#Atlanta City Council #Zoning Committee Meeting: August 14, 2023 #atlpol

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be within the Beltline Corridor folks are seeking time and time again parking reductions and variances to reduce the parking footprint and it hasn't created the um I don't know the dystopian sort of uh challenges that that we think might happen and like I said all we're saying is that developers we're not requiring developers to to take this step developers will still build parking there already aren't building parking in places where they're not required to build parking we're just saying that for particularly for smaller developers who don't have the financing to be able to spend thirty thousand dollars per square foot space letting them have more people-oriented development or work into shared parking Arrangements Developers in that scenario that you that you sell I mean my gut tells me you're still going to be a live developers are still going to build parking we're just saying the city just needs to get out of the way of that process um and let them manage their site plans to be more people oriented like Beltline was designed for at the end of the day that's what we're trying to have happen is a a people oriented encourage people oriented design and that's what this legislation is hoping to accomplish okay council member faroki please okay Norwood uh motion to hold is there a second okay no second any other motions like some move approval number of approval second by faroki please prepare the vote oh sorry you all there are two exhibits that should be with this paper so we're going to need to attach that so first we'd like to move to amend the paper with the exhibit second by Dozier please prepare the vote the vote is open and the vote is closed thank you paper amended move approval by but to approve as amended move approval as amended by Dozier second by about tiari please prepare the vote it's open the float is open the boat is closed thank you five years one abstention um the amended paper is favorable moving on to number 12. item number 12 2301005 z2324 an ordinance by council members Jason Dozier Matt Westmoreland Liliana bobziari Jason Winston Dustin Hill is Byron D Amos Alex Juan Antonio Lewis Howard shook Mary Norwood Andrea oboon Keisha Sean Waits Marcia Collier Overstreet and Michael Julian bond to a man part three code of ordinances Land Development code part 16 zoning chapter 36 Beltline overlay and District regulations Section 1636008 permitted and prohibited uses and structures to prohibit the addition of new service stations within the Beltline overlay district and for other purposes staff npu and zrb recommendation is approval the request is to approve however there is an item to amend which includes the Beltline overlay map as well as all the properties within the Beltline overlay move to amend by Dozier second by bhaktiari please repair the vote the vote is open the vote is closed their motion to approve is amended sorry motion to approve as amended second by Dr Ari please prepare the vote the vote is open and the vote is closed is favorable and just I wanted to mention that these are as mentioned going to cdhs tomorrow okay these days be going to CDH are always well number 13. item 13 230 11 55 z2304 an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from two family residential to multi-family residential for property located at 1508 15 12 15 16 15 22 and 1526 Hardy Street Northeast staff recommendation is approval crb recommendations approval MP recommendation is denial and the request is to hold this item a motion to hold is there a second second by bhaktiari please prepare the vote the vote is open the vote is closed six days zero names 14 through 16 14-16 together other yes item number 14 230 1200 z2331 an ordinance by council members Andre o Boone Dustin Hillis and Matt Westmoreland to re-zone property zoned community business district conditional commercial Service District and Commercial residential district to the mixed residential commercial District to encourage Transit oriented development provide increased ridership and create a mixed-use mixed income development in proximity to the Hamilton E homes MARTA station and for other purposes staff npu and crb recommendation is approval item number 15 230 1203 an ordinance by council member Marcie Collier Overstreet to amend part 16 chapter 28a of the 1982 zoning ordinance of the city of Atlanta as amended so as you create a new section section 1628a01064 to provide for comprehensive signage regulations for Briar Park to amend the official zoning map to add Briar Park sign district and for other purposes and item number 16230 1320 z23 33 and ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single-family residential Westside Park inclusionary zoning relay to single family residential Westside Park inclusion Arizona overlay for property located at 664 Robert Street staff NPR and crb recommendation is approval and requested to approve move approval for items um 13th or 16th second by Dozier please prepare the vote the vote is open voters closed six years that's items 14 to 16. 