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Developers seek broad flexibilities in proposed Broad Street redevelopment; staff backs many variances, some remain denied
Summary
Developers for the 3525 Broad Street project asked the Chamblee City Council to approve multiple variances and waivers to the PUD regulating plan; staff revised several earlier denials to recommendations of approval after applicants supplied detailed design clarifications. The debate centered on facade materials, roof forms, utility burial timing and safety-oriented site design.
Developers behind the proposed 3525 Broad Street redevelopment asked the Chamblee City Council to approve a package of variances and waivers to a previously adopted PUD, and staff told the council that applicant revisions supplied on Dec. 2 changed many earlier recommendations.
At the start of the presentation, Matt Adams, Planning and Development Director, said staff now recommends approval of a long list of variances that were previously recommended for denial, while continuing to recommend denial for a narrower set of requests that staff believes would undermine pedestrian streetscape or public safety elements.
Josh Sachs, the project’s multifamily architect, and Eric Bethany, the retail architect, outlined the…
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