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Council discusses multiple rezoning requests; several items deferred for more review
Summary
At the planning and zoning portion of the Dec. 2 meeting council reviewed contested rezoning requests including a Barton Avenue CN/CNT debate, Mercer Street RN13 requests, Shallowford Road industrial proposals, and a Bonny Oaks industrial-yard case; staff and council requested additional conditions or more information and scheduled committee follow-ups.
Council’s planning and zoning committee reviewed a slate of rezoning requests and related ordinance edits Dec. 2, focusing on compatibility with nearby residential neighborhoods and potential conditions to limit impacts.
Barton Avenue (915 Barton Ave) Staff briefed council on a request to change zoning from RN2 to CN for a mixed‑use property near Riverview Park. Staff recommended a more limited CNT (neighborhood transition) zone with conditions intended to limit intensity (restricted hours, no grease trap or dumpster, retention of the existing structure) because of residential properties across the street.
Mercer Street and other rezoning requests Council considered requests to convert some RN16/IH parcels to RN13 single‑family detached lots (Mercer Street) and several industrial/lay‑down yard rezones on Shallowford Road. Staff emphasized floodplain constraints for sites near South Chickamauga Creek and recommended limiting the rezoned area or applying conditions (building-height limits, perimeter screening, hours of operation) where industrial uses were proposed adjacent to residential neighborhoods.
Bonny Oaks and compatibility conditions A landscaping and materials‑storage applicant requested IH zoning for a Bonny Oaks Drive site; planning commission recommended conditions limiting outdoor storage to landscaping and construction materials and restricting hours to reduce impacts. Council discussed the need for written, enforceable conditions and asked staff to work with applicants before the Dec. 9 meeting.
Form-based code parking proposal Staff described a draft resolution to reduce or eliminate parking requirements for units 800 sq ft or smaller in some form‑based zones to incentivize smaller units; council asked staff to refine language and follow up before any vote.
Outcomes and next steps Multiple cases were deferred or sent back for additional information; council scheduled an economic development committee meeting on Jan. 13 to explore business‑improvement district options and asked staff to provide written conditions and maps ahead of next week's agenda.
