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Commissioners defer vote on Bouldercrest/Cedar Grove development; developer narrows request to 79 detached cluster homes
Summary
The Board deferred action two weeks for decision-only on a special land use permit (SLUP) for 2098 and 2124 Cedar Grove Road after community members pressed for detached single-family homes and the applicant agreed to narrow the request to detached cluster homes capped at 79 units and a 1,200-square-foot minimum.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on July 8 deferred a decision for two weeks (decision-only) on an application by Battle Law to allow residential development in the Bouldercrest Overlay area at 2098 and 2124 Cedar Grove Road.
Rachel Bragg, zoning administrator, read staff’s recommendation for approval of a substitute with conditions but noted lingering community concerns; she said staff would support another deferral to finalize conditions. Michelle Battle, attorney for the applicant, told the board her client had withdrawn the prior request for townhomes and live-work units and was seeking approval only for up to 79 detached cluster homes, with a proposed condition that minimum unit size be 1,200 square feet. Battle also said the owner would work with community and commissioners on redevelopment of an adjacent C-1 parcel (3345 Bouldercrest Road) and would not automatically convert that parcel to residential without future approvals.
Multiple community speakers — including the president of the Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association and members of the East Conley zoning committee — asked the board to defer final action, to preserve the overlay’s intended mixed-use neighborhood-center components, and to get a clearer written plan that matches what the developer had presented at recent neighborhood meetings. Speakers requested clarity on open space, walkability, and integration with a small-area plan the community and commissioners had been coordinating.
Commissioners discussed standard conditions often applied to similar projects (landscaping plans, rental limits, minimum unit sizes) and asked the applicant and staff to work with district offices and the community to finalize binding written conditions. The board then voted to defer the matter for two weeks for a decision-only item, directing staff, the applicant, and the community to finalize language and a public-benefit agreement for the record prior to the decision.