14 through 16. thanks item number 17 220 1809 z2281 an amended ordinance my zoning committee to rezone from residential General sector 3 to plan development mixed use for property located at 2804 Yates Drive Northwest staff and crb recommendation is approval conditional MP recommendation is approval and the request is to hold this item motion to hold is there a second by Dozier please prepare the vote the vote is open but all members please vote and the boat is closed 680 news Madam chair if I can take items 18 through 22 together yes yes please item number 18 230 1055 u2305 an ordinance by council members Antonio Lewis and Keisha Sean waits as amended by zoning committee for a special use permit for a shelter pursuant to section 161051h for property located at 2836 springerdale Road and waving the 2 000 foot distance requirement for shelters pursuant to section 1629-001 71 A1 and for other purposes staff and crb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval item number 19 2301164 u-2304 an amended ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for outdoor dining at the eating and drinking establishment when any part of salt juice is located within one thousand feet of property that is zoned R1 R2 r2a R3 r3ar4 our 4A are 4B or R5 District or that is used for residential purposes for 1374 operate Place Southeast staff and crb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval item number 20 230 1191 z2330 and ordinance by council member station Dozer as amended by zoning committee to amend section 1618a0195 of his own ordinance of the city of Atlanta regulating Bridges and tunnels in the Downtown special public interest District SPI one so as to provide an exemption for a tunnel crossing Lucky Street between Baker Street and Ivan Allen Junior Boulevard and connecting building and connecting buildings making up the Georgia Aquarium staff zrb and MP recommendation approval item number 21 230 1245 u-2309 and amended ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for a cell tower greater than 70 feet pursuant to section 1625002 3i4i for property located at 3760 Princeton Lakes Parkway Southwest Southwest staff mpu and CRV recognition approval conditional and item number 22 230 1321 u2311 and amended ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for a daycare center pursuant to section 1608-0051b for property located at 3100 Northside Drive Northwest staff and crb recommendation approval additional MP recommendation approval move approval as amended for items number 18 through 22 please and is there a second second by faroki please repair the vote the vote is open and the vote is closed 68-0 Nays 23 230 1242 z2320 and ordinance by zoning committee to re-zone from single-family residential Western historic district Beltline overlay to two family residential West and historic district Beltline overlay her prophecy located at 879 White Street Southwest staff and MP recommendation is approval crb recommendation is denial thank you councilmember Dozier thank you madam chair colleagues I know many of you as well as myself had received a lot of communication about this particular item and it's something that honestly has weighed a lot on me these last couple weeks and the main thing that I think about as we discuss and debate this item is in the 18 muscles I've been in this job I've gotten a lot of Outreach and concern and frustration from constituents and community members around the lack of affordable housing opportunities particularly in communities like West End just thinking through one of the statistics that has weighed heavily on me since I've been in his office in 1970 West End had 20 000 residents today is only 5 000 residents a lot of that displacement came about because of the highways a lot of that displacement came about because of the demolition of our housing projects and a lot of that displacement came about because of our land use and Zone rules that disallow multi-family or missing mental development in communities like these talking to a number of residents who have brought so much to the table in terms of a cultural advocacy for Community like West End folks that do tours of the neighborhood folks that have run for office and have been education Advocates folks that were former npu chairs have all reached out to me to tell me that hey I can't afford to live in this neighborhood any longer can you help me find a Housing Opportunity I've had folks that I'm begging and pleading with me because they are about to get evicted and all these sorts of stories weigh heavily on me especially as we have an opportunity to bring four new permanently affordable housing units within walking distance to both the Atlanta Belt Line and to Western MARTA station one of the things I've shared with colleagues and I'll continue to share this land was conveyed to the Atlanta Land Trust in collaboration with the Metrolina land bank from the city council back in 2021 for this explicit purpose of building affordable housing on this site this project was approved by both the neighborhood association which was Western neighborhood development and neighborhood planning Unit t this project conforms what the comprehensive development plan and at the end of the day this project still needs to go before the Urban Design commission so there still is an opportunity for