Dunwoody Crier — January 2, 2020

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City places moratorium on Dunwoody Village development By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com

The City of Dunwoody/Special

Dunwoody preps for 2020 repaving

funds. The 2020 plan adds a few roads DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody to the original list scheduled for paving: City Council has approved a 2020 • Peeler Road from Equestrian Way to repaving program, which will cover 37 Cherring Lane was added as part of a streets and almost 10 lane miles. sidewalk and bike lane project. Blount Construction received a • At Brook Run Park, South Georgia Way contract extension for $3.5 million, will be paved after completion of the build6 66 66 6with 66 6most of the funding coming from out of the park that is underway now. DeKalb County’s Special Purpose Local • Paving on Winters Chapel Road Option Sales Tax. makes the list as part of a shared-use “The contract extension is part of path project. a multi-year bid from 2018 that was • After deferral in 2019, Tilly Mill Road designed to minimize the impact of from North Peachtree Road to Stephens paving cost inflation,” Public Works Director Michael Smith said. “Increases Walk will be paved in connection with a new sidewalk and bike lane project. in state and local spending on transWhen Dunwoody became a city in portation projects has created a high December 2008, city leaders created a demand @ @ @ @ for paving contractors.” The Georgia Department of Transpor- plan for a 20-year paving cycle. The plan @ @ 1 3/4/19 11:16 Page11 11:16 AM AM Page @ @ tation @ 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout will03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout also provide $487,000 of Local1 13/4/19 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 11:16 1 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 AM Page 1 @ Maintenance and Improvement Grant See PAVING, Page 5 @ @ @ @

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TSW to review and rewrite Dunwoody Village zoning regulations in an effort to make the area more attractive to developers. In November, TSW presented a draft DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City of the revisions to the public for input. Council has instituted a moratorium on The plan is expected to come before the development in Dunwoody Village until Planning Commission and then City June 2020. Council early in 2020. The decision, passed at the council’s Initially adopted in 2011, the DunDec. 9 meeting, stops any new land disturbance permits, special use applications woody Village Master Plan envisions transforming the area into a more walkor design reviews for 180 days. The staff able, mixed-use city center. Rather than requested the temporary moratorium to one overlay, the draft code divides the give the city time to complete revisions to area into four districts. the Dunwoody Overlay Master Plan before Along Chamblee Dunwoody Road considering any new development. and between Dunwoody Village Parkway The final vote was 6-1, with Counciland Mount Vernon would be the Village man Terry Nall opposed. Nall said the Center. This zone would have the highest moratorium would hurt businesses and density, up to five stories, and all develslow progress. opments more than 15,000 square feet “Approving this moratorium is a would be required to have a mix of uses. huge step backwards, and it just shoots To the west and north of the Village ourselves in the foot,” Nall said. “It is the Center would be the Village Commercial wrong way to treat our village property owners who have plans coming up in the District, which allows for up to four stories unless a development is near an existnext six months.” ing single-family home. To the southwest In response, Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch offered an amendment that allows and east would be the Village Residential District, and along the south would be the ongoing development to request revisions. Village Office District. Both would have a “I believe this is a critical time in the maximum height of three stories. future of the Village, and I think the pubHousing, in some form, would be lic agrees with us,” Deutsch said. “What allowed in all four zones. No detached we see in cities that are surrounding us housing would be allowed within the Vilthat people mention as places they envy is that they make a plan and they stick to lage, but townhomes would be permitted commercial and residential areas. it. What I want this new council to have > >in the Owner-occupied multi-unit housing, is an opportunity to take a breath.” > >> > Deutsch said she wanted to see long-> like > condos or multiplexes, would be al> > lowed in all four districts, but rental apartlasting projects in >the Village, so> they > > > > >   > >   >ments would require a special use permit needed to be right the > first> time. >   Since January 2019, the city > > has> been >   from the City Council. All housing would be > > planning > working with Atlanta-based firm > >a maximum density of 12 units per acre.

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