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Summary follows:

• Sending area: any area that is not the receiving area or otherwise ineligible.

• Receiving area: those properties intended for mixedused developments.

• Eligibility: landowners or representations with the authority to transfer fee simple ownership of the parcel.

• Ineligibility: parcels which all development rights have been previously sold, transferred, or placed into conservation; open space in a hamlet or conservation subdivision.

• Calculation of development rights: for each eligible gross acre of the sending area, one development right (TDR) will be issued.

• Calculation methods for acquisition of development rights: Complex formulas and examples for residential and commercial properties.

• Process for recordation of TDRs: for sending areas and receiving areas.

• TDR Bank: to facilitate the exchange by purchasing and selling TDRs.

2023 Chattahoochee Hills TDR Ordinance: This ordinance provides a very detailed description of the definitions and the structure of the program. See: www.chatthillshistory.com/uploads/3/4/8/4/3484343/ chatthillschapter13-tdr__adopted020723_.pdf

A summary follows:

• Sending area: any area that is not the receiving or otherwise ineligible.

• Receiving area: those properties intended for mixedused developments.

• Eligibility: landowners or representations with the authority to transfer fee simple ownership of the parcel.

• Ineligibility: parcels which all development rights have been previously sold, transferred, or placed into conservation; open space in a hamlet or conservation subdivision.

• Calculation of development rights: for each eligible gross acre of the sending area, one development right (TDR) will be issued minus specified land in road right-of-way, conservation land, existing commercial or industrial development, or non-developable acreage such as wetlands, stream buffers of floodplains (sec- tion G of ordinance. o Bonus TDRS: are available for properties of 40 or more acres (section F of ordinance).

• Receiving of TDRs: section 13-7 describes eligible properties, development potential with TDRs, calculation methods for acquisition of TDRs; and use of TDRs.

• Density Transfer Charges (DTC): new program that allows owners or developers of eligible TDR receiving sites to have the option of developing such sites by paying a DTC amount at a rate approved and adopted by the city. The city shall use DTC proceeds exclusively for the preservation of properties pursuant to the TDR and PDR program.

• Purchase of Development Rights (PDR): new program that describes role of a plan administrator for administrating the program.

• Types of available easements: new section that describes conservation easements and affirmative agriculture easements.

• Administration process: for recording TDR transactions

WHAT’S NEXT

Next in this series is the Comprehensive Plan: The community sets a vision for Chatt Hills to “Keep it Rural.”

New Developments On The Horizon

Two proposed developments in Chattahoochee Hills have entered the Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review process with the Atlanta Regional Commission: Merrill Park Chattahoochee Hills, and Creative Land Co, LLC. Under the Georgia Planning Act of 1989, any large-scale development, or one that is likely to impact neighboring jurisdictions, is subject to review as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI). Once submitted the Atlanta Regional Commission gathers input from neighboring jurisdictions and other potentially affected parties and produces a report detailing comments and recommendations. After the review is complete, the local government retains its authority to make the final decision regarding approval of the development.

The DRI Review is expected to take several weeks/ months. Once the DRI Review is complete, the proposed developments will undergo a minimum of the following meetings in Chatt Hills:

1. City Council Work Session – Presentation of the proposed project

2. City Council Meeting – First read, no action

3. Planning Commission (PC) Meeting – Public hearing, deliberation, recommendation to city council

4. City Council Work Session – Presentation of the proposed project, review of PC recommendation, deliberation

5. City Council Meeting – Public hearing, presentation of the project, deliberation, vote

The brief description and site map for each project is provided from the DRI material on the following pages. Please note that this information may not be final, as the DRI Review and Chatt Hills City Council may recommend changes.

PROPOSED MERRILL PARK CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS (DRI # 4004)

Location: Intersection of South Fulton Pkwy and Cochran Mill Rd

Brief Description of Project: This project consists of 524.66 ac. The master planned community is a mixed use development that includes various commercial, residential, hospitality, and healthcare uses. 2,000 Residential Units of mixed variety, 400 hotel rooms, 425,000 sf of retail/office/ residential,

Estimated Project: This project/phase: 2035

Completion Dates: Overall project: 2035