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URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN CHAMBLEE URA 2018 - August 21, 2018 - Laura Linman

URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
PLAN CHAMBLEE URA 2018
        August 21, 2018

            Laura Linman

Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1
Boundaries of the URA .............................................................................................................. 1
Consistency with Adopted Plans ............................................................................................... 1
Description of Urban Redevelopment Areas.............................................................................. 2
Photographic Evidence ............................................................................................................ 14
Land Use Objectives ............................................................................................................... 19
Plan Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 19
Project Specifics ...................................................................................................................... 20

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Introduction

This City of Chamblee Urban Redevelopment Plan (this “Plan”) shall constitute an Urban
Redevelopment Plan for the City of Chamblee, Georgia (the “City of Chamblee” or “City”) within
the meaning of the “Urban Redevelopment Law,” Title 36, Chapter 61 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, as amended. This Plan meets the requirements of O.C.G.A § 36-61- 2(24).
This Plan conforms to the general plan for the City as a whole. In the case of four of the urban
redevelopment areas, this Plan describes the City’s strategies and tactics for potential land
acquisitions, demolitions, redevelopments, improvements, and rehabilitations as may be
proposed in urban redevelopment areas. In the case of one of the urban redevelopment areas,
this Plan describes the actual land acquisitions, demolitions, redevelopments, improvements,
and rehabilitations. This Plan further considers zoning and planning changes, land use issues,
maximum densities, building and development requirements, and the plan's relationship to City
goals regarding suitable land uses, improved traffic and public transportation, the provision of
public utilities, the creation or expansion of recreational and community facilities, and other
public improvements in identified urban redevelopment areas.

Boundaries of the URA

The urban redevelopment area (the “URA”) is made up of multiple separate areas, each of which
has been determined to be a “pocket of blight” (as defined in the Urban Redevelopment Law)
and each of which displays the presence of conditions or a combination of factors that
substantially impairs and arrests the sound growth of the City of Chamblee. For the purposes of
this plan, these areas are identified as Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and are more fully defined below.

Consistency with Adopted Plans

Th is Plan is consistent with the Chamblee Comprehensive Plan, as adopted in 2015. The
Comprehensive Plan lists the following goals for the community:
       1. Create a greater sense of community identity.
       2. Support a thriving business environment.
       3. Promote a healthy and safe living environment.
       4. Develop and maintain strong multi-modal connections.
       5. Provide quality government service through partnership and cooperation.
This Plan will assist in pursuing redevelopment projects and partnerships that will support all of
the above goals.

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The City of Chamblee has completed several other plans that are helpful in providing context
for the redevelopment of the City.
• Economic Development Strategic Plan – Adopted in 2016, the EDSP provides
strategies to increase overall wealth, raise property values, and add jobs to Chamblee.

• Downtown Chamblee Livable Centers Initiative Plan – Adopted in 2001 and updated in
2007 and 2014, this plan was partially funded by the Atlanta Regional Commission and
has helped to link transportation planning and land use decisions to create more a
walkable and urban center.

• Buford Highway Livable Centers Initiative Plan – Adopted in 2017, this plan was also
funded by the Atlanta Regional Commission in partnership with the City of Doraville.
The Buford Highway LCI Plan will assist in improving the transportation infrastructure
adjacent to Buford Highway, and offers ideas on refining the built environment along the
corridor.

Description of Urban Redevelopment Areas
• URA 1 – Savoy Dr.
o This area consists of a mix of commercial and residential properties along Savoy
Drive and the frontage of Interstate 285. The area is approximately 136.19 acres
and contains 120 parcels. The existing land uses are commercial businesses,
multifamily homes, and single-family homes.

• URA 2 – Town Center
o This area consists of warehouse, commercial, institutional, and vacant properties
in the historic downtown core. City Hall, Chamblee Police Station, Chamblee Civic
Center all feature prominently in this area. The area is approximately 56.33 acres
and contains 47 parcels.

• URA 3 – Buford Highway/Chamblee Tucker
o This area consists of commercial, residential, office, and institutional uses. The
area is approximately 139.16 acres and contains 166 parcels. The area is
dominated by Buford Highway and Chamblee Tucker Road,.

• URA 4 – Buford Highway/Dresden
o This area consists of commercial, industrial, and residential uses and properties.
The area is approximately 88.36 acres and contains 61 parcels. The City’s largest
park, Dresden Park, is in this area

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•   URA 5 – Shallowford Road
        o This area consists of commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential uses. The
           area is approximately 124.13 acres and contains 38 parcels. This area includes
           the Shallowford interchange as well as Johnson Road.

