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Commission approves slight upzoning for Macon Highway/Puritan Lane development, citing sewer capacity and relocation plan for mill houses
Summary
The commission approved rezoning of about 9.49 acres at Macon Highway and Puritan Lane from RM-1 to RM-2 PD to allow higher-density multifamily development, with conditions including staff-recommended provisions and developer commitments to park access and assistance relocating some mill houses.
The Athens-Clarke County Commission voted to rezone approximately 9.49 acres along Macon Highway and Puritan Lane from RM-1 (Mixed Density Residential) to RM-2 PD (Mixed Density Residential, Planned Development) to permit an increase in multifamily density at a site near Clark and Oconee county property lines.
Developer representatives and supporters told the commission the project will add student-oriented housing in an area already dominated by multifamily buildings, activate a 12-acre county-owned parcel by providing access and parking, and relieve the county of maintenance for Puritan Lane by taking responsibility for that road’s upkeep. Proponents argued the site has sewer capacity and that the additional density would be concentrated where student housing…
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