Decatur Planning Commission rejects housing proposal after tense, hours-long meeting

Single family homes line a street in Decatur, Ga. The Decatur Planning Commission rejected a proposal to provide more "middle" housing by allowing duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential units after community members voiced concern and disapproval. (Wikimedia Commons)

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On Oct. 11, the Decatur Planning Commission gathered for its regularly scheduled meeting, which turned into a tense, hours-long event.

The first order of new business was a request by the City of Decatur Community and Economic Development Department to amend Article 2, Article 3, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 12 of the Unified Development Ordinance to allow duplex, triplex, and quadplex residential units in R-50, R-60, R-85, and RS-17 single-family residential zoning districts.