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URA 1

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URA 2

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URA 3

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URA 4

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URA 5

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Negative conditions within the urban redevelopment areas
The URA has future economic potential, however it has been determined to be a pocket of blight
that contains: underutilized commercial land and structures; deteriorated or poorly maintained
housing stock; obsolescent buildings or facilities; visual blight; substandard public infrastructure,
including lack of sidewalks and pedestrian amenities, lighting, open space; inefficient street
layout; and fragmented, inappropriate or commercially nonviable subdivision platting or lot
layout; the high land to building value makes the properties located in the URA economically
viable for redevelopment.
In addition to the above, the URA includes many census block groups that have poverty rates
above 20% in 2016, as shown below.
URA 1

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URA 2

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URA 3

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URA 4 & 5

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Photographic Evidence
URA 1

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URA 2

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URA 3

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URA 4

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URA 5

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Land Use Objectives
• Types of Uses
o Land uses in each of the URAs will be a mixture of commercial, residential, and
mixed-use. The existing allowable land uses in the URAs are diverse enough to
permit a wide range of commercial and residential uses (see Zoning Map and list
of zones in Appendix A).
• Building Requirements
o The City of Chamblee will utilize the existing building requirements and life-safety
regulations in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
• Zoning Changes
o Existing zoning classifications in the Chamblee UDO should be appropriate to drive
redevelopment in each URA. If zoning changes are proposed to individual parcels,
or as amendments the UDO, or Zoning Map, those changes will conform to
O.C.G.A. Title 36 Chapter 66, known as “The Zoning Procedures Law.”
• Development Densities
o No changes to existing development densities currently allowed in the Chamblee
UDO are proposed in this Plan (see zoning dimension table in Appendix A).
• Description of Parcels to be Acquired.
o The City does not anticipate acquiring any additional property at this time. In the
future, the City or its designee may act to acquire one or more properties at
which time this Plan will be amended.

Plan Impacts

Historic Preservation Considerations
The City of Chamblee values its local history and heritage, and this Plan seeks to preserve as
many historic structures and possible. No historic properties will be impacted by this Plan.
Strategy for Relocating Displaced Residents
The City has determined that the development of a relocation strategy is not necessary at this
time. In the event displacement of residents becomes necessary at a later date, this Plan will be
amended to incorporate a plan for relocating displaced residents in accordance with all local and
state statutory requirements.
Strategies for Access to Affordable Housing
Revitalization efforts in the Urban Redevelopment Area will focus on promoting mixed-use
development and redevelopment in Chamblee. The residential component of this development
should promote a variety of housing types, including units available to low- and moderate-income
residents.

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Covenants and Restrictions to be Placed on Properties
No covenants or restrictions will be placed on properties at this time. Should circumstances arise
where making use of covenants and restrictions becomes necessary, this Plan will be amended.
Strategy for Leveraging Private Resources for Redevelopment
The purpose of this Plan is to encourage private redevelopment to the greatest extent possible.
Implementation of this Plan will focus on master planning efforts and funding mechanisms for
necessary public infrastructure to attract increased private development.
Public Infrastructure to be Provided
The City will work to provide the public infrastructure necessary to promote private
redevelopment in these areas. The City of Chamblee Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) will be a
guide for transportation enhancements – including sidewalks and transit – improved lighting,
streetscapes, public recreational space, and public parking in the URA. A copy of the Chamblee
CIP is incorporated in this Plan in Appendix B.

Project Specifics

The City has completed the Downtown Chamblee Town Center Plan, a master plan for URA 2
(“URA 2 Plan”). The specifics of URA 2 Plan are set forth below:
       o URA 2 contains three city-owned buildings: City Hall, Police Department, and the
         Civic Center. The police department will be moved to a new building in separate
         location to relinquish the current land for a future 26,000-28,000 City Hall.
       o The new City Hall will accommodate the services in the current Civic Center. Once
         the new City Hall is built the Civic Center will be demolished and temporarily used
         for surface parking until it can be assembled with nearby properties and sold to a
         private developer.
       o Broad Street is planned to be the central corridor and will be redeveloped with on-
         street parking, 10-foot sidewalks, and regraded to either have a curbless or rolled
         edge to allow for occasional pedestrian-only street closures for festivals.
       o The current City Hall building will be adapted for a new public use.
       o Once the new City Hall is built, a linear plaza/park space leading from the building to
         Broad Street will provide public space for placemaking and outdoor events.
       o The plan calls for the creation of an additional road on city-owned land to contribute
         to a new street-grid system and to provide access to the new City Hall.

   •   Phase I – Master Planning
   The City of Chamblee will begin a series of master planning exercises to determine the
   appropriate levels of redevelopment in each area. Once complete, these master plans will

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be incorporated into this Plan. Once the Plan is amended, the City, and private partners can
 address individual actions related to necessary entitlements to insure projects realize the
 greatest amount of private redevelopment activity.
 •   Phase II – Stakeholder Outreach
 The City of Chamblee will use resources to contact property owners, businesses, and
 residents in the areas. Communication of the project’s goals and strategies with area
 stakeholders will greatly increase the probability of successful redevelopment.
 •   Phase III – Infrastructure Planning
 The City of Chamblee will coordinate planned and new infrastructure projects to coincide with
 redevelopment projects that arise from the master planning and outreach phases. Analysis
 of existing and planned tax revenues will be performed to prioritize projects.

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Appendix A

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CHAPTER 210. - BASE ZONING DISTRICTS

Section 210-1. - Applicability.

This chapter sets forth the overall purpose and intent of each of the base zoning districts in the City of
Chamblee's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). See additional standards pertinent to each property
as in Title 2 and 3.
Section 210-2. - NR-1, neighborhood residential 1 district.

Purpose and intent. This zoning district is intended primarily for single-family residences and related
accessory uses.