Lindridge Martin Manor Neighborhood Association

Alex Wan There is an update on the proposed legislation to amortize (or sunset) non-conforming businesses in the two neighborhood commercial districts along Cheshire Bridge Road. Over the last several months, I have met with numerous community stakeholders (neighborhoods, businesses and city staff) and have followed various other conversations that have been taking place about the proposal. Many in the community have shared their thoughts both in opposition and in support for the initiative, and others have raised their concerns about the businesses that would be impacted as the legislation is currently written.

As the result of their meetings and work on this issue, NPU-F Zoning Committee has offered the following two proposed modifications to the strategy to address some concerns that have been raised:

Apply the amortization/sunset only to non-permitted uses in the district, and explicitly exempt those non-conforming uses that result simply from structural or building-related requirements (namely, square footage thresholds).
Increase the base amortization period from two years to four years.

These amendments are being discussed by the adjacent neighborhood associations (Lindridge Martin Manor, Morningside-Lenox Park and Piedmont Heights) for feedback, and NPU-F Zoning Committee intends to bring this matter before the entire NPU-F at its Monday, April 15, meeting. Action taken there would be provided as a recommendation to the City in advance of the Zoning Review Board's taking up the legislation at one of its May meetings.



Lindridge/Martin Manor Neighborhood Association Welcome to the official website for the Lindridge/Martin Manor Neighborhood Association. Lindridge Martin Manor Neighborhood Association is a volunteer-based non-profit neighborhood association whose purpose is to enhance the livability of our part of northeast Atlanta. Lindridge/Martin Manor is located within Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU)-F in the Northeast quadrant of the City of Atlanta. The boundaries are as follows: North: I-85 South: Southern Railroad Tracks East: Atlanta City Limit West: I-85. Click to view MAP.	Peachtree Creek Capacity Relief Storage and Pumping Station On June 28th, Officials from the City of Atlanta (COA) Department of Watershed Management (DWM) held a public meeting regarding the Peachtree Creek Sewer Capacity Relief Project which is now proposed to be located at the COA owned parcel at 2061 Liddell Drive. The DWM plans to place mechanicals (i.e. pump station, electrical etc.) on the flood plain parcel located between Lenox Road and Cheshire Bridge Road where presently radio towers are located. This parcel is owned by Salem Broadcasting. DWM does not plan to purchase the parcel but does plan to acquire any necessary easements. In the event of sewage overcapacity in the main trunk along the South Fork of Peachtree Creek, a tunneled pipe would divert sewage overflow to a dedicated pumping station and a 10 million gallon tank (located on Liddell). As capacity in the main trunk dissipates diluted sewage would then be released back into the main trunk by gravity flow. The COA has abandoned the two other parcels under consideration for a buried project in the past (located at Zonolite and off of Kay Lane/Briarcliff Road). DWM hopes to begin construction toward the end of this year and complete the project by May 2014. DWM officials stated that they must adhere to the original schedule as the extension of the federal consent decree does not apply to this project. NOTE: With the sewer system from DeKalb County connecting into the COA system along the North and South Forks of Peachtree Creek, DeKalb County residents have a stake in this project as well, potentially sharing the cost of any solution through higher water/sewer rates. As several questions were raised at the first public meeting District 6 Councilmember Alex Wan has asked the DWM to reconvene this second public meeting to address some of the outstanding questions/concerns raised by those in attendance. For a factsheet click HERE. For Site Plan Page 1 click HERE. For Site Plan Page 2 click HERE.	Cheshire Bridge Sunset Legislation There is an update on the proposed legislation to amortize (or sunset) non-conforming businesses in the two neighborhood commercial districts along Cheshire Bridge Road. Over the last several months, I have met with numerous community stakeholders (neighborhoods, businesses and city staff) and have followed various other conversations that have been taking place about the proposal. Many in the community have shared their thoughts both in opposition and in support for the initiative, and others have raised their concerns about the businesses that would be impacted as the legislation is currently written. As the result of their meetings and work on this issue, NPU-F Zoning Committee has offered the following two proposed modifications to the strategy to address some concerns that have been raised: Apply the amortization/sunset only to non-permitted uses in the district, and explicitly exempt those non-conforming uses that result simply from structural or building-related requirements (namely, square footage thresholds). Increase the base amortization period from two years to four years. These amendments are being discussed by the adjacent neighborhood associations (Lindridge Martin Manor, Morningside-Lenox Park and Piedmont Heights) for feedback, and NPU-F Zoning Committee intends to bring this matter before the entire NPU-F at its Monday, April 15, meeting. Action taken there would be provided as a recommendation to the City in advance of the Zoning Review Board's taking up the legislation at one of its May meetings.