#Atlanta City Council #Zoning Committee Meeting: February 27, 2023 #atlpol

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foreign good morning are out but we're going to give farooki and Westmoreland a couple more minutes to come and then we'll get started foreign actually yeah um I thought you said I love twerking I wouldn't have said that okay I know that's why I'm like what on Earth what was that okay so we're still having issues with our mics so um I am council member Overstreet chair of zoning and we're calling the meeting to order we do have a quorum we have a council member faroki council member Dozier and council member uh Mary Norwood joining me and that constitutes a quorum yay um and for that reason we can actually do our City's business today so we will get started um I motion to adopt the agenda second by faroki please prepare the vote is open and the vote is closed it's four years and zero news thank you we're joined by councilmember Westmoreland um and with that because we had a lack of Quorum for our zoning committee on the 13th there are no minutes to adopt uh because we did our working Committee of the whole on Monday February the 20th and those actual minutes will be reflected on the council full council meeting minutes council member Overstreet I'm sorry I was just told that we actually will need to adopt the minutes but it's from the meeting before last so got it so I would like to move to adopt the minutes from our last meeting second by Westmoreland please prepare to vote the vote is open and the vote is closed it's four years and zero Nays thank you moving on to goals and objectives we do have a a draft of our goals and objectives and these are open for additions throughout the year but we're going to go with the ones that we have for now and um so I'd like to move to adopt those and they were emailed to everyone second by uh Dozier please prepare the vote the vote is open and the vote is closed Fourier zero nice there we go it's five years and zero Nays thank you um and so now this brings us to public comment do we have anyone for public comment if we did they have three minutes each it's a sign up sheet let me get that okay welcome to Monday foreign okay okay we do have one public speaker and that would be Zeta Sartor you have three minutes of you can approach the podium and begin to speak please remember not to speak about any of the ordinances that we're voting on today well that's why I'm here so during zoning we can't speak about the ordinances that we're voting for today those comments have to be made at the zone and review board during their public speaking time okay we don't debate here during zoning committee okay thank you you have anything else you want to talk about for three minutes no I only want to talk about one issue that is so dear to my heart and my well-being yeah I'm so sorry that's okay thank you and that was our only public speaker so we will move on to Communications there are two appointees present today uh we have item number one and number 16 if if our council members don't mind it I bring both of those for it that'll that'll be bringing number 16 our item number 16 forward so that we can get those done now item number one is 23 C 50 32 a communication from mayor Andre Dickens appointing Miss Carla Inez pennyman to serve as a member of the zoning review board in the municipal planning category this appointment is for a term of two years okay um Miss Penniman can you please approach the podium so that we can speak about why you'd like to serve hi I'm a born and raised in city of Atlanta worked in Community Development for years and also the last 20 years we served as Property Manager for Atlanta Public Schools okay um any council members have any questions move approval by councilmember Dozier second by Overstreet please prepare the vote the vote is open and the vote is closed five years Miss Penniman thank you very much for coming today um so this is going to move to full Council you won't need to come to that particular meeting and we'll be in touch with you and thank you very much for considering serving thank you number 16. item 16 is 23c 5017 a communication from Council Members Justin Hillis Andrea El Boone Marcy Collier Overstreet Antonio Lewis and Keisha Shawn Waits reappointing Mr Berry comeback to serve as a member of the board of zoning adjustment this appointment is for a term of two years to begin retroactively February 4th 2023 and expire February 3rd 2025. all right Mr comment can you please come to the podium tell us a little bit about yourself and why you like to serve uh thank you I've been on the board now for a number of years and I think it's an important job and that the we interpret in a fair and decent way the basic intents of the zoning ordinances that as they're prescribed by the council and I think this is important because a number of people make applications and it's our job to interpret how they will affect the public in general and that's one of the reasons I'm anxious and Keen about the job in general um I'll be happy to answer any other questions sure any council members have any uh more questions from us to come back move approval by faroki second by Overstreet please repair the vote the vote is open the vote is closed five a zero names thank you and so you will this particular appointment will move on to full Council where we will vote um to approve it and you do not have to come to that particular meeting so thank you for continuing to serve for the city you're welcome thank you for coming bye-bye all right and with that we're moving on to ordinances for second read we have our director of zoning and development Kiara homes who will read those ordinances Madam chair if I could take items two through five together yes please item number two 220 1825 z2284 and ordinance my councilmember Dustin Hillis as amended by zoning committee to rezone certain properties in the Grove Park Community from single family residential to two family residential conditional staff recommendation and crb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval