August 8, :30 p.m-8:00 p.m. City Hall

 Board of Mayor and Commissioners (BOMC)  Avondale Estates Citizens, Property and Business Owners-Including Newly Annexed & Adjacent Residents (Unincorporated DeKalb)  Planning and Zoning Board (PZB)  Downtown Development Authority (DDA)  Architectural Review Board (ARB)  Staff

 Annexed Property Zoned CBD-3 (Phase I)  Property and Business Owner Luncheons  Review of DeKalb County Business Licenses  Re-Issuance of Business Licenses  Letter to Annexed Area and Surrounding Residential : Kick-off Meeting  Meeting Advertized in Electronic News  Phone Calls to Property/Business Owners

 Study Area: Fast Facts  Current Conditions  Explanation of Comprehensive Plan  Explanation of the Development of the Comprehensive Plan for Annexed Area  Explanation of Zoning  Planning Activities to Date  Western Gateway Planning Exercise: SWOT

Northern Gateway Western Gateway Southern Gateway Eastern Gateway

 24 Properties (Commercial/Residential/Lanier Park)  Total Acreage: 14 acres (approx.)  Green Space-Lanier Park:.16 acre  Businesses: 20 (Licensed)  Building Condition: Abandoned to Standard  Vacant (or Partially): 6  Acreage of Vacant Property: 6 acres (approx.)  Age of Structures: 1926*-1981 *2774 E. College is most likely turn of the century

Streetscape Detail- No Sidewalks Streetscape Detail- Sidewalk City of Avondale Estates Area Streetscape Detail

3/4 mile to MARTA ¼ mile to MARTA

South Side Entry: Lanier Park-Open Space North Side Entry: Zoned CBD-3-Currently Vacant

 Comprehensive Plan: Land Use Document Guide: Framework and Policy Vision-Short Term Work Program (STWP) Land Use, Natural Resources, Transportation, Economic Development, Housing, Facilities and Services, Intergovernmental Coordination  Guideline for Future Development Assists Planning and Zoning Board and BOMC in Rezoning, Land Use Decisions Informed Decisions with Other Municipalities-Sound Decision Making Long-Range Planning

Development Areas: Option to Define a New Area

 Series of Planning Meetings: Land Use, Transportation, Economic Development, Design, Housing, Intergovernmental Cooperation  Add Annexed Area: Determine Development Area Category  Develop STWP for Annexed Area

 Regulatory: Not a Guide-Required  Regulate Uses Residential (R-12/R-24/PD) Mixed-Use (CBD/MD/PD) Commercial (GC) Office (O-I) Open Space (OS-R) Light Industrial (LI) Neighborhood Shopping (NS)  Regulate Dimensions Height Lot Size Massing Buffers

 Eastern Gateway  Downtown Master Plan Update  2007 Comprehensive Plan Update 2011

 Key Question: What should this are look like10,15, 20 years?  Coordinate Goals and Objectives  Establish Priorities and Future Actions

 SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats  Group: 5-6 People  Materials: Instruction Sheet Flip Chart 4 colored markers SWOT Explanation Land Use Categories Area Maps

 Strengths-Something that makes this portion of the City standout when compared to other communities. It can be a physical asset, infrastructure, sense of place.  Focus Questions: What do you like about the area? Why did you choose to live or open a business in Avondale Estates? What type of development would you like to see in the area? What assets such as infrastructure, housing, urban design do you want to retain or enhance? EX.: Close to MARTA/I-285, Close to Decatur, Single family housing.

 Weakness-Opposite of a strength. Problem that needs to be addressed.  Focus Question: What do you not like about the area? What would you change? Are there things such as traffic, infrastructure layout, or existing land use that you find detrimental to the development of the area? EX. : Lack of cohesive design, lack of sidewalks, lack of landscaping.

 Opportunity-Something that can be done to improve the community.  Focus Questions: What type of development would you like to see in the area? What types of uses do you feel would be the best fit for the area? Identify commercial, residential, office, mixed use etc. EX.:Streetscape design (AE), entrance design, partner with the City of Decatur, property redevelopment.

 Threat-A threat may be internal or external. A threat can be anything that could jeopardize the future success of the community.  Focus Questions: Is there anything you perceive as a threat to your community and the future development. Or neighborhood livability? What type of unwanted pressure do you see in the area? EX.: Traffic.

 The vision is the dream-The plan is the blueprint.  The vision is about possibilities-The plan is about policies.  The vision describes what-The plan shows how.

 Future Land Use  Comprehensive Plan Development Text STWP

 Summary Report-Available Soon After the Workshop  Next Meeting September 13 th -6:30 p.m.: Land Use/Development-Redevelopment  Website Access to Western Gateway Documents: html Thank you for Participating!