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I: CITY H A LL ATLANTA, G A. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR CECIL A. ALE XAN DER, Chairm an Hou si ng Resources Committee MALCOLM D. JONES Hou si ng Coordina tor May 22, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Ivan All en, Jr. FROM: Malcohn D. Jone s RE: · (1) (2) Zoning Petition # Z-68-33-S West side of Jon es boro Ro ad , S. E., South of McWilliams Str eet; and Zoning P etition # Z-68-30-S East Lake Golf Course No. 2 The follo wing factual data pertaining to r e -zoning applications on t1¼ e two abov e indicate d sit es for low -income housing d evelopments is submitt e d for your information and consideration . .ill (a) Application for re-zoning of this 15 acre tract was fil e d Februa ry 26, 1968, by a local developer for a well-planned 160 unit Turnkey proj e ct for public housin g. (b} The site h as th e approval of th e Hou sing Authority, t e ntative approval of HUD and formal written endorsement of th e Housing Resources Committee. Th e proposed d evelo p1nent is consistent with the City's recently adopted Land Use Plan and m eets all physical r e quir ements for lo w income h ousing d evelopments and has the favorabl e r ecommenda tion of both th e Joint Planning Board and th e Planning staff. (c ) Community facilities are adequate, or can b e made so simultaneously with deve lopment of th e housing . Favorable l e tt er s as to comnrnnity faciliti e s h ave been obtained from th e Wat e r, Parks, Construction (S ewer Div ision) and School D epa rtments and from the Atlanta Transit System. �Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Page 2 (d) At the Public Hearing April 4th, only about six to eight p e ople appeared in opposition. Howev e r, ce_r tain memb e rs of the Zoning Committe e r e que ste d th e d e v e lop e r to submit a mor e d e taile d plan site , elevation and sp e cif ication s , which h a s b een don e . Copie s atta che d (Enclosur e 1). (e) In the inte rim, the Zoning Committee initially d e nie d -the p e tition, subs e quently r e conside r e d it crnd on M a y 9th forma lly approved the p e tition. It wa s schedule d to b e p r esente d by t h e Zoning Comm ittee M a y 21 s t, w i t h motion fo r ado ption, t o the Boar d of Ald e r men, but ins t ea d was pulled out o n t h e r e ques t o f a n Alderma n and r ·ef e rred b a c k to th e Zon ing Committee for furth e r study. (a) R e -zoning of th e 99 acr e Cit y of Atla nta p o r tion of th e E a st Lake Golf Cours e No. 2 site was r e qu e ste d for a v ery well pl ann e d 800 unit low a nd me dium income h ou sing devel opment o f mixe d type cons t r u c tion, under the Turn key (2 ) and (3) & 2 21 d (2) and (3 \ pro grams . (b) This site al s o h as the a pprova l of the Housing Autho r ity, t e nta tive appr oval of HUD and fo rma l wr i t t e n end orsement o f t h e H o u s i ng R e sour c es C ommittee . The requested r e-zoni ng h as been inte rpr ete d by t he P l anning Direc t or as c o nsiste nt w i t h the intended applic ation of the C i ty ' s rec ently adopte d Land Use P l an and m eets a ll physical req uirements for a l ow and medium income h ou sing devel opment. (c ) It receive d an unfavorable r ec omme ndation b y the J oint P l a1111ing Boa rd March 13th, b ut received a favorabl e r e comme ndation by th e Planning Staff on April 3rd, subj ect to certain cha n ges in th e original propo sed pla n, which the d evel ope rs h ave ag r ee d to mak e . D eveloper ' s r e vis e d proposal, sit e plan, and spe cificat ions are atta che d, (Enclosure 2 ). (d ) Community Facilities h ave b een report e d by the responsibl e D e p artments as adequat e or capable of b e i ng made so simultaneou s ly with d e vel opme!1t of th e hou sing . �Page 3 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. (e) The Developers have agreed to dedicate 25 acres to the City of Atlanta as a park and to make an elementary school site available to the School D epartment at nominal cost. (f) There was no opposition raised at the Public Hearing, April 4th, on which date the Zoning Committee deferred action on the petition and has not acted on it since. (g) On May 20th during the Alder:i;nanic Board meeting, the Ch9-irman of the Zoning Committee (who had previously been out of the country) expressed his personal opposition to th e proposed r e -zoning. No official action was take n by the Boa rd of Ald e rmen. Comment: Both of the a bove indicat e d sites m eet all th e prescrib ed r e quir ements for housing d eveloprne nts and are b a dly n ee d e d _in Atla nta • s curr ent low and medium incorne housing program. Unl es s th e se site s can be utilized in the program, there app e ars little chance of getting other sites approve d which, tog e th e r with thes e , are e ss entia l to the success of the program . . R espectfully submitte d, Malcolm D. Jones Housing Coordina tor MDJ/br Enc l osures: 1. 2. Basic Infor mation on Jonesboro Road Site Bas ic Information o n East L ake Golf Cours e No. 2 site , �I I j---Z·t0 ol.. 1 ....,<! .J,~ '1.w ~ 0 ---· --- 1 I �-- -·,,-:, ._~ n--.,. -- - ------ - --· - ·-·· . 236 f G + 2i3 2i4 tt 171 I I 172 + N.33"-L4 J 142 )41 