item number 3230 1031 d2283 an amended ordinance by zoning committee to rezone for multi-family residential conditional Inman Park historic district sub area 2 Beltline overlay to multi-family residential conditional Inman Park historic district sub area one Beltline overlay for property located at 54 Waverly Way staff and zrb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval item number four 220 1833 u2231 an ordinance by council members Jason Dozier and Byron Amos as amended by zoning committee for a special youth permit for a community center Persona section 1618d007 for property located at 25 Newcastle Street Southwest staff and zrb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval and item number 5230-1036 u2232 an amended ordinance my zoning committee for a special use permit for a data center pursuant to 1618a006 for property located at 250 William Street Northwest staff zrb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval thank you so all of those items are favorable so I move approval second by faroki please prepare the votes the vote is open and the vote is closed five years thank you madam chair if I could take items six and seven together yes please item number 6220 1857 z2276 an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single family residential to multi-family residential for property located at 10 50 51 Moreland drive and 1721 Woodland Avenue staff and crb recommendation is to file an item number 7230 1037 u2234 an ordinance by zoning commission committee for a special use permit for a personal care home pursuant to 1606-0051g for property located at 173 Chapel Road staff and grb recommendation is to file okay move to files there a second thank you second by Westmoreland please prepare the vote the vote is open vote is closed 580 news thank you this moves us to items held in committee which I do need to act on a few number nine number 10 12 and 14. we've already done 16. yes ma'am item number 9 220 1637 z2249 an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from community business district to single family residential for property located at 604 Coolidge Avenue Northeast staff mpu and crb recommendation approval okay I move approval is there second second by faroki please repair the vote the boat is open and the vote is closed five years thank you number 10. item number 10 220 1645 u2219 an amended ordinance my zoning committee for a special use permit for a daycare center pursuant to 1606-005 1B for property located at 604 and 608 Coolidge Avenue and 1041 and 1045 Monroe Drive staff mpu and zrb recommendation approval conditional thank you the council member would like for this to move forward so move approval is there a second second by Dozier please prepare the vote is open the vote is closed five years item number 12 220 1803 z2282 an ordinance by council member Liliana bhaktiari as amended by zoning committee to waive provisions of part three code of ordinances Land Development code part 16 zoning chapter 29 definitions section 1629-00173 Supportive Housing of the city of Atlanta code of ordinances for the purpose of waiving the distance requirements for development located at 250 Auburn Avenue Northeast and for other purposes staff and crb recommendation approval conditional MP recommendation approval okay I'd like to move this favorable as amended I move that is there a second second by Norwood please prepare the vote the vote is open the vote is closed five years and zero Nays item number 14 220 1898 u229 in ordinance by Zona committee granting a special use permit to sever excess development density not less than forty five thousand square feet and up to 150 000 square feet of residential floor area pursuant to 1618 p0052b from 990 Peachtree Street Northeast parcel C sending parcel and parcel 979 Crescent Avenue parcel a sending parcel to 250 14th Street Northeast also known as 244 14th Street Northeast staff and mpu recommendation approval condition zrb recommendation denial okay this particular ordinance the council member has asked that we move this to full Council um and so I will move to send it to full council is there a second is this being sent with no recommendation no recommendation because he's meeting with them um and he wants to take it up a very full council with the whole promotion is no recommended forward with no recommendations no recommendation is there a second thank you that was your second did you second we have it reflected as uh Council chair Overstreet and council member Norwood is the second is that I'd like to change that correct I was asking the question so um Mr Dozier can just back in it or Mr froggy second by faroki please prepare to vote it's open the vote is closed it's five years and zero news okay and we've done 16 so that brings us to General remarks I know that our director has remarks yes council members the next Workshop the next Focus Workshop of the zoning ordinance rewrite will take place on tomorrow evening Tuesday February the 28th at the Buckhead Library the doors will open at 6 00 PM again doors will open at six the sessions will begin at 6 30 PM we will be discussing some technical information on tomorrow evening and want to take that time for persons that will be in person to view the boards as well as for persons who um maybe a little bit more time to join us so again we'll start at 6 30 but doors will open at six thank you thank you for that does any other council members have any remarks councilmember Dozier thank you madam chair I was just real quick uh next Thursday March 9th uh it is my mother's birthday but more importantly uh it is our district for uh q1 Town Hall will be held that evening uh here in downtown Atlanta at wildly Brewing right down the street off of Trinity and Ted Turner I hope to see our District 4 community members there in attendance we will be joined by the team from the ATL 311 Department of Community Services to talk about 3-1-1 it'll be at 6 30 and hope to see you all there thank you for that okay so all hearts and minds are clear so we're ready to adjourn thank you