PETITION No. 2006Z -0076 NFC

 

 

PROPOSED ZONING                     NUP (NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT PLAN) – 2.44 UNITS* PER ACRE

 

PROPOSED USE                               RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION – 15-LOTS*

 

EXISTING ZONING                           AG-1 (AGRICULTURAL)

 

EXISTING USE                                    TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES

 

LAND USE MAP                                  RESIDENTIAL – 1 TO 2 UNITS PER ACRE

 

LOCATION                                              JONES BRIDGE ROAD (SOUTH SIDE):

                                                                        387.40 FEET OF FRONTAGE

 

                                                                        PARCEL SIZE 6.15 ACRES

 

                                                                        SMALL AREA 214

 

                                                                        LL 134, DISTRICT 1/1

 

                                                                        COMMISSION DISTRICT 3

                                                                       

OWNER                                                    PAUL & CYNTHIA KENWOOD

 

PETITIONER                                         GREENVIEW DEVELOPMENT, LLC

 

REPRESENTATIVE                          PETE HENDRICKS

 

 

APPLICANT'S INTENT             To develop a 15-lot* single family residential development on 6.15 acres at a density of 2.44 units* per acre.

 


Department of Environment and Community Development

Recommendation

 

APPROVAL CONDITIONAL: SUBSTITUTE R-3A (RESIDENTIAL)

 

 

Community Zoning Board Recommendation

August 15, 2006

 

APPROVAL CONDITIONAL: SUBSTITUTE R-3A (RESIDENTIAL)

 

The Community Zoning Board recommended approval of this petition per Staff's recommendation.

 

 

Board of Commissioners Recommendation

September 6, 2006

 

30-DAY DEFERRAL

 

The Board of Commissioners deferred this petition for 30 days in order to give time for the applicant to work with the Wynbridge community adjacent to the subject site to the east. Staff notes that since the Board of Commissioners hearing, the applicant has submitted a revised the site plan indicating a 30-foot wide landscape strip planted to buffer standards along the east property line adjacent to the subdivision noted above.

 

This will be the second public hearing.

 


SUBJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA:

 

SUBJECT SITE: The 6.15 acre subject site is located along the south side of Jones Bridge Road northeast of Buice Road. The subject site is zoned AG-1 (Agricultural) and is currently developed with two single family residences.  

 

NEARBY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES/ZONINGS:  RESIDENTIAL

 

**         North – Use: Edgehill Place Subdivision (Existing)

Petition: 96Z -002 NFC

Zone: R-4 (Residential)

Density: 2.69 units per acre

Minimum Lot Size: 18,000 square feet for lots abutting Jones Bridge and Buice Roads

Minimum Heated Floor Area: 1,400 square feet

 

**         Further North – Use: Pinewalk Subdivision (Existing)

            Petition: Z87 -111 NFC

            Zone: R-4 (Residential)

            Density: 2.57 units per acre

            Minimum Heated Floor Area: 1,200 square feet

Minimum Lot Size:  12,000 square feet adjacent to Long Indian Creek Subdivision and along the west property line adjacent to properties zoned for 12,000 square foot lots

 

**         East - Use: Wynbridge Subdivision (Existing)

Petition: Z86 -118 NFC

Zone: R-3A (Residential)

Density: 1.67 Units per acre

Minimum Lot Size: 18,000 acres

Observed Minimum Heated Floor Area: 2,200 square feet

 

**         Further South - Use: Cameron Crest Farms (Existing)

Petition: Z77 -046 NFC

Zone: R-2 (Residential)

Minimum Lot Size: 4.5 acres

Observed Minimum Heated Floor Area: 2,000 square feet

 

**         Further Southwest – Use: Oxford Mill Subdivision (Existing)

            Petition: Z89 -061 NFC

            Zone:  R-4A (Residential)

            Density: 2 units per acre

Minimum Lot Size: 18,000 square feet along Jones Bridge Road and Buice Road; 15,000 square feet for all other lots

 

**         Further West – Use: Single Family Residential Subdivision (Approved)

            Petition: 2002Z -0086 NFC

            Zone: NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan)

            Density: 3 units per acre

            Minimum Heated Floor Area: 2,200 square feet

            Minimum Lot Size: 9,000 square feet

 

NEARBY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES/ZONINGS:  NON-RESIDENTIAL

 

