I, a citizen of Brookhaven, am opposed to the rezoning of the former Cox Building site for apartments and condos.
I hereby sign this petition so that the Brookhaven City Council will vote NO on the pending rezoning application for 1400 Lake Hearn Drive.
On Tuesday, November 24th, at 7:00 p.m. the Brookhaven City Council will vote on a pending rezoning application for 1400 Lake Hearn Drive (formerly Cox Building). Because of Covid, their meeting will be a Zoom call only.
Facts:
1. Existing guidelines for this site approve only 400 units maximum however the Brookhaven Planning Commission approved 629 apartment units!
2. The two and three bedroom unit apartments will add more students to an already overcrowded Montgomery Elementary School. The developer told the Planning Commission it would have MINIMUM impact on school!?
3. Property between Villa Christina and the existing Cox Building site already zoned for 300 apartment units.
4. No community meetings were held by the developer for this rezoning as required by law.
5. The 300+ "Linc" apartments at the corner of Ashford Dunwoody Road and Perimeter Summit are built but not fully occupied.
6. Thousands of vehicles will be funneled across Ashford Dunwoody Road into our residential neighborhoods each day via Oak Forest Dr, Ashwoody Trail, Ashwoody Court, Candler Lake West and past Murphey Candler Park where hundreds of children play sports. Murphey Candler Park is already congested with kids and parents walking to the ballfields on the street!
Add this up: 629 units (pending rezoning) + 300 units (already zoned & not built) + 300 units (Linc Apartments built recently & not fully occupied = 1,229 new apartments on Perimeter Summit/Lake Hearn Drive. Two vehicles per apartment at a min. = 2,258 vehicles/day traveling both to and from these apartments!
7. Reduction of the State mandated stream buffers to 25' was approved by the Planning Commission.
8. Overcrowding of schools and gridlock traffic will decrease our property values!
Bottom line: The current zoning on this site is appropriate. Tell them to NOT REZONE THE "COX SITE" located at 1400 Lake Hearn Drive.
The Planning Commission has already approved this project. The City Council has set the week of Thanksgiving to vote on this project which most people will be busy with the holidays.
Please sign the petition to tell the Mayor and Councilmembers to VOTE "NO" and not approve an additional 629 apartments (1, 2 and 3 bedroom units) and associated retail space.
Updates
November 22, 2020
The momentum is undeniable. This level of turnout shows the city exactly how we feel about the Lake Hearn project.
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2020
37 Comments
I am pro-growth. But this area has had enormous growth in the last few years, and the infrastructure has not kept up. There is no good reason to change existing zoning, or to avoid community meetings. If this is truly a worthy project, that can be decided in the full light of day, with appropriate comment from all stakeholders.
Montgomery Elementary School is already at capacity. Traffic is at or close to capacity. Vote NO.
Long time Oak Forest Hills - Brookhaven resident. Our neighborhood already becomes an expressway detour route during peak traffic hours. I emplore the mayor and city council to vote NO on this rezoning application. We don't need more traffic congestion around our subdivision. We ceratainly don't need more traffic going through our subdivision - it is a dangerous situation for the young children who live in Oak Forest Hills.
Existing zoning for 400 units AND maintaining the stream buffer should be the goal of the Mayor and Council.
No to additional development bringing in residential / mixed use apartements-townhomes-condos. The local school is overcrowded, the traffic is grid-locked, there is no traffic-calming on this bordering section of the single-family home residents and it doesn't make sense for "inside" I-285. Put them next to State Farm and by the Marta Station at Perimeter. They'd be in a different school district and be encouraged to use mass-transport vs autos
Do not change zoning!
I vote No to approving the increased amount of apartments due to overcrowding in the area.
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I, a citizen of Brookhaven, am opposed to the rezoning of the former Cox Building site for apartments and condos.
I hereby sign this petition so that the Brookhaven City Council will vote NO on the pending rezoning application for 1400 Lake Hearn Drive.
