• Downtown Development Authority Meeting

  February 16, 2022, 6:30 PM @ Lilburn City Hall

• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
  February 23, 2022, 7:00 PM @ Lilburn City Hall

• Lilburchaun Parade
  March 12, 2022, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ City Park

• Downtown Lilburn Spring Cornhole League
  March 24, 2022, 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM @ City Park

This item was tabled in January 2022, for additional review by City Attorney. Subsequent edits recommended by City Attorney do not warrant re-review by Planning Commission.

The Lilburn Zoning Ordinance Article 10, Section 1002 provides for text amendments initiated by Planning Department, Planning Commission, or City Council.  Planning Department recommends Article 5, Section 501 and 502 be amended to reference Chapter 113-Signs and specify standards in the Town Center Overlay District. 

The amendments reflect the goals of the City to accommodate unique developments typical of downtown or main street corridors, with pedestrian scale architecture, setbacks and front yards, more narrow and vertical building construction, multiple floors and tenant spaces, and multiple uses.  Amendments propose building sign area calculations based on the street frontage and clarify allowable types, locations, heights, and lighting of signs. 

Concurrent and consistent amendments support businesses and residences, provide an efficient review of sign applications and assist with code compliance.

Public notice was provided, and Planning Commission recommended approval during a public hearing on October 28, 2021.  

City Zoning Ordinance Article 10, Section 1002 provides for text amendments initiated by Planning Department, Planning Commission, or City Council. Based on feedback from City Council, Planning Department recommends the 2011 Lilburn Zoning Ordinance text be amended within Art. 4, Sec. 406 and Art.7, Sec. 736 to address Mixed-Use Districts and developments.

The intent of changing the applicable code sections is to add specific criteria to ensure minimum acreage, land areas and floor areas of compatible residential and nonresidential uses and construction phasing to ensure non-residential uses are provided to support residential uses. The amendments reflect the goals of City Council and Planning Department to maintain flexibility in the Master Concept Plan but provide clarity to applicants and more efficient review of mixed-use proposals. The amendments reinforce city’s development goals for areas identified as suitable for MU, including but not limited to interparcel connectivity, pedestrian access, shared open space and encourage cohesive architectural elements.

Public notice was provided and no comments were recorded. Planning Commission recommended approval of text amendments with discussion.

The current City Manager, Bill Johnsa, will be retiring from the City of Lilburn effective May 26, 2022. The Mayor would like to appoint the Assistant City Manager, Jenny Payne-Simpkins, to the City Manager and would like to establish a transition plan as a result of her appointment.

The City opened bids on Friday, February 4, 2022, for the Main Street/RR Avenue Streetscaping Phase 1 Bid. Staff reviewed the bids, checked all references, and recommend that BRTU Construction, Inc. be awarded the contract. Included you will find the bid tabulation and recommendation from Precision Planning, Inc. as the architect of record for the project.

The city is partnering with the Lilburn Community Improvement District to install 12 directional signs in the county maintained the right of way on Rockbridge Road, Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Pleasant Hill Road, Lester Road, and Ronald Reagan Parkway. These signs are shown in Exhibit A as C.1, C.6, C.9, and C.10. The county requires an Intergovernmental Agreement holding the city responsible for maintenance and replacement of the directional signs after the completion of the project. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will consider this IGA during the March 1 or March 15 BOC meeting.

On February 9, 2015, the Lilburn City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-02 approving the City of Lilburn Purchasing and Accounts Payable Policy and Procedures as amended.  

The changes to the policy were not changed Section 2-135. Purchasing Ordinance in the City of Lilburn City Code.  Ordinance No. 2022-580 will amend Section 2-135, Article V, Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lilburn.

This item was tabled in December 2021 for additional review of the entire ordinance by the City Attorney. 

The Lilburn City Code provides for text amendments to be approved and adopted by the City Council in their regular course of business, and Planning Department recommends Chapter 113-Signs be amended to clarify subsections and address signage in the Town Center Overlay District to be concurrent with amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Section 502.  Recommended amendments in the Town Center Overlay propose building sign area calculations based on the street frontage and clarify permitted sign types, locations, heights, and lighting. 

Section 113-17 is recommended for deletion to be reserved and amendments are proposed to subsections 113-2, 113-8, 113-9, 113-10, 113-11, 113-12, 113-14, 113-15, 113-16, 113-19, 113-19, 113-19.5, 113-20, and 113-21 add and amend definitions, clarify exempt and prohibited signs, set building sign standards for the Town Center Overlay District, correct zoning districts, and update procedures for permit denial and variances.  The amendments support businesses and residents, provide a more efficient review of sign applications and assist with code compliance which contributes positively to the public health, safety, and general welfare.

Planning Commission and DDA were provided an opportunity to comment and contribute.