**         Northeast - Use:  Approved Church

Petition: 2004U -0002 NFC

Zone: AG-1 (Agricultural)

Density: 509.20 square feet per acre, 3,100 square feet total

 

**         West - Use:  Holy Spirit Church

Petition: 2000U -0009 NFC

Zone: AG-1 (Agricultural)

Density: 1,987.83 square feet per acre, 9,800 square feet total

 

**         Further Southwest - Use: Dolvin Elementary School (Existing)

Zone:  R-2 (Residential)

 

**         West - Use:  Holy Spirit Church (Existing)

Petition: 2000U -0009 NFC

Zone: AG-1 (Agricultural)

Density: 1,987.83 square feet per acre

 

**         There have been no RECENT DENIALS and there are no MISCELLANEOUS USES/ZONINGS in the immediate surrounding area.

 

SITE PLAN ANALYSIS:

 

Based on the applicant's revised site plan submitted to the Department of Environment and Community Development on September 18, 2006, Staff offers the following overview:

 

LAND USE AND DENSITY

 

The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject site from AG-1 (Agricultural) to NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan) to develop a 15-lot* single family subdivision on 6.15 acres at a density of 2.44 units* per acre. The applicant's proposed density of 2.44 units per acre is inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan's suggestion of residential development at a density of 1 to 2 units per acre. It is also inconsistent with Board action in the immediate area which approved an R-3A (Residential) zoning on the adjacent property to the east at a density of 1.67 units per acre, pursuant to Z86 -118 NFC. Staff notes that Cameron Crest Farms Subdivision with a minimum lot size of 4.5 acres abuts the subject site to the south. Staff further notes that while densities are higher north of Jones Bridge Road, the Land Use Plan supports such higher density in this area. Staff is of the opinion that the NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan) zoning as requested by the applicant is not suitable for the subject site given the existing low density residential developments and approvals in the immediate area of the subject site. To maintain development consistency in the area, Staff recommends APPROVAL CONDITIONAL SUBSTITUTE: R-3A (Residential), subject to the attached Recommended Conditions.

 

MINIMUM LOT SIZE

 

The applicant's site plan indicates a minimum lot size of 7,700 square feet for the proposed development. Staff notes that although the proposed minimum lot size exceeds the minimum required per Article 11.2.4 of the Zoning Resolution, it is inconsistent with Board action in the immediate area. Staff notes that the adjacent property to the east is zoned R-3A (Residential) with a minimum lot size of 18,000 square feet. The properties to the south and west are zoned R-2 (Residential) with minimum a lot size of 4.5 acres, and AG-1 (Agricultural) with  one acre minimum lot size. Since Staff is recommending a substitute R-3A (Residential) zoning, Staff also supports a minimum lot size consistent with R-3A (Residential) development standards.

 

MINIMUM HEATED FLOOR AREA

 

The applicant indicates a minimum heated floor area of 2,700 square feet for the proposed residential development. Staff notes that the applicant's proposal exceeds approved minimum heated floor areas in the area. Staff supports the proposal and will reflect this in the Recommended Conditions.  

 

LANDSCAPE STRIPS AND BUFFERS

 

Article 12E.4 of the Zoning Resolution requires a minimum 30 foot wide landscape strip along the proposed future rights-of-way and reservation lines of Jones Bridge Road. The applicant's site plan indicates compliance with the requirement.

 

Staff notes that the applicant, per the revised site plan indicates a 30-foot wide landscape strip planted to buffer standard along the east property line adjacent to the Wynbridge Subdivision. Staff will reflect the proposal in the Alternate Conditions should the Board of Commissioners choose to approve this petition per the applicant's request. 

  

BUILDING SETBACKS

 

The applicant's site plan indicates development standards for the proposed NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan) zoning as follows:

 

            Minimum Front Yard Setback                      20 feet

            Minimum Side Yard Setback                       7 feet

            Minimum Rear Yard Setback                      25 feet

            Minimum Lot Width                           70 feet

 

Staff notes that the applicant's proposed development standards are inconsistent with approved development standards in the immediate area of the subject site. Given that, Staff is recommending a substitute R-3A (Residential) zoning, the proposed development will be required to meet the R-3A (Residential) development standards.

