOS.

SO A LOT OF THESE HOMES ARE MUCH OLDER. AND THE PROBABLY THE BEST AND HIGHEST USE IS TO TEAR SOME OF THESE HOMES DOWN EITHER PUT IN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR REDEVELOPMENT, BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT THE PIPELINE RUNNING THROUGH, SO YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EASEMENT ISSUES.

SO I'M IN FAVOR. I HEAR THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.

I'VE BEEN OVER THERE. I'VE GOT GREAT TENANTS.

I SEE THE WALKABILITY. BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'VE TAKEN DOWN SOME VERY BIG TREES. WE'VE PULLED PERMITS A LOT.

SOME OF THE BIG TREES ARE DYING. THEY'RE DISEASED.

SO TO REPLACE THOSE WITH NICER TREES AND NICER LANDSCAPING WOULD BE A BONUS.

THANK YOU. DID I MISS ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THAT ONE OUT.

AND I APPRECIATE MY PEERS ALLOWING TO EXTEND TIME.

IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS, AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

I WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. ANYONE ON COUNCIL WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? YEAH, I HAD A QUESTION ACTUALLY. JUST A REMINDER, THERE'S PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AT THE END OF THE MEETING ALSO.

DID SOMEBODY SAY UNFINISHED BASEMENTS IN THESE? YEAH, THAT'S AN APPLICANT QUESTION. YES. I THINK YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT UNFINISHED BASEMENTS TO KEEP THE PRICE DOWN OR WAS THAT JUST AN EXAMPLE? IT WAS AN EXAMPLE. GOT IT THAN 1600FT². THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? SO SOMEBODY FROM THE CID CALLED ME AND ASKED ME ABOUT HOW THIS PROJECT COULD IMPACT THE REALIGNMENT PROJECT AND POTENTIAL PROPOSALS THAT'S GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT ON THE MAP. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS FOR EITHER MATT OR MAYBE KRISTEN, SINCE SHE MAY HAVE SOME LIKE, I DON'T KNOW. IS THERE ANY IMPACT ON THAT THAT THEY WOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT YOU COULD SEE FROM? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRETTY FAR AWAY. SO I DID NOT SEE ANY IMPACT THAT WOULD BE CAUSED BY THIS PROPOSAL.

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WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO COMPARE AGAINST THIS.

GOT IT. I WOULD ALSO ADD BECAUSE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN IN CONCEPT PHASE THAT AS THEY DESIGN, IF YOU GUYS MOVE FORWARD AND APPROVE THIS PROJECT, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED IN THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE REALIGNMENT PROJECT, NOT VICE VERSA.

PERFECT. OKAY AND FOR THE FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE I'VE BEEN STUDYING ATLANTA'S REAL ESTATE SINCE I GOT HERE ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.

AND THE CRAZY CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY POST WORLD WAR II, LOOKING AT THIS SITE.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE HOUSES, AND THE MAJORITY OF YOUR HOUSES WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE BUILT TODAY BECAUSE OF CODE.

OUR CITY CODE HAS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 1500FT².

I LIVE IN A HOUSE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 960FT².

SOMEONE'S CONCERNED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. WE HAVE TWO CHOICES TO GET HOUSES MORE AFFORDABLE. THE MARKET CRASHES, IN WHICH CASE WE'RE PROBABLY NOT BUYING HOUSES ANYWAY, OR WE MAKE THEM SMALLER, OR WE MAKE MORE OF THEM.

THIS IS A CHALLENGE WE HAVE. I WISH WE COULD BUILD MORE FREESTANDING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

WE DON'T HAVE THE LOTS. WE'RE PRETTY WELL BUILT OUT.

SO OUR OPTION IS TO TAKE EXISTING LOTS AND SPLIT THEM AND BUILD MORE OF THEM.

SOMETHING THAT A LAND DEVELOPER TAUGHT ME MANY, MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST GOT TO ATLANTA, IS THE RULE OF 3 TO 1. WHATEVER YOUR BUY PRICE IS ON THE PROPERTY, YOUR SALE PRICE IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST THREE TIMES THAT NUMBER.

SO IF YOU WANT AN AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE, IT COMES IN AT 4 OR $500,000.

YOU NEED TO FIND $150,000 LOT. I DON'T KNOW OF A SINGLE BUILDABLE LOT IN CHAMBLEE AT THAT PRICE POINT.

THEY DON'T EXIST. THIS IS WHAT THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT IN SOCIETY RIGHT NOW UNFORTUNATELY.

