Zoning Review Board - Regular Meeting

so so so Thank you.

Good morning. I am Mary Norwood, and I am chair of the Zoning Committee, and I am joined today by wonderful staff and by a quorum of my colleagues. To my right is Councilwoman Kelsey Bond and Councilman Wayne Martin. To my left is Councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiardi. Councilman Matt Westmoreland. Okay, we've had our levity. Now we'll get down to business. So I call this meeting to order. The first item is to adopt the agenda. Moved by Matt Westmoreland, seconded by Liliana Bakhtiari. Can we open the vote on that? Or do you want unanimous consent?

One moment and we'll open the vote.

Thank you.

Will everyone please sign into the system? As soon as we get the members signed in, we'll be able to conduct the vote.

And we are joined by Councilman Thomas Worthy. Thank you, sir. And Councilwoman Ishe Collins.

That vote is open.

Is everyone voted? Okay.

All right, the vote is closed, 7 yeas, 0 nays.

Thank you. The next item is the approval of the minutes. Do I have a motion?

So moved. Second.

Moved by Councilwoman Bakhtiari, seconded by Councilman Martin. Can you please open that vote?

The vote is open. The vote is closed. Seven yays and zero nays.

The next item are the ordinances for first read. And Madam Director, if you would be kind enough to read those for us.

Good morning, Council Members. Item number 1, 260-1406-Z2643, an ordinance my zoning committee designating the Peachtree Circle Historic District located in Landlot 105 of the 17th District of Folsom County, Georgia, to the overlay zoning designation of Historic District pursuant to Chapter 20 of the zoning ordinance of the City of Atlanta, rezoning from single-family residential to single-family residential landmark building or site. you to historic district and landmark building or site historic district. Amending the official zoning map, adopting chapter 20W of the zoning ordinance of the city of Atlanta repealing conflicting laws and for other purposes. Item number 2, 260-1407, U-2606, an ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for a truck terminal pursuant to section 16-17-0051P for property located at 20-90 and 21-24 Jonesboro Road Southeast. And item number 3, 260-140-AZ-2623, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single-family residential to two-family residential for property located at 963 Elling Avenue Southwest.

All right and those we will um will come back to us. The next item on the agenda is the ordinances for second read and the um Madam Director, if you would read the first one there.

Item number 4, 2601139, Z2585, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from a single-family residential to two-family residential for property located at 1607 Lakewood Avenue Southeast. Staff and ZRP recommendation is approval conditional. NP recommendation is denial, and the request is to hold that item.

So do I have a motion to hold? Second. Motion by Liliana Bakhtiari, seconded by Wayne Martin. Can you please open that vote?

The vote is open. The vote is closed. 7-8-0-8.

And the next item, Madam Director.

Item number 526.1140, Z2601, an ordinance by the zoning committee to rezone from single-family residential, supply and development housing for property located at 1950 West Paces Ferry Road. Staff and ZRB recommendations approval conditional and per recommendation is denial.

And I make a motion to adverse. Do I have a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Martin. And can we please open that vote?

The vote is open. The vote is closed. 7 yeas, 0 nays.

Thank you. And next, Madam Director, if you'll be second. Item number 6, 2601199, Z2609, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from Cabotstown Landmark District, subarea 3, Beltland Overlay, to Cabotstown Landmark District, subarea 4, Beltland Overlay, for property located at 708 Kirkwood Avenue Southeast. Staff and ZERB recommendation is approval and peer recommendation is denial.

Motion to approve. Motion to approve by Councilwoman Bakhtiari, seconded by Councilman Westmoreland. Can we please open that vote?

The vote is open. The vote is closed. 7 ayes, 0 nays.

And Madam Director, can we take, do we take seven and eight together? Yes, ma'am. Okay. If you would, please.

Item number 7-260-1328-Z2624, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from planned development housing to planned development housing for a change of conditions for property located. at 1579 Gates Place, Northwest. Staff and ZRB recommendation is approval conditional. NPR recommendation is approval. And the request is to amend to add the conditions. And item number eight is 2601331, U2607, an ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for a private club pursuant to section 16060051D for property located at 196 Montgomery Ferry Drive, Northeast. Staff, NPU, and ZRB recommendation is approval conditional. And the request is to amend to at the fight plan and the conditions.

Motion to amend by Bakhtiari. Second. Second by Isha Collins. Can we please open that vote to amend?

The vote is open. And closed, 7 yeas, 0 nays.

All right. And do I have a motion to approve as amended?

Motion to vote second.

Bakhtiari and Martin again. Can you please open that vote?

The vote is open. And closed, seven yeas, zero nays. The items are approved as amended.

All right. And I believe next, can we take numbers 9 through 15 as a block?