 

TRANSPORTATION:

 

Fulton County Traffic anticipates the traffic generation rates as follows: 204 average trips per day and 21 trips at the a.m. peak hour and 22 p.m. trips at the p.m. peak hour. To help mitigate the impact of increased traffic, the Fulton County Traffic Engineer is requiring the applicant to comply with traffic recommendations in the Recommended Conditions.

 

ENVIRONMENT

 

The Environmental Site Analysis Report is sufficient and satisfies the requirement of the Fulton County Zoning Resolution. A field survey of the site was conducted by County Staff to verify areas addressed in the ESA report. According to county GIS, slopes greater than 33 percent over a 10-foot rise in elevation are located in the northern portion of the site. Compliance with County erosion control guidelines would mitigate developmental impacts. The site does not contain wetlands, floodplains, streams, historical sites and sensitive plants and animal species.

 

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

 

The applicant will need to comply with Article 34.5.3 of the Zoning Resolution for the provision of sidewalks/curb and gutters adjacent to Jones Bridge Road, before a building permit can be obtained.

 

Staff notes that the subject site is within the Northeast Fulton Overlay District. The applicant is required to comply with the district development standards for residential development at the time of application for Land Disturbance Permit.

 

 

FINDINGS:

 

(Article 28.4.1) Planning Staff shall, with respect to each zoning application, investigate and make a recommendation with respect to factors A. through H., below, as well as any other factors it may find relevant.

 

 

 

 

A.        WHETHER THE ZONING PROPOSAL WILL PERMIT A USE THAT IS SUITABLE IN VIEW OF THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADJACENT AND NEARBY PROPERTY.

 

FINDING:      The proposed single family subdivision, if developed with Staff's Recommended Conditions, is suitable for the subject site given the existing and anticipated single family residential developments in the surrounding area. 

 

B.        Whether the zoning proposal will adversely affect the existing use or usability of adjacent or nearby property.

 

FINDING:      In Staff's opinion, the proposed residential development will not have an adverse effect on the use or usability of adjacent and nearby properties if developed in accordance with Staff's Recommended Conditions.

 

C.        WHETHER THE PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ZONING PROPOSAL HAS A REASONABLE ECONOMIC USE AS CURRENTLY ZONED.

 

FINDING:      The subject site may have a reasonable use as currently zoned.

 

D.        WHETHER THE ZONING PROPOSAL WILL RESULT IN A USE WHICH WILL OR COULD CAUSE AN EXCESSIVE BURDENSOME USE OF EXISTING STREETS, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, UTILITIES, OR SCHOOLS.

 

FINDING:      Staff does not anticipate a significant impact on public services and facilities.  However, some impact on the surrounding transportation system is expected, but should be mitigated with the incorporation of Staff's Recommended Conditions. Some overcrowding of area schools may occur.

 

E.        WHETHER THE ZONING PROPOSAL IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE POLICIES AND INTENT OF THE LAND USE PLAN.

 

FINDING:      The proposed residential development is inconsistent with the density range suggested on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and Board action in the immediate area.

 

LAND USE PLAN MAP: Residential - 1 to 2 units per acre

 

Proposed use/density: Residential Subdivision/ 2.44 Units Per Acre*

 

The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map suggests the subject site and the properties  to the east as appropriate for residential development at a density of 1 to 2 units per acre. For the properties to the north across Jones Bridge Road, the Plan Map suggest residential at 2 to 3 units per acre. To the south, the Plan Map suggests residential at 1 unit or less per acre. Further to the southwest, the Plan Map suggests Community Facilities.

 

PLAN POLICIES: The applicant's request is inconsistent with the following plan policies:

Encourage infill development in residential areas consistent with neighborhood preservation, transition of uses, and other Comprehensive Plan policies.

 

Provide for the protection, preservation and maintenance of existing neighborhoods and residential areas, through County programs, regulations and enforcement mechanisms.

 

F.         WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER EXISTING OR CHANGING CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WHICH GIVE SUPPORTING GROUNDS FOR EITHER APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE ZONING PROPOSAL.

 

FINDING:      Existing zonings and current development trends in the area and adopted land use policies support residential development of the subject site.

 

G.        WHETHER THE ZONING PROPOSAL WILL PERMIT A USE WHICH CAN BE CONSIDERED ENVIRONMENTALLY ADVERSE TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND CITIZENS OF FULTON COUNTY.

 

FINDING:      The proposed residential development is not considered environmentally adverse affecting natural resources, the environment, or the citizens of Fulton County. 

