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Commission backs RM‑3 rezoning at 218 North Ave, adds binding design‑intent condition
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning a North Avenue parcel to RM‑3 and approved the applicant’s nonbinding concept plan, adding a condition that the architectural design intent in the submittal be treated as binding with respect to massing, scale, materials and general fenestration arrangements.
The Athens‑Clarke County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend rezoning a commercial parcel at 218 North Avenue to RM‑3 and to include a condition intended to preserve the architectural character shown in the applicant’s concept plan.
Staff told the commission the site, currently occupied by long‑standing trailers and older structures, offers a close‑in infill opportunity within walking distance of Walker Park and downtown. The applicant presented a nonbinding plan that proposes eight buildings, 228 bedrooms and about 218 surface parking spaces, and…
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