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Board urges applicant to work with Chamblee staff to explore sidewalk link to library
Summary
Design Review Board members recommended the applicant work with City staff and Public Works to extend a pedestrian connection through the unused alley/right‑of‑way north of the site to the Chamblee library (a DeKalb County parcel), possibly via construction easement; staff said Public Works and title work will determine feasibility.
Several board members told the applicant to pursue pedestrian connectivity between the proposed development and the nearby Chamblee library during the Feb. 4 meeting. Members said that, if feasible, a sidewalk placed in the public right‑of‑way (the alley) would avoid creating duplicate sidewalks and would provide a continuous path to the library if the adjacent parcel redevelops.
Staff and the applicant discussed practical steps: staff said the alley is a public right‑of‑way but Public Works must evaluate watershed and flooding constraints; the applicant said it would prefer to keep sidewalk work within right‑of‑way limits and would pursue a construction easement only if necessary. Board members recommended the applicant "work with staff" to develop a sidewalk solution for pedestrian connectivity to the library.
