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City staff said the transmittal had been reviewed at the recent work session. Miss Shorten confirmed public notice had been given. No members of the public asked to speak during the hearing, and council moved and seconded the resolution; the motion passed unanimously.

The resolution transmits the FY24 CIA update to GMRC for regional review, a routine procedural step in the city's planning and regional coordination process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/4/25 - City Council Voting Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved resolution BR-2025-11 to transmit the fiscal year 2024 annual update to the Capital Improvement/Annual (CIA) plan to the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission for regional review; notice was confirmed and the motion passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia","taxId",3596,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096352,"Council approves rezoning on Atlanta Highway for rental cottages; conditions limit units and parking",316,1035000,1351000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833237-c07704f5135838d11295a9dad3998964&start=1035&end=1351","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833237-c07704f5135838d11295a9dad3998964/thumbnail_1035000.jpg","/articles/6096352/Gainesville/Hall-County/Georgia/Council-approves-rezoning-on-Atlanta-Highway-for-rental-cottages-conditions-limit-units-and-parking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096352-e42df245ea0a1d1d17fdfce42100977d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178611&Signature=ONRfG2XFCK1~XOP2qJjOfMq50DxRHggT1BlPkpVe2sD~JCJk6Uy2Lys~UFuEKbn1xv4KcH4QMD-UJKHbfL3h3AcU3HDQhXYVJlA7Zt8J9PUmyLHezsxTqGUR2XFJNHH7hXZxz3bS8944izO~~oWZt~rhhDedwZGP11FapGA5KKUzzOOF8yhEgSTPbtUs3zL70dzlnHIW6GwGO2LG3LUxLuSPh1MDen1FbqDUbr4z3uGLvSCmzVmH~KBAfmfMFJXsR3lgb5pF3R9UYdxYN5TIJPQrfyX0dDM07pJiuV7KvWbxnPbcS6ljD648yr4GIl78KDBBOqxhJn6tTHKfQi8EAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gainesville Mayor and Council voted unanimously to rezone a 2.39-acre tract southwest of the Atlanta Highway and Ray Street intersection (referred to as 0 Atlanta Highway SW) from light industrial to Residential 2 to permit detached rental cottages.

Planning staff described a concept plan that showed 14 detached rental cottages (the applicant originally sought up to 15), each about 1,250 square feet, with common green space, rear patios and parking. Access is planned from Wood Avenue, a county gravel road that the applicant must improve. The planning department and planning and appeals board recommended approval with six conditions; the planning and appeals board amended condition 2 to limit the project to a maximum of 14 units and to cap parking at a maximum of 32 spaces (the concept plan originally showed up to 62 parking spaces).

Applicant Phil DeVries said the owner and developer intend to offer modestly sized rental units with lower rents and longer tenancies. \"What they're trying to do is come up with a a right size on these houses as far as square foot and keep the rental bridal, like, less than a certain amount,\" DeVries said.

Council members raised concerns about existing trash and property maintenance at the adjacent retail center that fronts Atlanta Highway; one councilmember who visited the site said he was \"not impressed with the way this property is kept up\" and urged the applicant to ensure the area is cleaned and maintained. Staff said code enforcement would monitor compliance and that applicants must coordinate roadway improvements and other conditions prior to permitting.

The council approved the rezoning with six conditions; the motion passed unanimously.","A rezoning of a 2.39-acre parcel at Atlanta Highway was approved to allow detached rental cottages; planning board amended conditions to limit the project to 14 units and 32 parking spaces. Council and staff emphasized property maintenance and trash removal.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096355,"Council approves rezoning for 8 condominiums on Riverside Drive",486,514000,1000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833237-c07704f5135838d11295a9dad3998964&start=514&end=1000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833237-c07704f5135838d11295a9dad3998964/thumbnail_514000.jpg","/articles/6096355/Gainesville/Hall-County/Georgia/Council-approves-rezoning-for-8-condominiums-on-Riverside-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096355-08fdd8b708e4ce38f1a6bbe5c7cb3917/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178612&Signature=EiMNLDKXqLs1Xsp6-2XU0KMKzFR3VlD5-qtBal24kOKcrGSSvSv9UaX1H5mDmS0LRUHBkOCaSjP~U5x69VfnsQBHLftmaAM6arXOx5kG9vXdF6m6cHoJ7Skxjv1Fj8rdy7uZd1adBC9zP~gWweQiR7j8tSKiJxyH7tVdj6fJuOByAeZWqcwX~mxvA7uMlM079AACfURkAEswmrvuUz~fBReHcpimsccdSSlS9ZBJbU7WngElkFynyLmeWPmlmXS9K38r7mM~gG8WfTnEAdZwKuMD86zTxj7n~p4ReWeJjn2lKnNApyv9D9QRJ1dKuvDhS6IMKfau8QN2cjtyzky4PA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gainesville Mayor and Council voted unanimously to rezone a 1.09-acre tract on the northwest corner of Oaktree Drive and Riverside Drive (addresses including 1038 Riverside Terrace NE and adjacent parcels) from Residential 1 to Residential 2 to allow construction of eight for-sale condominium units.

