Key points:
• The Dunwoody City Council has once again postponed discussions on the rezoning for 84 Perimeter Center, despite previous delays.
• The property has undergone multiple proposals over the past 15 years, including ideas for a hotel and mixed-use development.
• JSJ Perimeter LLC is asking for an additional 30 days to finalize a purchase offer for the property, causing frustration for the municipality.
A somewhat irritated Dunwoody City Council again postponed discussion of a zoning change and a request for a special land permit for a property on Ashford Dunwoody Road that has been in flux for more than 15 years.
The property, located at 84 Perimeter Center East, has been a chameleon for the past 15 years, first envisioned as a hotel, followed by age-restricted apartments, condos for sale and then a mixed-use development with age-restricted apartments.
The latest postponement came at the January 12 meeting, when owner representative Den Webb told the council that the company, JSJ Perimeter LLChas received a preliminary offer to purchase the property.
“A one-page letter of intent is delivered, and we only need 30 days,” Webb said. “I’m just asking for some mercy here.”
The council, including Mayor Lynn Deutsch, walked back the request, saying the matter had already been postponed several times. Other council members noted that supporting documents for the latest plan, senior apartments, with a retail component, a drive-through restaurant (tentatively identified as Portillo’s in Chicago) and a parking garage, are incomplete.
“When you come back, we have to be ready,” Deutsch said.
Past history for 84 PCE
The project has already been a source of controversy, with city staff not recommending the zoning or the SLUP.
“The overall concept of a mixed-use development with limited parking, new open space, restaurants and retail on the street, with a residential or hotel component is consistent with the intent of the PC-2 zoning district, but the inclusion of a drive-through is problematic,” a staff memo said.
However, at its Aug. 12 meeting, despite staff objections, the Dunwoody Planning Commission recommended a rezoning and a SLUP to allow for the redevelopment of the 2.86-acre site.
Council members decided to hold a public hearing as announced, but the zoning request was not discussed. No one spoke for or against the proposal.
In other action, State Judge Ana Maria Martinez of DeKalb swore in three re-elected council members, Catherine Lautenbacher, Rob Price and Tom Lambert.
The advice also:
• selected Lambert as mayor pro tem;
• administered the oath of office to its newest police officer, Jacorious Davis;
• presented lifesaving medals for meritorious service to Lt. Curtis Clifton, Officers Eddie Estes, Filipe Moreno, Katherine Thielman and Sebastian Wright;
• approved a contract with GC&E Systems Group for security cameras at the Brook Run Maintenance facility.
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