 

CONCLUSION:

 

Provided Staff's Recommended Conditions are incorporated into the development of the site, the proposed residential development is consistent with the policies and intent of the Comprehensive Plan and with Board action in the area. Therefore, Staff recommends APPROVAL CONDITIONAL: SUBSTITUTE R-3A (Residential) subject to the attached Recommended Conditions.

 

Note:               The attached alternate conditions are provided as a guide should the Board of Commissioners choose to approve this petition per the applicant's request.  The applicant's agreement to these conditions would not result in a favorable recommendation from the Staff.

 

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

 

On September 6, 2006, the Board of Commissioners recommended this petition be deferred for 30 days to give adequate time for the applicant's to meet with the Wynbridge community. Since the Board of Commissioners meeting, the applicant has revised the site plan to include a 30-foot wide landscape strip planted to butter standards along the east property line adjacent to the Wynbridge Subdivision which Staff has included in the Alternate Conditions should the Board of Commissioners choose to approve this per petition the applicant's request.

 

 

RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS

 

If this petition is approved by the Board of Commissioners, it should be APPROVED SUBSTITUTE R-3A (Residential) CONDITIONAL subject to the owner's agreement to the following enumerated conditions. Where these conditions conflict with the stipulations and offerings contained in the Letter of Intent, these conditions shall supersede unless specifically stipulated by the Board of Commissioners.

 

1.         To the owner's agreement to restrict the use of the subject property as follows:

 

a.         Single family detached dwellings and accessory uses and structures.

 

b.         Single family detached dwelling units at a maximum density of 2 dwelling units per acre. Approved lot/unit totals are not guaranteed. The developer is responsible through site engineering (at the time of application for a Land Disturbance Permit) to demonstrate that all lots/units within the approved development meet or exceed all the development standards of Fulton County. The total lot/unit yield of the subject site shall be determined by this final engineering.

 

c.         The minimum heated floor area per dwelling unit shall be 2,700 square feet.

 

2.         To the owner's agreement to abide by the following:

 

a.         To submit a revised site plan to the Department of Environment and Community Development. Said site plan is conceptual only and must meet or exceed the requirements of the Zoning Resolution and these conditions prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance Permit. The applicant shall be required to complete the concept review procedure prior to application for a Land Disturbance Permit. Unless otherwise noted herein, compliance with all conditions shall be in place prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy.

 

3.         To the owner's agreement to abide by the following requirements, dedication and improvements:

 

a.         Dedicate at no cost to Fulton County along the entire property frontage, prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance Permit, sufficient land as necessary to provide the following rights-of-way, and dedicate at no cost to Fulton County such additional right-of-way as may be required to provide at least 10.5 feet of right-of-way from the back of curb of all abutting road improvements, as well as allow the necessary construction easements while the rights-of-way are being improved:

 

30 feet from centerline of Jones Bridge Road.

 

b.         Reserve for Fulton County along the necessary property frontage of the following roadways, prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance permit, sufficient land as necessary to provide for compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. All building setback lines shall be measured from the dedication but at no time shall a building be allowed inside the area of reservation. All required landscape strips and buffers may straddle the reservation line so that the reservation line bisects the required landscape strip or buffer. At a minimum, 10 feet of the required landscape strip or buffer shall be located outside the area of reservation. All required tree plantings per Article 4.23 shall be placed within the portion of the landscape strip or buffer that lies outside the area of reservation:

 

55 feet from centerline of Jones Bridge Road.

 

4.         To the owner's agreement to abide by the following:

 

a.         Prior to submitting the application for a (LDP) with the Department of Environment and Community Development, Development Review Division, arrange to meet with the Fulton County Traffic Engineer.  A signed copy of the results of these meetings will be required to be submitted along with the application for a Land Disturbance Permit.

 

b.         Prior to submitting the application for an LDP, arrange an on-site evaluation of existing specimen trees/stands, buffers, and tree protection zones within the property boundaries with the Fulton County Arborist.  A signed copy of the results of these meetings will be required to be submitted along with the application for an LDP.

 

 c.        Prior to submitting the application for an LDP, the developer/engineer shall contact the Public Works Department, Water Services Division, and arrange to meet on-site with an engineer from the Surface Water Management Program (SWMP), who is responsible for review of Storm Water Concept Plan submittals.