THIS ISN'T A CHAMBLEE PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T A GEORGIA PROBLEM. THIS IS NATIONWIDE.

EVERYONE IS DEALING WITH THESE SAME QUESTIONS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

DOES EVER WANTED A TOWNHOUSE? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

ARE THERE 80 PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BUY TOWNHOUSES TODAY? YES. AND THERE AREN'T THE PRODUCT. ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BUY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES? YES. AND WE ALSO DON'T HAVE THE PRODUCT. NOT AT THE PRICE POINT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO PAY.

IF YOU WANT A GOOD EXAMPLE, YOU CAN LOOK AT KESWICK.

YOU CAN LOOK AT ASHFORD PARK WHERE THEY ARE GOING IN DOING LOT SPLITS, BUILDING NEW HOUSES AND THOSE NEW HOUSES.

EVEN WHEN THEY'RE DOING LOTS, LOTS, EVEN, THEY'RE GOING TO A SMALLER FOOTPRINT. THOSE HOUSES ARE STARTING AT 8 OR $900,000 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S COSTING THEM TO BUILD THEM.

IF WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT THE AREA TO CONTINUE ON.

SO I HEARD THE OTHER DAY, BASICALLY IF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES, EVERYONE'S GOING TO JUMP OVER YOU.

IF WE WANT CHAMBLEE TO CONTINUE ON THIS PATH.

WE WANT OUR DOWNTOWN. WE WANT OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO DEVELOP.

WE HAVE TO BRING EVERYTHING ELSE ALONG WITH IT. AND THAT MEANS MORE HOUSES, MORE KINDS OF HOUSES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS, GUARANTEED.

IT ISN'T. BUT SOMEBODY WANTS IT. SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THESE ONE, THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE BROUGHT FORTH.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM VERY SERIOUSLY AND WEIGH THEM AGAINST WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS NOW, WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS GOING AND WHERE WE HOPE IT IS IN 20, 30, 40 YEARS. SORRY MY OPINIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER STOVALL.

YEAH, THIS IS FOR THE APPLICANT AGAIN. HOW ARE Y'ALL CROSSING THAT STREAM? IS IT GOING TO BE A CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A BRIDGE.

IT'S GOING TO BE TILES I GUESS WITH DIRT. JOHN WISE PAUL MITCHELL WISE, 85 MILL STREET, ROSWELL, GEORGIA. SO WE'LL HAVE A PIPE CULVERT UNDERNEATH THAT STREAM.

SO PER. WE'LL HAVE TO GET A NATIONWIDE PERMIT FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO DO THAT WHICH WILL START AFTER THIS PROCESS.

AND THAT STREAM, THAT PIPE WILL HAVE TO BE EMBEDDED 20% BECAUSE IT'S AN INTERMITTENT OR PERENNIAL STREAM.

SO THE STREAM PASSAGEWAY STAYS HOW IT IS. IT KEEPS A NATURAL STREAM FLOW.

AND THEN WE'RE FROM THAT, FROM THE ROAD, YOU'LL HAVE A SLOPE DOWN TO THE END OF THE PIPE WITH TWO HEADWALLS.

SO THINK OF A PIPE WITH HEADWALLS AND A ROAD OVER IT.

SO THAT WAS. YES. THANKS. YES. THAT'S IT. YEAH.

I WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. MR. MESA ANYTHING? I MEAN, IT'S EVERYTHING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE AGAINST THE PROJECT, YOU KNOW, SAID IS ALL STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO CONTEMPLATE. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T HAVE A LOT ON MY MIND, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

IT'S KIND OF ALL BEEN LAID OUT BEFORE US AND THE OPINIONS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED, SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT.

MR. FURST.

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[6. Old Business]

WE HAD ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR SETS OF MINUTES.

DID ANYBODY SAY ANYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ON THOSE? EVERYTHING GOOD? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST READ ON TUESDAY FOR THE MASSAGE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.

[8. New Business]

IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THE ORDINANCE.

YEAH. KELLY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING OUT OF HERE, DIDN'T YOU, KELLY.

ALRIGHT, WE GOT ONE ITEM AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

KELLY, YOU GOT THE SUMTER CONSULTING PROPOSAL? NO, I APOLOGIZE, SHE'S PRESENTING ON THE MASSAGE ORDINANCE.

OH, SHE'S DOING THE MASSAGE ORDINANCE. OKAY. I THOUGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT KELLY, ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE MASSAGE ORDINANCE? YES. ALL RIGHT TELL US.

