Planning Commission of City of Doraville

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Planning Commission Regular Meeting

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 City Hall - Council Chambers

3725 Park Avenue, Doraville, GA 30340

AGENDA 1. Meeting: Call to Order

a) Welcome b) Pledge of Allegiance c) Roll Call d) Opening Announcements e) Approval of Agenda

2. Approval of Minutes:

• March 20, 2019

3. Presentation only

• Village at Tilly Mill Crossing (aka “Friday’s Plaza) ADDRESS: 2421 Van Fleet Circle and 4256 Tilly Mill Road APPLICANT: Kaufman Capital Partners and Atlantic Realty Partners

REQUEST: Applicant will be filing an application to rezone the property to allow for redevelopment of a portion of the site for construction of multi-family residential dwellings in two new buildings. Redevelopment would entail demolition of approximately 93,000 square feet of the existing 130,000 square feet shopping center.

• Z-19-02 Text Amendment to the Livable Community Code (LCC) ADDRESS: Citywide APPLICANT: City of Doraville REQUEST: The City seeks to amend the LCC code to update the list of permitted and

conditional uses.

4. Zoning Cases: None

5. New Business

6. Administration

7. Adjournment

City Staff

Enrique Bascuñana,

Community Development Director

Frank Lee, Planner

Commissioners Andy Yeoman, Chair

Susan Crawford, Vice Chair Danielle Brown, Secretary

Thom Abbott Elton Mile

Meeting Minutes

Minutes

Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

1) Roll Call

Commission Members Present Absent Notes

Andy Yeoman (Chair) √

Susan Crawford (Vice Chair) √

Danielle Brown (Secretary) √

Elton Mile √

Thom Abbott √

2) Approval of Meeting Agenda

RESULT: Amend agenda to hear zoning cases CUP-19-01 and V-19-01 prior to Z-18-05. Approved.

MOVER: Crawford

SECONDER: Brown

AYES: Crawford, Yeoman, Brown

NAYS: -

ABSTAIN: -

3) Approval of March 6, 2019 Meeting Minutes

RESULT: Approved

MOVER: Crawford

SECONDER: Brown


NAYS: -

ABSTAIN: -

4) Zoning Cases:

Item Motion/Recommendation Result: Passed

CUP-19-01 and V-19-01 3825 Oakcliff Industrial Court to operate a moving and storage. Concurrent variance for relief from fencing requirements.

Motion to approve CUP-19-01

MOVER: Crawford

SECONDER: Brown


NAYS: -

ABSTAIN: -

Motion/Recommendation Result: Passed

Motion to approve V-19-01

MOVER: Crawford

SECONDER: Brown


NAYS: -

ABSTAIN: -

City of Doraville – Planning Commission Meeting March 20, 2019 Page 2 of 2

3725 Park Avenue Doraville, Georgia 30340 770.451.8745 Fax 770.936.3862 www.doravillega.us

Item Motion/Recommendation Result: Passed

Z-18-05 Zoning Text Amendments to the O-I and O-W zoning districts to modify the ordinance format and update uses.

Motion to approve Z-18-05

MOVER: Crawford

SECONDER: Brown


NAYS: -

ABSTAIN: -

5) Presentations

6) New Business

7) Administration

• Commission Chair Yeoman is forming a Committee to study the potential creation of a Northwoods Overlay Zoning District (letter attached as appendix). The Committee would begin convening in April. Committee membership would consist of Planning Commissioners and community members living in the Northwoods area. The Committee will hold a public meeting to gather input from the community at-large.

8) Adjournment

RESULT: Adjourned

MOVER: Crawford

SECONDER: Brown


NAYS: -

ABSTAIN: -

Redevelopment Proposal

(Presentation Only)

PROJECT NAME: Village at Tilly Mill Crossing (aka “Friday’s Plaza)

ADDRESS: 2421 Van Fleet Circle and 4256 Tilly Mill Road

APPLICANT: Kaufman Capital Partners and Atlantic Realty Partners

REQUEST: Applicant will be filing an application to rezone the property to allow for

redevelopment of a portion of the site for construction of multi-family

residential dwellings in two new buildings. Redevelopment would entail

demolition of approximately 93,000 square feet of the existing 130,000

square feet shopping center.

TILLY MILL DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN

March 26, 2019

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Note: Curbs at entry approx. 55° radius

Note: Potential to signalize inter-section. It’s over 370’ from the next intersection at Van Fleet Circle

Note: Existing crosswalks and �ashing beacon here

Note: Existing signalized intersection at Van Fleet Circle no existing crosswalks here

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Total Site Acreage 13.8 acres

Existing Center 130,000 rsf (+/-)

Re-Development Plan (+/- 9 acres)

Multi-Family (2 buildings)

Residential SF 285,000 SF

Amenity Space 7,000 SF

Number of Units 305-320 Units

Parking 427 spaces

(1.4 spaces/unit)

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Number of Units 145-150

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Number of Units 160-170

Residential Unit Mix

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Studio/1 Bedroom 60%-70%

(550 SF - 825 SF)

2 Bedroom 20%-30%

(1025 SF - 1225 SF)

3 Bedroom 5%-10%

(1200 SF - 1450 SF)

Existing Commercial Space

(Not Part of New Development Plan)

Commercial Space 37,000 SF

Commercial Parking 209 spaces

(5.5 spaces/SF)

Sidewalks:Tilly Mill- 5’ landscape strip- 10’ concrete sidewalk

Van Fleet- 5’ landscape strip- 5’-6’ concrete sidewalk

All improvements in right-of-way are subject to final City approval, including addition of left turn lanes, lane markings, traffic signals, crosswalks, sidewalks, on-street parking, etc.

Provide pedestrian connection from Flow-ers Road

Extend wall along P.I.B. to ensure safe traffic flow from P.I.B. onto Flowers Road, and to prevent traffic conflicts from Van Fleet Circle

Subject to GDOT approv-al of two-way conversion of Flowers Road south of Van Fleet Circle. Remove island, add crosswalk & new lane configuration

New 5' landscape strip & 5' sidewalk (along both sides of street)

10' sidewalk and 5' landscape strip

10' side-walk and 5' land-scape strip

Crosswalk

9' wide on-street parking/que-ing lane

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Prepared by Lord Aeck Sargent, a Katerra CompanyView Looking West into Property

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Prepared by Lord Aeck Sargent, a Katerra CompanyView Looking South on Tilly Mill

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Prepared by Lord Aeck Sargent, a Katerra Company

Variance Request

Variance: Landscaped buffer in plan 10 ft minimum width

Variance request to reduce buffer requirements adjacent to single-family zoned property (the Hightower Elementary School). The buffer requirement for multifamily uses adjacent to single-family zoning is a minimum 20 ft width.

Fence design and landscape composition should align to the City of Doraville's Buffer and Screening Provisions, Chapter 23 Zoning, Article XI.

Photograph Examples Illustrative Diagram Looking North from School Property

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BUFFER AREA DIMENSIONS

+/- 470 ft length

10 ft width

Z-18-05 (Presentation Only)

ADDRESS: Citywide

APPLICANT: City of Doraville

REQUEST: The City seeks to amend the Livable Community Code (LCC) to update

the list of permitted and conditional uses.

Documents

Planning Commission of City of Doraville