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Developer seeks MR‑2 rezoning to build 63 townhomes on Cove Lake Road
Summary
David and Miles Construction seeks a map amendment to change a parcel at 2374 Cove Lake Road from MR‑1 to MR‑2 so units can be built with 20‑foot lot widths; neighbors raised stormwater, traffic and safety concerns at a City of Stonecrest informational meeting.
Michelle Battle, attorney for the petitioner, told a Stonecrest Community Planning Information Meeting on Aug. 14 that the owner of the parcel at 2374 Cove Lake Road is seeking a rezoning and map amendment from MR‑1 (medium‑density residential 1) to MR‑2 to allow a proposed townhome development of 63 fee‑simple units.
The change would let the developer build townhomes with 20‑foot minimum lot widths rather than the 25‑foot minimum that the city’s current zoning code applies to MR‑1. Battle said the property was rezoned years ago under DeKalb County rules as RM‑100 and approved for 63 fee‑simple townhomes subject to 14 conditions in February 2007, and “once the property has been rezoned and the conditions have been set, it runs with the land.”
The rezoning matter…
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