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); l/ . CITY OF ATLANTA March 21, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTM E NT OF PL ANNING MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr . FROM: Collier Gladin COL LI ER B. GLAD I N, Dir e c to r SUBJECT: Rezoning Petition #z-66-239-E Simpson Road, R-4 to A- 1 The above rezoning petition was originally heard on December 22, 1966, but had been filed in error by the applicant for C-1 Commercial instead of A-1 Apartments. Our staff had recommended denial fo r commercial but approval fo r a partments . Apartments had been recommended the previous year by the staff . On December 22, the Zoning Committee sent forwa rd to the Boa rd of Alde rmen a recommendation fo r approval as amended from C- 1 to A- 1. The Board, howeve r , on a dv ice from the City Attorney, felt that the petition should be reheard by the Zoning Committee fo r A- 1 Apa rtments . The pe t it ion was reheard by the Zoning Committee on March 9, 1967, bu t the pe t it ion was deferre d fo r further study a nd no a c t ion has been ta ken by the Commi ttee . Th e staff fe e ls that the z oni ng change is just ifi a b le fo r the follow in g reasons: 1 . Access to the tract is from Simpson Ro ad - a major stree t. 2 . The tract is adjo ined to the west by the new high sch oo l site fronting on Hightower Roa d; by Li ncoln Me moria l Ce me tery on the west; and is across the stree t from the cemete ry and a club to the north . A c ul de sac of singl e -fami ly homes backs o n the tract from the south and a 25 1 wooded buffer has been recommended fo r thei r protection . It is the feeling of the staff that these su rroundi ng institutional uses offer a great se nse of open space to the proposed developme nt while prote cting the qrea from future high density development . �Memorandum to Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. - 2 - March 21, 1967 3. This site had been recommended by the staff as a feasible location for housing to the Housing Resources Committee , 4. Adequate utilities are availabl e to the site . 5. The site is not included within the Collier Heights Planning Report . CG/Im Enclosure �