 

d.         Prior to submitting the application for an LDP, the developer and/or engineer shall submit to the SWMP, through the Development Review Division, a project Storm Water Concept Plan.  This concept plan shall indicate the preliminary location of the storm water management facilities intended to manage the quality and quantity of storm water.  The concept plan shall specifically address the existing downstream off-site drainage conveyance system(s) that the proposed development surface runoff will impact, and the discharge path(s) from the outlet of the storm water management facilities to the off-site drainage system(s) and/or appropriate receiving waters.  As part of the Storm Water Concept Plan submittal, a preliminary capacity analysis shall be performed by the engineer on the off-site drainage system(s) points of constraint.  The capacity analysis shall determine the capacity of all existing constraint points, such as pipes, culverts, etc. from the point of storm water discharge at the proposed development site boundary downstream to the confluence of the receiving drainage course at a point where the drainage area is at least ten times the proposed development site area and the next downstream drainage area having a drainage area of fifty acres or more.  The critical capacity points shall be selected based upon the engineer's field observation, professional judgment, and limited field survey data.  The analysis shall identify the downstream properties pre and post-development 100-year water surface elevations, and for any post-development water surface elevation increase exceeding 0.05 feet, the developer shall acquire the applicable offsite drainage easement to accommodate the 100-year storm flow through impacted properties.  Where Fulton County has completed a model of the basin, it shall be used by the developer in the analyses.

 

e.         Where storm water currently drains by sheet flow and it is proposed to be collected to and/or discharged at a point, such that the discharge from the storm water management facility outlet crosses a property line, such discharge shall mimic pre-development sheet flow conditions.  A description of the method proposed to achieve post-development sheet flow conditions shall be provided as part of the Storm Water Concept Plan.  Should the method to achieve sheet flow across an external property line be unsuccessful, the developer shall acquire an easement(s) from the point of discharge to a point down gradient at a live dry weather stream sufficient to contain the 25 year storm flow or other location as approved by the Director of Public Works.  This condition will not apply when the storm water management facility is designed and approved to discharge directly to a stream or watercourse.

 

f.          A draft of the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement required by Fulton County Code Section 26-278 shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works with the Storm Water Concept Plan.

 

g.         The Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall provide that all storm water management/detention facility outlet control structures shall be inspected, photographed, and cleaned, if necessary, on a monthly basis, by the owner.  The Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall require that the design engineer shall prepare an operation and maintenance guidance document, for use by the owner and/or any professionals retained by the owner, to plainly describe the basic operational function of the facility(ies), including a description of a permanent marker post(s) which shall indicate that the level of sediment which, if exceeded, requires sediment removal.  The Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall require an annual operation and maintenance report for all storm water management/detention facilities be prepared by a licensed design professional and submitted to the SWMP.  The annual report shall include monthly inspections, photographs, and documentation of the cleaning of storm water management/detention facilities outlet control structure(s) as well as an operational assessment of the facilities indicating that they do, or do not, function as described in the design guidance document (described above), and if they do not, a description of the specific actions to be taken to allow the facilities to function as intended.

 

h.         The required Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall be recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court prior to issuance of an LDP, Grading Permit, or Building Permit associated with the development.

 

i.          The engineer/developer is required to submit, along with the application for an LDP, signed documentation verifying approval of the Storm Water Concept Plan.

 

j.          Where paved parking areas (including access aisles) are proposed to exceed 5,000 square feet, the storm water management facilities shall be designed to reduce pollutants such as oil, grease and other automobile fluids that may leak from vehicles.  A general description, or concept, of the storm water management facilities proposed to achieve the removal of such pollutants shall be submitted with the Storm Water Concept Plan.  A detailed design of such facilities shall be included in applicable documents for a land disturbance permit.

 

k.         With the application for an LDP, provide  documentation (such as channel cross-sections, centerline profile, etc.) describing the geometry of those  existing natural streams, creeks, or draws within the proposed development boundary which in the design engineer's judgment are at risk of erosion due to increased flow, provide a description of the basis utilized in judging areas to be at risk, and provide details on the Storm Water Management Plan of the post-development channel bank protection measures.

 

l.          The developer/engineer shall demonstrate to the County by engineering analysis submitted with the LDP application, that the  discharge rate and velocity of the storm water runoff resulting from the development is restricted to seventy-five percent (75%) of the pre-development conditions for the 1-year frequency storm event, up to and including the ten (10)-year frequency storm event.

