Housing Development Corp of Dekalb

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1 Housing Development Corp of Dekalb

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3 Campaign Contributions Disclosure Form Have you as applicant, agent for applicant, property owner, or person associated with the application for property, located at, 2186 Dresden Drive within the two (2) years immediately preceding the filing of this application, made campaign contributions aggregating $ or more to an elected official of the City of Chamblee? YES X NO Name: W. Barry Dunlop Applicant/ Owner Address: Signature: Date: 7 Dunwoody Park, Suite 115, Atlanta, GA August 14, 2018 If the answer above is YES, then please complete the following section: Date Government Official Official Position Description Amount City of Chamblee Development Department 3506 Broad St. Chamblee, GA chambleega.gov

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5 LEGAL DESCRIPTION 2186 Dresden Drive ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING OR BEING IN LAND LOT 244 OF THE 18 TH DISTRICT, CITY OF CHAMBLEE, DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BUFORD HIGHWAY (RIGHT-OF-WAY VARIES) AND THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DRESDEN DRIVE (70-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY); THENCE ALONG THE SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DRESDEN DRIVE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO A POINT; THENCE ALONG THE SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DRESDEN DRIVE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 6.05 FEET TO AN IRON PIN FOUND, A ONE-HALF INCH REBAR ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DRESDEN DRIVE (60-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY); THENCE ALONG THE SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DRESDEN DRIVE NORTH 89 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO A POINT; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTH 02 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 02 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 15 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 3,586 SQUARE FEET OR.08 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

6 2186 Dresden Drive Townhomes Letter of Intent for Variance Request 1. VARIANCE TO SEC (b)(1)(a) REUCTION TO MINIMUM LOT WIDTH FROM 20 TO 18 FOR UNITS 7 THRU 12 The property is oddly shaped and becomes narrower from the frontage to the rear of the property. The reduction in lot width will allow for units to fit in the narrower portion of the property in the rear. By doing this, two distinct price point products on the site. The higher price point product will be 20 wide and front Dresden Drive where the width of the property is greater. A smaller, more affordable priced point unit will be the 18 lot width units located in the rear of the property where the property width is reduced. Due to the property width constraint, the application of the UDO will create a hardship for the units in the rear of the development. The property owner has not created a hardship condition 2. VARIANCE TO SEC (b)(1)(l) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF GARAGE SPACES FROM 2-SPACES PER UNIT TO 1- SPACE PER UINIT FOR UNITS 7 THRU 12 The property is oddly shaped and becomes narrower from the frontage to the rear of the property. The reduction in lot width will allow for units to fit in the narrower portion of the property in the rear. The narrower 18 lot units in the rear will have a single garage door on the front of that unit. The unit will also have a full parking pad outside of that garage for a total of two parking spaces for that unit. Due to the property width constraint, the application of the UDO will create a hardship for the units in the rear of the development. Seven Dunwoody Park, Suite 115 Atlanta Georgia Phone Fax

7 The property owner has not created a hardship condition 3. VARIANCE TO SEC (b)(1)(m) THE PATH FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT WILL BE LESS THAN 5-FEET. EACH PAIR OF UNITS WILL SHARE A WALKWAY TO THE SIDEWALK. THE WIDTH OF THE SHARED WALKWAY IS 6'-10". The minimum width of the site minimizes the width of the units. With the small building widths, the massing of the buildings is conducive to a shared stoop and walkway to each pair of units. Due to the property width constraint, the application of the UDO will create a hardship for the units. The property owner has not created a hardship condition 4. VARIANCE TO SEC (a) CHANGE IN THE FRONTAGE 10 OF SIDEWALK ZONE AND 5 OF LANDSCAPE ZONE TO 8 OF SIDEWALK ZONE AND 7 OF LANDSCAPE ZONE TO MATCH THE EASTERN NEIGHBORING PROPERTY This request is not due to a hardship, but to conform to the neighboring multifamily sidewalk conditions. There is no loss in overall sidewalk and landscape width. This request is not due to a hardship, but to conform to the neighboring multifamily sidewalk conditions. There is no loss in overall sidewalk and landscape width. This request to change the sidewalk and landscape strip width for this property is peculiar to this property. Seven Dunwoody Park, Suite 115 Atlanta Georgia Phone Fax

8 The property owner has not created a hardship condition 5. VARIANCE TO SEC (f)(1) THE FRONTAGE SIDEWALK WILL NOT BE CONTINUOUS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE. THE SIDE WALL WILL STOP APPROXIMATELY 30 FROM THE WESTERN END OF THE PROPERTY DUE TO EXTREME TOPOGRAPHY IN THE RIGHT OF WAY The topography in the right-of-way becomes extreme in the western end of the frontage. This severity cannot be reduced with adjustments solely in the property or the property frontage. Due to the extreme topography in the western end of the frontage the application of the UDO will create a hardship for the units in the rear of the development. The property owner has not created a hardship condition 6. VARIANCE TO SEC (d)(1) THE RETAINING WALL ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL EXCEED THE 8' MAXIMUM. THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED WALL WILL BE 10-FEET DUE TO EXTREME TOPOGRAPHY ON THE PROPERTY. The topography in the property is extreme and quickly raises up from the frontage to the rear of the property. The site plan has attempted to reduce the retaining walls where possible, but there are some areas where retaining walls will exceed 8 in height. No walls will exceed 12 in height. Due to the extreme topography on the site the application of the UDO will create a hardship for the units in the rear of the development. Seven Dunwoody Park, Suite 115 Atlanta Georgia Phone Fax

9 The property owner has not created a hardship condition Seven Dunwoody Park, Suite 115 Atlanta Georgia Phone Fax