Planning panel recommends annexation and rezoning for Venetian Pools parcel at 146 Scott Boulevard

The Planning Commission recommended approval of annexation, a land-use amendment to Low-Density Residential and rezoning to R-60 for a parcel at 146 Scott Boulevard owned by the Venetian Pools Association. The recommendation came after the applicant and staff said the change would align city and county zoning across contiguous lots and address a nonconforming lot-coverage condition.

Attorney Linda Dunlavy, representing Venetian Pools, told the commission the request would "consolidate these 2 lots and bring them into the same jurisdiction." She said the property is currently in unincorporated DeKalb County and that the company seeks annexation to make future repairs and modest improvements possible without running afoul of impervious-surface limits on the separately assessed parcel.

Dunlavy and staff discussed the lot-coverage math for the combined parcels: the applicant cited a current coverage figure of 47 percent on the front parcel and said combining the adjoining, largely undeveloped rear parcel would reduce overall coverage to roughly 38 percent and "allow for 2,616 additional square feet of lot coverage." Staff noted a combined survey area of about 130,843 square feet and estimated the 40 percent threshold at roughly 70,000to75,000 square feet.

Commissioners and staff clarified process steps that would follow annexation, including administrative parcel combination and standard code compliance reviews for any future work. No members of the public spoke in opposition during the public-comment period.

A commissioner moved to recommend approval of the land-use amendment and the rezoning as drafted; the commission seconded and voted to recommend both items. The recommendation will move to the city commission and to permitting and engineering review as required.