community members to provide input about the design the look The feel to make sure it conforms with the historic neighborhood that is Western and so I wanted to share that because this is something that I think is important for our body to to support especially since this land was conveyed by this body to Atlanta land trust for this purpose and I want to just once again share my full throw the support for this project and with that I move approval please the boat is open and the vote is closed six a zero names I item number 24 2301004 is d2323 an ordinance by council members Jason Dozier Matt Westmoreland Liliana Bob tiari Jason Winston Dustin Hillis Alex one Amir faroki Howard shook Mary Norwood Andre L Boone Keisha Shawn Waits Marcia Collier Overstreet and Michael Julian Bond so A Man Part three code of ordinances Land Development code part 16 zoning chapter 36 Beltline overlay and District regulations Section 1636008 permitted and prohibited uses and structures to prohibit the addition of new drive-through and Drive-In facilities within the Beltline overlay District staff recommendation MP recommendation approval crb recommendation denial okay councilmember Dozier thank you madam chair uh colleagues as mentioned before we have three companion papers uh that was before us related to others rezoning within the Beltline overlay this is the third paper uh unfortunately uh this paper was not supported by the zoning review board even though it did have overwhelming support from our neighborhood planning units I think 20 out of our 25 neighborhood planning units supported this this particular item uh specifically prohibits new Gat or not new gas stations prohibits new drive-throughs within the Beltline overlay and once again just a reminder when we think about communities like West End particularly over you know Langhorne and Ralph David Abernathy drive through after drive through after drive through uh gas station at the gas station at the gas station is not safe for pedestrians and this seeks to change that and just a reminder for all three of these papers we're talking about the Beltline overlays we're talking about a half a mile in each direction of the Belt Line itself so this is all three are tailored very narrowly for that purpose so that we can make sure that we this is focused and what we're trying to accomplish and with that being said I just want to ask you all for your support not just for this for all the papers and to make sure that we can make Atlanta safer for all of our pedestrians I move approval okay I see we have a speaker that's councilman faroki go ahead you go and I'll be after you okay well I'll second councilmember dozier's motion I want to thank him for his leadership on these three papers I'll note just for context for my colleagues we we pass something similar but for just two streets in my district North Avenue and possibly on uh coming kind of from the Belt Line back into the City and just as a um if you want to know like what the future holds obviously existing drive-throughs are grandfather done so they'll be there but one of the neighborhoods along Ponce North in my districts Ponce Highline has a historic district which also prohibits new drive-throughs and that is not prevented uh establishments that may normally use a drive-through from being creative and how they build their their properties for example we have a new Chick-fil-A go again not far from another new Chick-fil-A that's already operating but it will be a walk up only and you can also drive in and park your car but you got to get out of your car and I suspect it will be enormously popular and I think we'll see a lot of creative build outs that are that meet this requirement and are more pedestrian safe so I appreciate your leadership and excited to see this hopefully pass and shape the city for the better so my second stance okay so do either of you know what um the zrb's bees were like what what why denial I do uh Madam chair uh the big concern was uh potential implications for economic economic development in uh communities I know there's uh an assumption that you know a Chick-fil-A or a Starbucks is a is a marker that we've come a long way uh at the same time I don't necessarily agree with that because I think that the buzz coffees of the world the black coffee both black coffee ATL's of the world uh the uh highest positives of the world these are all sorts of great investments in our community coffee shops they don't have drive through restaurants there are a number of or they don't have drafters associated with them we have a number of restaurants Busy Bee Cafe Mr everything they don't have drive-throughs but yet they are a strong marker of vibrant Economic Development that's happening in our community so I get the concern uh it's the same thing that we see uh when we talk about uh uh you know the types of businesses we want to attract in our communities but I think there's some homegrown own businesses that have been able to thrive without these sorts of things that make it unsafe for our residents to be able to get to I mean think about during the pandemic and how many uh Wendy's and McDonald's uh they're the the lobby was closed but you still couldn't buy food from there because they