Planning staff (Mister Tate) described the proposal as paired villas—eight units in four paired buildings—each with rear-entry two-car garages and two living levels above the garage. The site is in Ward 2 and lies within the gateway-corridor overlay; the Gainesville comprehensive plan designates the parcel as general mixed use in the traditional neighborhoods character area. Staff and the planning and appeals board recommended approval with seven conditions.

Bradley Dunkel, speaking for applicant Kelly Intown Properties, said the site has been vacant for years and described the project as an appropriate transition between single-family homes to the north and commercial uses to the south. \"It will provide new housing opportunities in a highly desirable area of the city of Gainesville,\" Dunkel said, and added that the units were expected to \"start in the 6 hundreds.\" Resident Benjie Hopkins, who lives at 1068 Riverside Drive directly across the street, said he supported the proposal and that it would \"enhance the neighborhood.\"

Councilmembers asked about trash handling and container placement. A councilmember asked whether smaller trucks could pick up containers so they would not be lined along the road; planning staff responded that exact locations and service logistics would be worked out with Public Works and solid-waste staff during site design. The mayor noted the rezoning passed \"with 7 conditions.\"

The council approved the rezoning with the seven conditions recommended by staff; the motion passed unanimously.","The council approved rezoning of a 1.09-acre site on Riverside Drive from Residential 1 to Residential 2 to allow eight paired-villa condominiums, subject to seven conditions; council and staff discussed trash collection and site access.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096357,"Gainesville council removes paid-parking ordinance from agenda",78,236000,314000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833237-c07704f5135838d11295a9dad3998964&start=236&end=314","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833237-c07704f5135838d11295a9dad3998964/thumbnail_236000.jpg","/articles/6096357/Gainesville/Hall-County/Georgia/Gainesville-council-removes-paid-parking-ordinance-from-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096357-d8eea9153cf3893bc61d3ad73abad931/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178612&Signature=mKPFxqBh3loL~x~rt9Q4NOVlRBSdV6IeSQe4CWSZY2eR2pGlKJ1s3mRlAqx60-4uoQLPmJZ9mBlDLYXyfnUjPsjTJ~SIORjLhM6LISWK2UUNdNp7ruHVb~A89yv7uDScHe03fo1JHF1p~s5tlMoYY4KRpSxFwZzj~3Lc1576GtmF5Ha3qMVCdxC42wcrLA2XM2mMkaJypMQ0-m1UxTsi-0uZyaAmhHoA7GiDOymRfseqfY0kwz-zoEnQt25ozlFRHXp21hbpLl480tnkxhGIj9VJbo6PUozTZ~cII37huQvwzjCX-RSLwJmZRndEKYXf6ITCVND7BAuM77ma3cq1Lw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gainesville Mayor and Council voted unanimously to remove Ordinance 2025-O2, an amendment to chapter 3.4 that would have enabled paid parking zones, from the meeting agenda after city staff requested more time to evaluate public feedback.

City Manager Bridal Lackey told the council the proposed changes followed nearly two years of analysis but that staff had received substantial feedback since the work session. \"Staff's gonna come before you now to ask that that item ordinance 20 25 dash o 2 be removed from the agenda,\" he said, adding that because the ordinance was removed, the city would not move forward with any paid parking system \"anytime soon.\"

A councilmember moved to remove the item from the agenda and another councilmember seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The mayor said speakers who wished to comment on the subject could do so during the public-comment period.

The removal means staff will revisit the ordinance and the paid-parking proposal before returning it to a future council meeting for further consideration.","City Manager Bridal Lackey asked the council to remove Ordinance 2025-O2—an amendment to chapter 3.4 regarding paid parking zones—so staff could evaluate public feedback; the council voted to remove the item unanimously.","actionData","errors"]

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