December 6, 2013
Monthly Neighborhood Planning Unit T (NPU-T) general meeting with police, fire, and community prosecutor’s updates, neighborhood association reports, committee reports, and zoning and alcohol license reviewing.
NPU-T is the neighborhood planning unit covering the intown southwest Atlanta neighborhoods Atlanta University Center, Ashview Heights, CollegeTown (formerly Harris Chiles), Just Us Neighbors, The Villages at Castleberry Hill, West End, and Westview.
December 5, 2013
Monthly Neighborhood Planning Unit T (NPU-T) general meeting with police, fire, and community prosecutor’s updates, neighborhood association reports, committee reports, and zoning and alcohol license reviewing.
NPU-T is the neighborhood planning unit covering the intown southwest Atlanta neighborhoods Atlanta University Center, Ashview Heights, CollegeTown (formerly Harris Chiles), Just Us Neighbors, The Villages at Castleberry Hill, West End, and Westview.
December 3, 2013
At the December 2, 2013 Westview Community Organization meeting the 2014 Executive Committee was elected. The officers will officially start their positions on January 1st, 2014.
President – Ayana Gabriel
Vice President – Octavia Vogel
Secretary – David Cater
Assistant Secretary – Josef Fischer
Treasurer – Claudia Hicks
Assistant Treasurer – Abbey Henderson
Parliamentarian – Sherry Bailey
Chaplain – Jamie Fischer
Congratulations to the 2014 WCO Executive Committee!
February 5, 2013
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Council Chambers, Second Floor, Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303
Details: The Zoning Review Board will vote on two re-zonings affecting the Westview neighborhood:
Z-12-16-An Ordinance by Councilmembers Cleta Winslow and C. T. Martin to rezone certain properties within the Cascade Avenue Corridor in NPU-S and NPU-T from the C-1 (Community Business), and C-1-C (Community Business-Conditional), Districts to the NC-14 (Cascade Avenue Beecher Street Neighborhood Commercial) District; and for other purposes.
Z-12-17-An Ordinance by Councilmembers Cleta Winslow and C. T. Martin to rezone certain properties within the Cascade Avenue Corridor in NPU-T from the R-4 (Single-Family Residential), C-1 (Community Business), and the C-1-C (Community Business–Conditional) Districts to the MRC-1-C (Mixed Residential Commercial-Conditional) and MRC-2-C (Mixed Residential Commercial-Conditional) Districts; and for other purposes.
December 3, 2012
At the December Westview Community Organization meeting the 2013 Executive Committee was elected. The officers will officially start their positions on January 1st, 2013.
President – Ayana Gabriel
Vice President – Josef Fischer
Secretary – Leslie Ellsworth
Assistant Secretary – Sherry Bailey
Treasurer – Claudia Hicks
Assistant Treasurer – Scott Smith
Parliamentarian – Evelyn Battle
Chaplain – Raymond Gambrell
Congratulations to the 2013 WCO Executive Committee!
July 26, 2012
Councilmember’s Cleta Winslow and CT Martin have introduced two zoning ordinances impacting the Westview neighborhood.
Ordinance Z-12-16 focuses on an area at the intersection of Cascade Avenue and Beecher Street in the southeastern corner of Westview, as well as adjacent neighborhoods. The ordinance reads: “An Ordinance to rezone certain properties within the Cascade Avenue corridor in NPU-S and NPU-T from C-1 (Community Business) and C-1-C (Community Business-Conditional) districts to the NC-14 Cascade Avenue-Beecher Street Neighborhood Commercial District, and for other purposes.”
In 2000 the City of Atlanta introduced the new “Neighborhood Commercial (NC)” zoning in an effort to steer zoning regulations away from automobile-focused development to a more balanced and inclusive building solution that would welcome pedestrian traffic. The goal of the NC zoning is to provide a friendly and inviting commercial atmosphere that focuses on and is supported by the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
Ordinance Z-12-17 focuses on an area at the intersection of Cascade Avenue and Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard on the eastern edge of Westview, as well as adjacent neighborhoods. The ordinance reads: “An Ordinance to rezone certain properties within the Cascade corridor in NPU-T from the R-4 (Single-Family Residential), C-1 (Community Business), and the C-1-C (Community Business-Conditional) districts to the MRC-1-C (Mixed Residential Commercial-Conditional) and MRC-2-C (Mixed residential Commercial-Conditional) districts, and for other purposes.”
The Mixed Residential-Commercial (MRC) zoning was equally instated to steer away from automobile only driven development. MRC zoning encourages development that provides commercial use for street-level traffic in conjunction with higher density residential use such as condominiums or apartments above the commercial space. Its additional purpose is to focus buildings back towards the street for pedestrian traffic, while hiding automobile parking in the rear and eliminating giant parking lots with big building setbacks.
The introduction of the legislations to turn the Cascade-Beecher area into a neighborhood commercial district and the Cascade-Ralph David Abernathy area into a mixed residential-commercial district is intended to build a framework that will support the City of Atlanta’s new vision of all-encompassing community development.
A public information session took place on Wednesday, July 25th, 2012. The ordinances are scheduled to appear on the agenda of NPU-T for a vote at the Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 meeting. If residents deem changes necessary they are encouraged to defer the vote and supply requested changes for a vote at the September NPU-T meeting.
Download PDFs of the full ordinances: Z-12-16 & Z-12-17
May 11, 2011
The legislation to adopt the Westview Master Plan has been written, and it will be making its way through various hearings and committee meetings before going to City Council for a vote. Neighbors are encouraged to attend these meetings to answer questions and show support for the plan. Please mark two very important dates on your calendars:
– Public hearing on June 13th at 6:00pm
– Community Development/Human Resources Committee on June 14th at 12:30pm
Location: Committee Room 2, Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303