 

m.        Drainage from all disturbed areas shall be collected and conveyed to a storm water management facility provided as part of the development.  The Storm Water Concept Plan shall identify any proposed areas with incidental and minor release of storm water not conveyed to such facilities, subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works.  Plans for any land disturbance permit shall show all proposed drainage patterns for the proposed development after its completion.  Any incidental release of unmanaged or untreated storm flows from any disturbed portion of the developed property shall be allowed only with the approval of the Director of Public Works.  Other than minimal incidental flows shall be specifically approved by the Director of Public Works.  Bypass flows will not be permitted except from undisturbed areas within a buffer or other protected easement.  Final plans shall provide for collection, conveyance and treatment of all approved incidental flows from developed lots or parcels, individual residences or building structures.

 

n.         Storm water management facility(ies) volumes shall be designed to achieve water quality treatment, channel protection, over bank flood protection and extreme flood protection, in accordance with the Georgia State Storm water Manual, except that the duration of release for water quality treatment shall be 48 hours.


 

 

ALTERNATE CONDITIONS

 

If this petition is approved by the Board of Commissioners, it should be APPROVED NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan) CONDITIONAL subject to the owner's agreement to the following enumerated conditions. Where these conditions conflict with the stipulations and offerings contained in the Letter of Intent, these conditions shall supersede unless specifically stipulated by the Board of Commissioners.

 

1.         To the owner's agreement to restrict the use of the subject property as follows:

 

a.         Single family detached dwellings and accessory uses and structures.

 

b.         No more than 15* total dwelling units, at a maximum density of 2.44* dwelling units per acre, whichever is less based on the total acreage zoned. Approved lot/unit totals are not guaranteed. The developer is responsible through site engineering (at the time of application for a Land Disturbance Permit) to demonstrate that all lots/units within the approved development meet or exceed all the development standards of Fulton County. The total lot/unit yield of the subject site shall be determined by this final engineering.

 

c.         The minimum lot size shall be 7,700 square feet.

 

d.         The minimum heated floor area per dwelling unit shall be 2,700 square feet.

 

2.         To the owner's agreement to abide by the following:

 

a.         To the revised site plan received by the Department of Environment and Community Development on September 18, 2006. Said site plan is conceptual only and must meet or exceed the requirements of the Zoning Resolution and these conditions prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance Permit. The applicant shall be required to complete the concept review procedure prior to application for a Land Disturbance Permit. Unless otherwise noted herein, compliance with all conditions shall be in place prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy.

 

3.         To the owner's agreement to the following site development considerations:

 

a.         The applicant is proposing the following setback and development standards:

 

Minimum Front Yard Setback                      20 feet

                                    Minimum Side Yard                          7 feet

                                    Minimum Rear Setback                               25 feet

Minimum Lot Width                           70 feet

 

 

 

b.         Provide a minimum 30-foot wide landscape strip planted to buffer standards along the east property line adjacent to the Wynbridge Subdivision.

 

4.         To the owner's agreement to abide by the following requirements, dedication and improvements:

 

a.         Dedicate at no cost to Fulton County along the entire property frontage, prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance Permit, sufficient land as necessary to provide the following rights-of-way, and dedicate at no cost to Fulton County such additional right-of-way as may be required to provide at least 10.5 feet of right-of-way from the back of curb of all abutting road improvements, as well as allow the necessary construction easements while the rights-of-way are being improved:

 

30 feet from centerline of Jones Bridge Road.

 

b.         Reserve for Fulton County along the necessary property frontage of the following roadways, prior to the approval of a Land Disturbance permit, sufficient land as necessary to provide for compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. All building setback lines shall be measured from the dedication but at no time shall a building be allowed inside the area of reservation. All required landscape strips and buffers may straddle the reservation line so that the reservation line bisects the required landscape strip or buffer. At a minimum, 10 feet of the required landscape strip or buffer shall be located outside the area of reservation. All required tree plantings per Article 4.23 shall be placed within the portion of the landscape strip or buffer that lies outside the area of reservation:

 

55 feet from centerline of Jones Bridge Road.

 

5.         To the owner's agreement to abide by the following:

 

a.         Prior to submitting the application for a (LDP) with the Department of Environment and Community Development, Development Review Division, arrange to meet with the Fulton County Traffic Engineer.  A signed copy of the results of these meetings will be required to be submitted along with the application for a Land Disturbance Permit.

