Planning Commission Votes to Deny High Density Subdivision for Old Lexington Road

Friday, Feb. 2 - The Athens-Clarke Planning Commission voted unanimously against allowing 104 houses on the 129 acre property, located across from Emerald Drive. They voted instead to recommend that the property be rezoned RS-40, rather than the requested RS-40 PD, which would have allowed the higher density. Read the article in Friday's Athens Banner Herald.

 

Proposed Subdivision for Old Lexington Road to be Considered by Commission

A controversial subdivision proposal by REL Properties, Inc. of Decatur will be considered by the Commission in March. The Commission had denied this rezoning request last year, but after REL filed suit, has been ordered by Superior Court Judge Joseph Gaines to rezone the property. (The Commission will make a decision on this rezoning because it was originally submitted under the old zoning code.)

View an image of the proposed development (large file). Read an overview by Paul Dorsey and coverage by Flagpole Magazine.

Planning Department Online

The Athens-Clarke Planning Department has upgraded its Web site: http://www.negia.net/~accplan/. Information is now available online about boards and commissions, services and permitting processes, zoning applications, and meeting schedules. Of particular interest is the Zoning Application Registry, which includes information about the proposed Old Lexington Rd. subdivision.