were only accepted people at the drive through but you have to walk through and it's there's some things that we we have to do as a city to make it open and accessible for everyone especially in communities where in my district 30 of my residents don't have a car so how do we make our design oriented towards them and so that's what this seeks to accomplish that's that was the concern I was brought up and I get it but I think there's ways you can get strong Economic Development agreed councilmember bacteri yeah I also wanted to speak to that and also wholeheartedly support councilmember dozier's work on this and Leadership and thank you for that um just to speak to the zrb's piece I I don't I think that all of us can say with full confidence that Chick-fil-A and Starbucks are not hurting for revenue and that these are uh I mean last I checked Chick-fil-A's biggest competitors itself so I think that they are doing just fine in terms of drive-throughs and communities I mean looking at I wish this had come to pass earlier to time Moreland Avenue in my district for example is all drive-throughs um we have pedestrian deaths almost every month because of it because there is no ability to walk safely across the street drive-throughs quite frankly shouldn't be in the overlap overlay they should even be in arterial roads it slows traffic down and creates unsafe conditions not to mention they out-compete local businesses and I know that each of us stand very strongly behind our small businesses that are trying to survive that are the backbone of our local economy in addition to that they create heat islands that lead to Greater heat related deaths in districts like councilmer dozier's like parts of southwest of western parts of my district and so I think that um as a growing city this creates one creates an ability for more people to get out of their cars it creates a healthier environments it creates more opportunities for safety and it allows for small businesses again to have a Fighting Chance because I don't think it'll hurt Revenue in fact I think this will improve things okay I understood I just didn't know why just for the record this zoning chair is a Chick-fil-A fan Starbucks fan and like slim and Huskies like I like everything so Mom and Pops as well as the the big guy so um but this was um uh we need to bring the amendment you know as well so motion to amend by Dozier second by baktiari please prepare the vote the vote is open the vote is closed six a zero Nays the paper is amended most approval as amended by Dozier second by by Tre please prepare the vote the vote is open and the vote is closed six years back tiari yeah I also want to say I believe that this will also help in my district especially during the pandemic and I think many of us can say this we had a lot of drive-throughs illegally add in additional driving lanes that created additional issues and so I also want to say that I believe that this will prevent that from happening and continuing to happen because I have had multiple uh drive-through Lanes added illegally that has led to increased pedestrian deaths and in fact one caused a shootout in my district just last week so I'm very excited this has moved through absolutely um as am I anyone else everybody's heads and hearts are free on this legislative item if so we're moving on item number 20 before we move I would like to welcome council member bond to the zoning committee today all right we're ready item number 25 230 1219 u2306 an ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for an athletic field pickleball courts pursuant to 16110051 in for property located 1989 College Avenue staff and zrb recommendation is to file MP recommendation no recommendation okay motion to foul is there a second I do second by a Dozier please repair the vote you guys we are still at zoning the vote is open okay okay and I know this is the longest zoning we've had ever but we're still here okay so it is closed six years 78 zero names seven yay zero Nays and now we are at papers being held we are going to bring two papers off hell number 26 and number 29. item number 26 220 1791 u2125 an amended ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for outdoor dining and an evening drinking establishment when any parts of such use is located next to the residential property or for property lose used for residential purposes for 375 14th Street Northwest staff and crb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval mobile approval second by Dozier please prepare the vote the vote is open the vote is closed 78-0 Nays the papers approved as amended item number 29 23011 24 z2326 an ordinance by council members Alex Juan and Liliana baltiari to zone property located at 2018 Flat Shoals Road Southeast Atlanta Georgia 30316 to the single family residential zoning District staff and zrb recommendation is approval move approval by bacteri second by Overstreet please prepare the vote the vote is open but all members please vote the vote is closed six years Q with that that brings us down to our walk-in legislation which we have none um and general remarks is any council member have any general remarks for today none okay with none um I guess we are adjourned all right thanks everyone