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AREAS OF INTEREST
DeKalb County Planning and Sustainability Department

I-285 and Memorial Area Existing Businesses

C
A

B
D
Program of Businesses
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

Genesis Mental Wellness

D&K Primary Anchor
Family Dollar Strip Commercial
Parking Lot
BBH Bonding
Burger King Restaurant
Auto Repair Sales

Planning and Zoning

Current Zoning C-1

Commercial

Existing Land Use

Commercial
Future Land Use CRC
Commercial Redevelopment
Corridor (up to 18 du/ac)

Permitted Uses

Aerial

Future Land Use

Land Use Amend

Recommendation
CRC to TC allows a higher
density of mixed use (up to 60
du/ac)
Extend TC - existing
Kensington TC over I-285 to
allow for more permitted uses.

Commercial and
Retail
Offices
Condominiums
Townhomes
Mixed Use
Institutional

Zoning

Educational Area Existing Uses

Commercial
Strip

College

Commercial and
Office

Commercial
Strip

Office &
Institutional

Cultural Area at a Glance Existing Uses

Existing Uses
Convenience Chain
CVS, with standard design of this
store chain. Property is well
maintained and landscaped.

Gas Station and Store

QT. Standard design as required by
the store chain. High traffic.

Commercial C

Office and Institutional

Two banks (Sun Trust & Wells Fargo)
and hair styling institution.

Strip Commercial A
Currently a mix of retail and
restaurants.

Strip Commercial B
Typical suburban style commercial,
with a mix of retail, office,
entertainment and restaurants. Plaza
design is outdated and in need of
repair. Parking lot in need of
resurfacing.

Strip
Commercial B

Commercial C
Cluster of various uses including
restaurants, office, and retail.
Independently owned food mart. One
of the strips is hidden from view.

Convenience
Store Chain

Office and
Institutional

Gas Station
and
Store
Strip
Commercial A

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EMBRACING QUALITY GROWTH
DeKalb County Planning and Sustainability Department

Embracing quality growth principles, what could our centers and

corridors look like?
FutureLandUse
BestLocations?

ActivityCenters Primarilynodal
areasinthecountythatserveas
mixedusecommunities,provide
publicopenspace,andcatersto
transitandtransitrelated
development.

Project Timeline
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PROJECTSCHEDULE
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Task1ProjectManagement

MeetingStrategy&Schedule
ProjectManagementTeamMeetings

Task2CoreTeamMeetings

DistributeInvitationforParticipation

HostCoreTeamMeeting

Task3GeneralPublicMeetings
KickOffMeeting
FinalizePromotionalMaterials

HostKickOffMeeting

DraftOverlayPlanReviewMeeting
FinalizePromotionalMaterials

HostDraftOverlayPlanReviewMeeting

FinalOverlayPlanReviewMeeting
FinalizePromotionalMaterials

HostFinalOverlayPlanReviewMeeting

Task4ProjectDeliverables

IndividualMeetingSummaries

ProjectSummaryDocument

ProjectCompletion

Deliverable

Meeting

ProjectCompletion

Stakeholders Key Role

Stakeholders/Core Team Meetings
- Two Meetings remaining
Expertise
- Information
Public Meeting

Final Outcome of Project

Interactive Session..

- SWOT Brainstorm Exercise

- Public Involvement

Next Steps

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