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Athens-Clarke County reviews Lakewood (Shoals) planned-development amendment proposing mixed housing, new streets and greenway
Summary
The Athens‑Clarke County Mayor and Commission discussed a proposed amendment to the Lakewood (Shoals) planned development that would convert about 90 acres on Barnett Shoals Road into a single CNPD with a binding pattern book, mixed housing types and at least 20,000 square feet of commercial space in an arts-and‑entertainment neighborhood.
The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission heard a lengthy presentation on an amended planned development for the Lakewood (referred to as “Shoals”) site on Barnett Shoals Road, a proposal that would redesign 90 acres on the south side of Deacoll Lake with a mix of housing types, public greens, and a minimum 20,000 square feet of commercial space.
City planning director Bruce Lani told commissioners the applicant seeks a single CNPD designation (commercial neighborhood planned development) replacing a patchwork of CNPD/RM1/RS‑8 designations. Lani said the submission includes a highly detailed “pattern book” that would make elements of the plan — street network, greenway alignment, building frontages and certain design standards — binding while allowing flexibility for builders within defined ranges.
The change would: create four neighborhoods (Arts & Entertainment, Central, Peninsula, Garden); require five street connections to reduce single-point traffic loads on Barnett Shoals Road; preserve fronting green space and tree-lined streets; and prohibit drive-throughs, vehicle…
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