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Developers seek rezoning for "motor condos" at 3392 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Summary
The city heard a request to rezone 3392 Chamblee Dunwoody Road to allow a 26‑unit, roughly 27,000 sq ft luxury vehicle condominium complex; staff recommended approval with conditions including clarity that design elements not meeting the UDO require separate variances and a prohibition on overnight stays.
At a June 11 Chamblee city council work session, planning staff presented a rezoning request for 3392 Chamblee Dunwoody Road that would change the parcel from village commercial to industrial transitional to allow a proposed luxury motor condominium development.
"This proposal is for the installation of a approximately 27,000 square foot, luxury motor condominium development," Planning and Development Director Matt Adams said, noting the site is about 1.6 acres and is adjacent to existing industrial zoning near PDK Airport. Staff recommended approval with two conditions to make clear that conditional site‑plan approval would not waive Unified Development Ordinance requirements.
Developer Lee Janek, founder of Fall Motor Condos, told the council the units are typically sold, not rented, and said the company writes restrictions into its covenants that prohibit overnight stays and subleasing. "So when someone comes in, they basically buy it and they own it," Janek said, explaining the product is intended for owners who store and showcase high‑end vehicles.
A neighborhood speaker, Brent Hill, opposed the rezoning and raised enforcement concerns: he told the council that the inclusion of bathrooms and interior amenities can make preventing overnight stays difficult and cited other local projects he said were built without strict code compliance.
Staff and the applicant agreed to return the item later on the agenda with design details and any variance or waiver requests tied to future submittals. The council did not take final action at the work session; staff recommended that any conditional approval explicitly note that portions of the design not meeting the UDO will require separate variances and waivers.