 

b.         Prior to submitting the application for an LDP, arrange an on-site evaluation of existing specimen trees/stands, buffers, and tree protection zones within the property boundaries with the Fulton County Arborist.  A signed copy of the results of these meetings will be required to be submitted along with the application for an LDP.

 

 c.        Prior to submitting the application for an LDP, the developer/engineer shall contact the Public Works Department, Water Services Division, and arrange to meet on-site with an engineer from the Surface Water Management Program (SWMP), who is responsible for review of Storm Water Concept Plan submittals.

 

d.         Prior to submitting the application for an LDP, the developer and/or engineer shall submit to the SWMP, through the Development Review Division, a project Storm Water Concept Plan.  This concept plan shall indicate the preliminary location of the storm water management facilities intended to manage the quality and quantity of storm water.  The concept plan shall specifically address the existing downstream off-site drainage conveyance system(s) that the proposed development surface runoff will impact, and the discharge path(s) from the outlet of the storm water management facilities to the off-site drainage system(s) and/or appropriate receiving waters.  As part of the Storm Water Concept Plan submittal, a preliminary capacity analysis shall be performed by the engineer on the off-site drainage system(s) points of constraint.  The capacity analysis shall determine the capacity of all existing constraint points, such as pipes, culverts, etc. from the point of storm water discharge at the proposed development site boundary downstream to the confluence of the receiving drainage course at a point where the drainage area is at least ten times the proposed development site area and the next downstream drainage area having a drainage area of fifty acres or more.  The critical capacity points shall be selected based upon the engineer's field observation, professional judgment, and limited field survey data.  The analysis shall identify the downstream properties pre and post-development 100-year water surface elevations, and for any post-development water surface elevation increase exceeding 0.05 feet, the developer shall acquire the applicable offsite drainage easement to accommodate the 100-year storm flow through impacted properties.  Where Fulton County has completed a model of the basin, it shall be used by the developer in the analyses.

 

e.         Where storm water currently drains by sheet flow and it is proposed to be collected to and/or discharged at a point, such that the discharge from the storm water management facility outlet crosses a property line, such discharge shall mimic pre-development sheet flow conditions.  A description of the method proposed to achieve post-development sheet flow conditions shall be provided as part of the Storm Water Concept Plan.  Should the method to achieve sheet flow across an external property line be unsuccessful, the developer shall acquire an easement(s) from the point of discharge to a point down gradient at a live dry weather stream sufficient to contain the 25 year storm flow or other location as approved by the Director of Public Works.  This condition will not apply when the storm water management facility is designed and approved to discharge directly to a stream or watercourse.

 

f.          A draft of the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement required by Fulton County Code Section 26-278 shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works with the Storm Water Concept Plan.

 

g.         The Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall provide that all storm water management/detention facility outlet control structures shall be inspected, photographed, and cleaned, if necessary, on a monthly basis, by the owner.  The Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall require that the design engineer shall prepare an operation and maintenance guidance document, for use by the owner and/or any professionals retained by the owner, to plainly describe the basic operational function of the facility(ies), including a description of a permanent marker post(s) which shall indicate that the level of sediment which, if exceeded, requires sediment removal.  The Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall require an annual operation and maintenance report for all storm water management/detention facilities be prepared by a licensed design professional and submitted to the SWMP.  The annual report shall include monthly inspections, photographs, and documentation of the cleaning of storm water management/detention facilities outlet control structure(s) as well as an operational assessment of the facilities indicating that they do, or do not, function as described in the design guidance document (described above), and if they do not, a description of the specific actions to be taken to allow the facilities to function as intended.

 

h.         The required Inspection and Maintenance Agreement shall be recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court prior to issuance of an LDP, Grading Permit, or Building Permit associated with the development.

 

i.          The engineer/developer is required to submit, along with the application for an LDP, signed documentation verifying approval of the Storm Water Concept Plan.

 

j.          Where paved parking areas (including access aisles) are proposed to exceed 5,000 square feet, the storm water management facilities shall be designed to reduce pollutants such as oil, grease and other automobile fluids that may leak from vehicles.  A general description, or concept, of the storm water management facilities proposed to achieve the removal of such pollutants shall be submitted with the Storm Water Concept Plan.  A detailed design of such facilities shall be included in applicable documents for a land disturbance permit.

