The Atlanta Land Trust has submitted plans to rezone multiple parcels to develop a forty-two mixed-income housing unit project at the corner of Donnelly Avenue SW and Peeples Street SW. The rezoning is needed for the Trust at Oakland City development to accommodate a greater density than what is currently allowed on the properties.
Neighborhood Planning Unit -S is scheduled to discuss the rezoning of 1024 Rear Donnelly Ave SW, 1016 and 1010 Donnelly Ave SW, and 960 Lawton Street SW during their November 18th meeting. According to the NPU agenda, the Zoning Review Board will hold a public hearing on the land use request on either December 2nd or 9th.
According to the project summary and plans prepared by Kronberg Urbanists + Architects (KUA), the request is to rezone the properties from R-4A to MR-2. The 3.5-acre site contains a variety of site constraints, including multiple stream buffers and sewer easements, limiting the ability to develop a small-scale infill residential with the current zoning requirements.
The project proposes a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom units with half of the units for sale at 60% to 120% of AMI and the other units for sale at market rates. As stated in the application documents, the three-bedroom unit will be 1,460 square feet in size with an affordable price of $322,740. The two-bedroom unit will be 750 square feet listed with a cost of $139,680-$279,360. Finally, the 605 square foot one-bedroom units have a proposed affordable price of $155,280-$232,920. The expected market price range of the units will be $217,600 to $379,600. Most homes will be close to the street and have front porches.
According to the submitted documents, the applicant initially requested a variance from the stream buffer requirement, but that request was denied. Instead, the new plan proposed to locate most of the units on the northern end of the site and relocate one of the sewer easements to provide a better layout.
As described in their website, the Atlanta Land Trust has a mission “to deliver and steward permanently affordable housing to support inclusive, equitable communities near the Atlanta Beltline and other target areas of the city of Atlanta.” To assist in financing the project’s permanent affordability, this development is also seeking $840,000 in Beltline TAD Funding from Invest Atlanta.
