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Gainesville council approves rezoning for 64-unit mixed‑income project; requires Wall Street access and fencing
Summary
The council unanimously rezoned a 4.13‑acre parcel on Myrtle Street to a planned unit development for a 64‑unit mixed‑income apartment project and added conditions limiting vehicular access to Wall Street and requiring the property be fenced and gated.
The Gainesville City Council on May 6 unanimously approved a rezoning request from the Gainesville Housing Authority to reclassify a 4.13‑acre tract on the northwest side of the Myrtle Street intersections as a planned unit development for a four‑story, 64‑unit apartment building serving market‑rate and affordable households.
Planning staff told the council the project would offer units targeted at about 60 percent of area median income and would rely heavily on the Georgia Department of Community Affairs low‑income housing tax credit program. Planning staff described the development as a two‑phase project; the second phase would require a future zoning…
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