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APRIL 2021 • VOL. 12 — NO. 4
Dunwoody Reporter AROUND TOWN
A Dunwoody mural artist’s American Dream P17
SUMMER CAMPS P27 - 30 1
HEAD FOR THE HILLS P20- 25
Possible expansion of master-plan zoning stirs neighborhood concerns
Girl skateboarder ‘Army’ rolls at Brook Run
WORTH KNOWING
Canines comfort kids at Children’s Healthcare
BY SAMMIE PURCELL The city may allow developers of smaller projects to apply for a kind of master-plan zoning that essentially allows for blanket approval of variances from the code. The City Council will consider reducing the land requirement for the “Planned Development” (PD) district from 5 acres to 1.5 acres, a change that city staff said would help streamline the zoning process. But members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association worry the change would make it easier for large developments to infringe on residential areas. The change could “open [the PD district] up for abuse,” said executive board member Bill Grossman said at a March 14 DHA meeting. The council was expected to review the change to its PD district at its April 12 meeting.
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COMMENTARY
Hate crimes show need for equity in education P16
Planned Development Districts
BY SAMMIE PURCELL
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Walk into any skatepark in America and you’re likely to find more boys than girls. Brook Run Skate Park at 4770 North Peachtree Road, which has been owned by the city of Dunwoody since 2010, isn’t an exception -- most of the time. See GIRL on page 14
PHIL MOSIER
Gabby Belknap, 13, makes a jump at the March 7 Skateboard Girl Army contest at Brook Run Skate Park.
The PD District is a special zoning district that is intended to allow for property developments that might otherwise not be allowed by the city’s zoning restrictions. According to Dunwoody’s zoning code, part of the PD district’s purpose is to “provide flexibility, unity and diversity in land planning and development.” Dunwoody has zoned projects to the PD district in the past. According to city spokesSee POSSIBLE on page 15
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