§ 3.22.2. Statement of purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the Emory Village Overlay District is to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of DeKalb County as follows:

A.

Preserve and promote a commercial district in a limited area known as Emory Village that is appropriate in size, scale, and density to serve adjacent residential neighborhoods and the adjacent Emory University campus;

B.

Ensure a compatible and diverse mix of residential, commercial, civic, cultural and recreational uses;

C.

Protect, conserve, and enhance environmental resources including streams and floodplains;

D.

Support public access to stream corridors;

E.

Promote a coherent architectural identity for the district;

F.

Promote pedestrian safety and convenience, the safe management of traffic, and public transit by reducing of required off-street parking, promoting shared parking facilities, adding bicycle lanes, and implementing traffic calming techniques and improved pedestrian use and accessibility;

G.

Protect established residential areas from encroachment of land uses that are incompatible or that would adversely impact them, and prevent incompatible land uses from encroaching along North Decatur Road and Oxford Road into existing residential areas;

H.

Complement the DeKalb Historic Preservation Ordinance and the Druid Hills Historic District design standards;

I.

Implement the Emory Village revitalization plan and related policies of the DeKalb Comprehensive Plan;

J.

Encourage appropriate new infill development in accordance with the Emory Village revitalization plan, the DeKalb Comprehensive Plan, the DeKalb Historic Preservation Ordinance, and in accordance with the United States Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties; and

K.

Support the implementation of the 2003 Regional Development Plan and the relevant portions of the livable centers initiative of the Atlanta Regional Commission.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)