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DeKalb zoning meeting: rezoning requests, trail master plan and several SLUPs deferred or approved
Summary
At a long September 30 zoning meeting, DeKalb commissioners handled rezoning and special-use requests: the Stone Mountain Trail master plan and several rezoning/SLUP items were deferred for additional review; select land-use permits were approved, including two personal‑care homes and a concealed cell monopine.
DeKalb County commissioners handled a packed zoning agenda Tuesday night, moving a mix of rezonings, special‑use permits and master-plan items to later hearings while approving several smaller, discretionary requests.
Key outcomes included deferrals to allow additional public review and technical analysis as well as approvals of specific neighborhood services.
Votes at a glance
- Deferred (2-cycle) — Pleasant Hill / Creekside Village items (D1 and D2): Staff and applicant requested extra time to review an Atlanta Regional Commission development-of-regional-impact study; the board deferred both items for two cycles to allow additional community engagement and plan adjustments.
- Deferred (60 days, public hearing) — Workforce / Hillandale‑area rezonings and New Life Baptist rezoning: The board moved several contested rezoning and mixed‑use proposals, including a large New Life Baptist community housing proposal, to a November 20 public hearing to allow further community input and staff follow‑up.
- Deferred (60 days, public hearing) — Data-center text amendment (N12): After extensive public comment the board requested a rewritten draft and a formal…
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