PROTOCOLS, APPEAL PROCEDURES, AND UPDATE OUR CAP ON THE MASSAGE AND ESTABLISHMENT MASSAGE AND SPA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

THE FIRST PART IS THAT WE ARE MODERNIZING OUR BACKGROUND CHECK TO PROCESS, BRINGING IT IN LINE WITH THE STATE STANDARDS.

THE ORDINANCE ADDS CLEAN DEFINITIONS FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES AND MIRRORS OUR EXISTING ALCOHOL CODE TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHO MUST BE FINGERPRINTED ON THE APPLICATIONS.

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE PRIMARY APPLICANT AND ADDITIONAL BUSINESS PARTNERS.

IT IS THE SAMPLE LANGUAGE THAT IS USED FROM GCIC, THE GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER.

AND THEN ALL OF OUR FINGERPRINTS WILL ALSO GO THROUGH GEORGIA APPLICANT PROCESSING SERVER GAPS FOR THE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE NEXT CHANGE WOULD BE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.

THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE NEW FRAMEWORK FOR LICENSING APPEALS.

THIS IS ALSO GOING TO REFLECT WHICH WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY YOU ALL FOR THE ALCOHOL CODE.

IF THE APPLICANT WISHES TO APPEAL A DECISION THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST IN WRITING, PUTTING OUT THE GROUNDS FOR THE APPEAL IN WRITING.

THIS WOULD ALSO INTRODUCE A CLEAR COST SHARING STRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY ISN'T ABSORBING THE FULL ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF THESE HEARINGS.

THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES A FLAT $200 FILING FEE.

ADDITIONALLY, IT REQUIRES THE APPELLANT TO AGREE AND PAY HALF OF THE COURT REPORTERS COSTS FOR ATTENDING THE HEARING AND TAKING OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE TO LOWER THE AVAILABLE MASSAGE AND SPA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES FROM 12 TO 8.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR KELLY? SHE'S HOPING NONE, BUT.

I GOT ONE. SO IF WE REMOVE THE CAP FROM 12 TO 8, ANYBODY THAT'S EXISTING IN THAT 12.

THE 12 LICENSES THEY'RE GRANDFATHER THEN UNTIL THEY.

THERE IS A PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE ON TO THE ENTIRETY UNTIL THEY DO NOT FILE OR THEY ARE DENIED.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT 6? ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE AT SUMTER CONSULTING. AND KRISTEN YOU DO? THIS IS FOR OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR POSITION.

AS YOU KNOW JENNIFER BURKE, WHO HAS BEEN OUR LONGTIME HR DIRECTOR, MOVED TO OHIO LAST YEAR.

SHE HAS BEEN WORKING REMOTELY AND DOING A FABULOUS JOB.

BUT IT IS TIME THAT WE BRING SOMEBODY LOCAL IN AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST USING SUMTER FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION. OKAY. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? JENNIFER CAN'T LEAVE.

I'M CURIOUS, LIKE, WHAT'S THE COST TO GET HER BACK? I MEAN. THAT'S A DIFFERENT QUESTION. I WAS JUST PROPOSING THAT WE DON'T LET HER LEAVE.

IT SHOULDN'T.

SHE CAN ALWAYS APPLY THROUGH SUMTER. ALRIGHT.

NOTHING ON MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS. THAT TAKES US DOWN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[10. Public Comments]

GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE CITY CLERK.

LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES UNLESS FURTHER TIME IS GRANTED BY COUNCIL.

[01:45:04]

PLEASE DO NOT SPEAK UNLESS YOU HAVE THE MICROPHONE AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED. AND WITH THAT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY THIS EVENING ON ANY SUBJECT. COME ON UP. HI, MY NAME IS ELLA AND I LIVE IN 2657 FRONTIER TRAIL.

THE PEOPLE KNOWS ME. SOME OF THEM, YES. AND I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAINT PIUS SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL FIELD, WHICH IS NEAR MY PROPERTY.

AND EVERY SUNDAY IT'S [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW, JIMMY PROBABLY HEAR ME TWO WEEKS AGO ON IN POLICE, POLICE MEETING. EVERY SUNDAY, SOME GROUP OF MEN COMING EVERY EVENING BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOBODY IN SCHOOL.

AND I EVEN MAKE VIDEO. THEY MAKE SO MUCH NOISE, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHERE IS THIS PEOPLE COMING FROM? WHO THEY ARE? THIS PAST SUNDAY, WE CALL POLICE AGAIN.

THEY SHOW SOME KIND OF PERMIT WHICH IS NOT MATCHED, WHICH IS POLICE GIVEN BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE ALL EMAIL FROM POLICE. BUT POLICE SAY, OH, THEY HAVE PERMIT TOO.

WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. GO TO THIS MEETING. SO POLICE SENT ME TO THIS MEETING.

WE NEED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. HOLD SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TERRORIZE US.

TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN I TRIED TO TALK WITH THEM, THEY WERE.

THEY WERE VERY AGGRESSIVE TO ME. YOU KNOW? THEY ABUSED ME VERBALLY.

AND THEY TOLD ME IF I SHOW UP ONE MORE TIME, I WILL BE IN PROBLEM.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP US. [LAUGHTER].

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? COME ON UP, MR. COOK. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MATT COOK. 4076 EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS I THINK IF YOU LOOK, YOU RESPECT THE NEEDS OF FUTURE NEIGHBORS WHILE DISREGARDING THE NEEDS OF EXISTING NEIGHBORS.

THAT'S WRONG. SECOND THING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PUT ADDITIONS ON THEIRS.

MY NEIGHBOR TO THE LEFT OF ME. HUGE ADDITION.

TOOK SIX MONTHS. BIG BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. MY OTHER NEIGHBOR NEXT TO THEM.

THAT HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN TO THE FOUNDATION. THEY WENT OUT.

NICE NEW HOUSE. THE OTHER HOUSE TO THE NEXT TO ME.

THEY JUST DID A GUT RENO. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO DRIVE THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TAKE A LOOK.

THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF RENOVATIONS AND LOTS OF ADDITIONS.

THESE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THEY'RE NOT USEFUL OBSOLESCENCE 1950S HOUSES.

SOME OF THEM ARE TWO HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE HAD THE TOP TORN OFF AND GONE UP A SECOND FLOOR.

THIS IS A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, A PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE AND ARE INVESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY PUTTING AN ADDITION ON. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUILD A LOT OF NEW HOUSES.

COME LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST COME LOOK.

COME ON UP. ONE SECOND. HI, MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA [INAUDIBLE].

I LIVE AT 2285 WALLACE DRIVE. AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT.

DO YOU NEED THE NUMBER? OKAY. SO I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 2018, AND I MOVED INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT WAS QUIET.

IT WAS SAFE. AND WE EVERY DAY THERE'S FAMILIES, THERE'S KIDS WALKING, THERE'S KIDS PLAYING.

IF THE WEATHER IS NICE, EVERYBODY IS OUT, EVERYBODY'S WALKING AND THERE ARE KIDS.

THEY SET UP, THEY PLAY, THEY RIDE THEIR BIKES.

IT'S A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK IF THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS REDEVELOPMENT, I THINK A GREAT COMPROMISE WOULD TO BE TO CHANGE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE ENTRANCES ON EAST JOHNSON CIRCLE AND NORTH SHALLOWFORD AGAIN, SIMPLY BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS IS GOING TO HAVE TO ALTER THEIR WAY OF LIFE.

WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY, THE TRAFFIC AND THE ROADS THAT ARE THERE NOW, THE INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT HANDLE IT.

EVERY DAY THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR IS BACKED UP COMPLETELY AND YOU HAVE TO SIT THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES.

I HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNINGS, TO GET ON TO 285, AND THEN IF YOU GO ON THE OTHER WAY ONTO NEW PEACHTREE, IT'S THE SAME THING, LIKE YOU'RE JUST SITTING THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THE INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE YOU BRING ALL THESE PEOPLE IN, ESPECIALLY IN THE OTHER REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE APARTMENTS.

I THINK THAT'S BEEN ANOTHER THING THAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO CHAMBLEE.

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AND THEN YOU COME IN AND YOU COMPLETELY CHANGE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE INVESTED THEIR LIVES AT.

AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF COMPROMISE, LET THEM HAVE THEIR OWN ENTRANCES AND LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE AS IT IS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? ANYONE? MISS ALLEN, COME BACK UP. MAYBE SOME OF YOU KNOW IT'S A LEGACY OF MR. SPELLMAN, WHO WAS THE PREVIOUS COUNSEL OF THE SCHOOL.

AND WHEN THEY BUILT THIS FIELD, THEY TOLD US IT'S GOING TO BE ONLY THEY USE NOT EVEN EVENING TIME.

AND SPECIFICALLY FOR KIDS AND MAYBE YOUNGER PEOPLE, BUT NOT FOR A GROUP OF MEN WHO IS AROUND 50 YEARS OLD.

SO I WON'T JUST SAY THIS. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION? AWESOME. ALRIGHT, WE ARE OUT OF HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.