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Commission hears split public testimony on 585 Vine Street PD amendment for teaching kitchen and community garden
Summary
Athens-Clarke County commissioners reviewed an amendment to the 1996 planned development at 585 Vine Street that would convert parking to a community garden, add a teaching kitchen and classroom space, and reduce impervious coverage while improving pedestrian access.
The Mayor and Commission considered an amendment to a 1996 planned development at 585 Vine Street that would convert part of an existing parking area into a community garden, add a teaching kitchen and outdoor community space, and reconfigure parking to meet current code.
Planning staff presented the amendment and said no exterior building changes were proposed, that the site’s impervious coverage would decrease, and that parking would be reconfigured to meet ADA and current dimensions; planning and staff recommended approval. WNA Engineering’s Buck Bacon, representing the applicant, said the amendment would reduce impervious area by…
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