Yes, ma'am. Item number 9, 2601381U2609, an ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for a place of worship pursuant to section 16060051C for property located at 1775 Buckeye Street Southwest. Item number 10, 2601382Z2636, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone for multifamily residential conditional properties. to multifamily residential conditional for a major site plan amendment and change of conditions for property located at 1834 Braeburn Circle, Southeast. Item number 11-260-1383, Z2635, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single-family residential, Oakland City Historic District, Beltline Overlay. to two-family residential Oakland City Historic District Beltline Overlay for property located at 1151 Arlington Avenue Southwest. Item number 12, 2601384, Z2634, an ordinance like on the committee to rezone from industrial mixed-use Beltline Overlay to mixed residential commercial Beltline Overlay for property located at 1200 White Street Southwest. Item number 13, 2601385, Z2633. 3, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from heavy industrial beltline overlay, Upper West Side overlay and multifamily residential conditional beltline overlay, Upper West Side overlay to mixed residential commercial beltline overlay, Upper West Side overlay for property located at 1425 and 1475 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard. Item number 14, 2601386Z2629, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single family residential Beltline overlay to single-family residential. Beltline overlay for property located at 573 Amsterdam Avenue Northeast. Item number 15, 2601387Z2627, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single-family residential Northwest Atlanta affordable workforce housing overlay to to single-family residential northwest affordable workforce housing overlay for property located at 598 South Elizabeth Place Northwest and item number 19-260-1403 in ordinance by Councilmember Andrea Boone to rezone property at 360 Autumn Lane Southwest from single-family residential to multi-family residential to modify the official zoning map and for other purposes.

Committee, I've just been asked to hold item number 10. So with the exception of number 10, could the rest of these please be referred to ZRB?

So moved. Hang on, I'm sorry.

Apologies.

This is first read. This is first read. Yes, ma'am. This is the referrals to ZRB.

Second read, but these are going into the ZRB process, so they're not being approved today. They're just going to move along through the...

Apologies this developer had not met certain conditions with the community that he promised some years ago So I was confused and I apologize chair. I thought this was I thought it was second read So I will I will remove my that that motion.

I apologize All right, so a motion to refer these to ZRB And seconded by councilman Martin, please open that vote. I

And the vote is closed, 7 yays, 0 nays. These items are referred.

All right. And the next item is an item that I requested, and I will be making a motion to file. And, Director, if you could please read that.

Item number 16-260-1393, in ordinance by Councilmembers Thomas Worthy and Alex Wan, to waive section 16-28-0087B of the zoning ordinance of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, so to allow a driveway exceeding the maximum width otherwise permitted at 1055 Foxcroft Road, Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes. Request is to file.

Request is to file. Motion to file. Motion made by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilwoman Collins. Please open that vote.

The vote is open. The vote is closed. 7-8-0-8.

All right.

The next is number 17. Item number 17-260-1396, an ordinance by Councilmember Dustin Hillis to establish a 180-day moratorium on the acceptance of any new building permit applications, land and service permit applications, special use permit applications, special administrative permit applications, and applications for rezoning for the construction of secure storage facilities, self-sourced facilities, and mixed-use storage facilities, and for other purposes.

Second. Motion to approve by Councilwoman Bakhtiari, seconded by Councilwoman Collins. Can we please open that vote?

The vote is open. The vote is closed, seven yays, zero nays. The item is approved.

And then the last two to be referred to, I'm sorry, number 18, I believe we have a substitute.

Number 18-260-1397, an ordinance by Councilmember Dustin Hillis, Liliana Bakhtiari, Kelsey Bond, Wayne Martin, Andrea Boone, Michael Julian Bond, Mary Norwood, Matt Westmoreland, Ishe Collins, Alex Wan, Antonio Lewis, Jason H. Winston, Byron Amos, Jason Dozier, and Thomas Worthy to amend the zoning ordinance of the City of Atlanta to require special use permits for self-storage facilities and for other purposes, and the request is to substitute and refer.

All right. Motion to bring forth the substitute by Councilman Westmoreland, seconded by Councilman Martin. Can you please open that vote?

The vote is open. The vote is closed, 7-8-0-8. Substitute is approved, or substitute is now. before you.

Motion to approve on substitute by Bakhtiari.

Motion to refer to ZRB.

Motion to refer to ZRB. Thank you. Seconded by me. And let's please open that vote.

The vote is open. The vote is closed. Seven yays, zero nays. And item number 19 was included in the other block of items that we referred. So that concludes the legislative agenda.

That committee is the end of our legislative agenda. Are there any comments before we adjourn? Seeing none, we're adjourned.

Thank you. Thank you.