 

k.         With the application for an LDP, provide  documentation (such as channel cross-sections, centerline profile, etc.) describing the geometry of those  existing natural streams, creeks, or draws within the proposed development boundary which in the design engineer's judgment are at risk of erosion due to increased flow, provide a description of the basis utilized in judging areas to be at risk, and provide details on the Storm Water Management Plan of the post-development channel bank protection measures.

 

l.          The developer/engineer shall demonstrate to the County by engineering analysis submitted with the LDP application, that the  discharge rate and velocity of the storm water runoff resulting from the development is restricted to seventy-five percent (75%) of the pre-development conditions for the 1-year frequency storm event, up to and including the ten (10)-year frequency storm event.

 

m.        Drainage from all disturbed areas shall be collected and conveyed to a storm water management facility provided as part of the development.  The Storm Water Concept Plan shall identify any proposed areas with incidental and minor release of storm water not conveyed to such facilities, subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works.  Plans for any land disturbance permit shall show all proposed drainage patterns for the proposed development after its completion.  Any incidental release of unmanaged or untreated storm flows from any disturbed portion of the developed property shall be allowed only with the approval of the Director of Public Works.  Other than minimal incidental flows shall be specifically approved by the Director of Public Works.  Bypass flows will not be permitted except from undisturbed areas within a buffer or other protected easement.  Final plans shall provide for collection, conveyance and treatment of all approved incidental flows from developed lots or parcels, individual residences or building structures.

 

n.         Storm water management facility(ies) volumes shall be designed to achieve water quality treatment, channel protection, over bank flood protection and extreme flood protection, in accordance with the Georgia State Storm water Manual, except that the duration of release for water quality treatment shall be 48 hours.

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX

 

COMMENTS ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES

 

NOTE: Various Fulton County departments or divisions that may or may not be affected by the proposed development provide the following information. Comments herein are based on the applicant's conceptual site plan and are intended as general non-binding information and in no manner suggest a final finding by the commenter. All projects, if approved, are required to complete the Fulton County Plan Review process prior to the commencement of any construction activity.

 

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES:

 

Road name: Jones Bridge Road

Classification: Minor Arterial

Level of Service: F

 

Anticipated Traffic Generation Rates:

Average: 204 trips per day

Peak Hour: 21 trips

 

HEALTH DEPARTMENT:

 

The Fulton County Health Department recommends that the applicant be required to connect the proposed development to public water and public sanitary sewer available to the site.

 

Since this proposed development constitutes a premise where people work, live or congregate, onsite sanitary facilities will be mandatory, prior to use or occupancy.

 

If this proposed development includes an existing individual onsite water supply system(s), and the system(s) will be abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with Fulton County regulations.

 

WATER AND WASTEWATER (SEWER):

 

WATER:

 

Anticipated water demand: 5,100 gallons per day

 

This project is within the North Fulton jurisdiction.

 

This project is +/- 50 linear feet from an existing water pipeline, located along Jones Bridge Road.

 

Comments: This information does not guarantee that adequate water volume and pressure are available at this time or will be adequate upon application of permits. Please contact the Department of Public Works for more information.

 

SEWER:

 

Basin: Big Creek

Treatment Plant: Big Creek

Anticipated sewer demand: 4,590 gallons per day

 

The nearest wastewater pipeline to this project is onsite, located in Land Lot 134, District 1/1.

 

Comments: This information does not guarantee that adequate sewer capacity is available at this time or will be available upon application of permits. Please contact the Department of Public Works for more information.

DRAINAGE:

 

Flood Plain: FEMA Map No. 13121C0086E. Approximate floodplain = 0%.

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION:

 

# of Proposed Units: 17

 

 

Schools

 

 

Dolvin Elementary

Elementary

 

Autrey Mill

Middle

 

Chattahoochee High School

 

Estimated Number of Students Generated

 

7 to 10

 

3 to 6

 

3 to 4

 

State Capacity A     

 

1,025

 

1,250

 

1,675

 

Enrollment B    

 

943 to 1,001

 

1,214 to 1,290

 

2,052 to 2,178

 

Under/ Over State Capacity C

 

-82 to -24

 

-36 to 40

 

377 to 503

 

Number of Portable Classrooms  

 

3

 

0

 

14