On Tuesday, November 24th, at 7:00 p.m. the Brookhaven City Council will vote on a pending rezoning application for 1400 Lake Hearn Drive (formerly Cox Building). Because of Covid, their meeting will be a Zoom call only.
Facts:
1. Existing guidelines for this site approve only 400 units maximum however the Brookhaven Planning Commission approved 629 apartment units!
2. The two and three bedroom unit apartments will add more students to an already overcrowded Montgomery Elementary School. The developer told the Planning Commission it would have MINIMUM impact on school!?
3. Property between Villa Christina and the existing Cox Building site already zoned for 300 apartment units.
4. No community meetings were held by the developer for this rezoning as required by law.
5. The 300+ "Linc" apartments at the corner of Ashford Dunwoody Road and Perimeter Summit are built but not fully occupied.
6. Thousands of vehicles will be funneled across Ashford Dunwoody Road into our residential neighborhoods each day via Oak Forest Dr, Ashwoody Trail, Ashwoody Court, Candler Lake West and past Murphey Candler Park where hundreds of children play sports. Murphey Candler Park is already congested with kids and parents walking to the ballfields on the street!
Add this up: 629 units (pending rezoning) + 300 units (already zoned & not built) + 300 units (Linc Apartments built recently & not fully occupied = 1,229 new apartments on Perimeter Summit/Lake Hearn Drive. Two vehicles per apartment at a min. = 2,258 vehicles/day traveling both to and from these apartments!
7. Reduction of the State mandated stream buffers to 25' was approved by the Planning Commission.
8. Overcrowding of schools and gridlock traffic will decrease our property values!
Bottom line: The current zoning on this site is appropriate. Tell them to NOT REZONE THE "COX SITE" located at 1400 Lake Hearn Drive.
The Planning Commission has already approved this project. The City Council has set the week of Thanksgiving to vote on this project which most people will be busy with the holidays.
Please sign the petition to tell the Mayor and Councilmembers to VOTE "NO" and not approve an additional 629 apartments (1, 2 and 3 bedroom units) and associated retail space.
Updates
November 22, 2020
The momentum is undeniable. This level of turnout shows the city exactly how we feel about the Lake Hearn project.
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2020
37 Comments
Having been a resident in this area for 40 years the change is totally unacceptable. There are times of the day that you cannot even get out of the neighborhoods to go anywhere. The roads, the schools, the parks ....... are all overcrowded due to over building. The quality of life is diminishing due to too much development.
I am pro-growth. But this area has had enormous growth in the last few years, and the infrastructure has not kept up. There is no good reason to change existing zoning, or to avoid community meetings. If this is truly a worthy project, that can be decided in the full light of day, with appropriate comment from all stakeholders.
Montgomery Elementary School is already at capacity. Traffic is at or close to capacity. Vote NO.
Long time Oak Forest Hills - Brookhaven resident. Our neighborhood already becomes an expressway detour route during peak traffic hours. I emplore the mayor and city council to vote NO on this rezoning application. We don't need more traffic congestion around our subdivision. We ceratainly don't need more traffic going through our subdivision - it is a dangerous situation for the young children who live in Oak Forest Hills.
Existing zoning for 400 units AND maintaining the stream buffer should be the goal of the Mayor and Council.
No to additional development bringing in residential / mixed use apartements-townhomes-condos. The local school is overcrowded, the traffic is grid-locked, there is no traffic-calming on this bordering section of the single-family home residents and it doesn't make sense for "inside" I-285. Put them next to State Farm and by the Marta Station at Perimeter. They'd be in a different school district and be encouraged to use mass-transport vs autos
Do not change zoning!
I vote No to approving the increased amount of apartments due to overcrowding in the area.
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Having been a resident in this area for 40 years the change is totally unacceptable. There are times of the day that you cannot even get out of the neighborhoods to go anywhere. The roads, the schools, the parks ....... are all overcrowded due to over building. The quality of life is diminishing due to too much development.