Dunwoody Zoning Board of Appeals to hear about new homes being shoehorned into lots that encroach on either neighbors, maximum heights or the stream buffers. Briers North & Nerine Circle

Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday July 2nd at 6:00 pm
Dunwoody City Hall, 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, 30338

The Dunwoody City Council puts zoning law into place and the Zoning Board of Appeals hears and decides cases requesting variances to the zoning ordinance, sign ordinance, and the land development regulations ordinance.   Thursday looks to be a full agenda with new houses being shoe horned into lots that encroach on either neighbors, maximum heights or the stream buffers.   Should be interesting to see how these are handled as the staff is recommending Approval.   The numerous requests for variances on Nerine Circle are silent of any opposition but the house on Brierwood Place located in the Briers North Subdivision off Tilly Mill has numerous letters of opposition and as it is a stream encroachment case they have provided documentation of flooding in the area. 

It will be interesting to see what the Zoning Board does?

If you are interested in these cases or would like to comment on what is being proposed, I suggest you attend the meeting in person and be prepared to speak.

The Zoom link (for viewing purposes only) for this meeting is here: 
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/81130094308

Agenda can be found here and the full packet here. 
     

3	ZBA 26-11: Eyal Livnat, property owner at 1414 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests a special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147 to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range.

 

4	ZBA 26-12: Liel Manoah, property owner at 1412 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests a special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147 to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range.

 

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ZBA 26-13: William Brackbill, on behalf of the property owners at 4600 Brierwood Place, Dunwoody, GA, 30360, requests one special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147 to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range and one variance from Chapter 16, Section 78 to allow a driveway to encroach into the 75-foot stream buffer.

 

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ZBA 26-14: Jim Milam, property owner at 1348 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests one special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147: one to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range and two variances: one from Chapter 27, Section 270 to allow a wing wall to encroach into the side setback and one from Chapter 16, Section 78 to allow encroachment into the 75-foot stream buffer for storm water management improvements.

 

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ZBA 26-15: Jim Milam, property owner at 1340 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests two special exceptions from Chapter 27, Section 147: one to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range and one to allow front door threshold elevation above contextual requirements and one variance from Chapter 27, Section 270 to allow a wing wall to encroach into the side setback.

Dunwoody City Council to hold final hearing (and vote) for Millage Rate on Wednesday July 1st, 2026, 6 pm during special called meeting.

 

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Special Called
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm  

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/86452715091 or  phone +14703812552,,86452715091#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Public Hearing & Vote for Establishing the 2026 Millage Rate

No Public Comment on agenda for special called meetings but feel free to comment during the public hearing on the tax rate.

The passing of my Mom, Therese Heneghan, Chicago, IL (October 12, 1938 - June 18, 2026)

 

 I love you Mom, till we meet again.

Therese Heneghan

October 12, 1938 - June 18, 2026

Therese (nee O’Regan) Heneghan, age 87, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2026, with family by her side. She was the devoted wife of John for 57 years, until his death in 2023. She was the beloved mother of John (Kristin), Kathleen (Robert Narowski), William, and Michelle (Ted) Rymarcsuk, and grandmother of Riley (Kathleen), Gavin (Mary Ellen) and Declan Heneghan, Jack (Magda) and Ella Narowski, Katlyn, Molly and Abbey Heneghan, and William Rymarcsuk, and great grandmother to Adalyn McAuley, Ivy Summers, and Percy Heneghan. Dear sister of the late Mary Ellen O’Regan, Jack (late Neville) O’Regan, and Kathy (late Kenneth) Lipinski, and was the daughter of the late Catherine (nee Ryan) and Maurice O'Regan from County Limerick, Ireland. Fond Aunt to many nieces and nephews.

A lifelong Chicagoan, Therese attended Presentation Catholic School and St. Mary High School. Her greatest achievement was raising four children and watching her grandchildren grow and thrive. As a young woman she lived in San Francisco and Chicago with girlfriends before marriage. She and John raised their family at St. Monica parish where she sang in the choir for many years. She enjoyed music, art, conversation, people, stories, and learning. She especially loved Irish dance and music and folk music of all kinds. She and John spent their winters at Edgewater Pines Resident Owned Community in Seminole, Florida for 27 years. She enjoyed her neighbors and dinner companions at the Resurrection Retirement Community where she and John lived since 2019. She had a great sense of humor, was deeply compassionate, and made friends easily. She was interested in everything and loved being connected to her community.

Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, June 26th, from 3:00 to 8:00pm at Olson Burke/Sullivan Funeral & Cremation Center, 6471 N Northwest Hwy., Chicago, 60631. Family and friends will return the following morning for an additional visitation from 9:00 to 10:00 am and then go in procession to St. Monica Church 5135 N Nottingham, Chicago, for the funeral Mass on Saturday, June 27th beginning at 10:30 am. Interment at a later date at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL. For additional information, please call 773.774.3333.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Therese’s name can be made to Catholic Charities.

Dunwoody City Council Agenda for Monday June 15, 2026 - Tax Rate, Tilly Mill Path, Mount Vernon Path, Ashford Connector Path, City Hall Changes, Homecoming Park Construction

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, June 15, 2026
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 8 am / Tax Rate Hearing - City Site Agenda

Agenda 6 pm  - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/86452715091 or  phone +14703812552,,86452715091#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Recognition of Lt. J. Dove, Northwestern SPSC, Grad. Class #628

Lifeline Animal Showcase

City Manager's Report

Public Hearing & FIRST READ: Ordinance to Amend Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances
to Adjust Review and Approval Procedures of the Zoning Ordinance

Public Hearing for Establishing the 2026 Millage Rate

Holiday HQ Update

Peeler Trail stormwater storage on Windwood Hollow Park

Approval of a Contract for Ashford Connector Concept Design

RFP - The corridor typical section is a cycle track (one-way vs/ two-way TBD), 6 to 8-foot wide sidewalks, 10 to 11-foot wide travel lane (one in each direction), 2-foot curb and gutter, and a 5-foot landscaped buffer with a 4:1 cut/fill slope (desired) in grassed areas.

Approval of Law Enforcement Medical Svcs (L.E.M.S.) Contract 

Homecoming Park Construction Manager At-Risk 

MRI Space / City Hall Re-fit 

Contract with Wilson Construction Management to Construct Improvements on Mount Vernon Road at Tilly Mill Road

ITB Tilly Mill & Mt Vernon 

Dunwoody City Council agenda for Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (notes on what John Heneghan would not approve as he is away celebrating 30 years with his bride).

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm  - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/83080467641 or  phone +14703812552,,83080467641#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Award Presentation: Officer & Employee of the 1st Quarter 2026 (Chief Carlson)

PUBLIC COMMENTS - Public Comment allows the City Council the opportunity to listen to the public (3 minutes per speaker / 30 minutes total).

LifeLine Animal Showcase

Agreement with the Federal Highway Administration for a Safe Streets for All Grant 

Spruill Center for the Arts Window Replacement 

Dunwoody Trailway Retaining Wall Repair in Brook Run Park 

Resolution Appointing Members to Serve on the Urban Redevelopment Agency - Carol Allen, Robert Buckley & Suzanne Melan.

Windwood Hollow Playground Resurfacing 

Amendment to the City's Compensation Chart 

Agreement with Georgia Department of Transportation for the North Peachtree Road Path

Allocation of Local Road Assistance Funds 

Household Hazardous Waste Contract 

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I will be missing this City Council meeting on Tuesday as my bride and I are taking a few days away to celebrate our 30th Wedding Anniversary but that being said I figured I would add my spin on a few topics that are up for possible approval.  

Tax funds are limited but Council is still chasing the dream to shoehorn 10 to 12 foot trails on every major road even if there are already sidewalks installed and there doesn't seem to be any concern that these overpriced, new paths will eat in the single family front yards with trail lighting shining into their homes.   
Tuesday there are three path / trail items on the agenda, I agree with the maintenance of the Brook Run Trail as that 12 foot path through the trees serves hundreds of walkers every day and needs regular maintenance.  

The North Peachtree path that is up for GDOT agreement is only .75 of a mile going from Cotillion to Barclay on the West Side of the street where there are already wide sidewalks in front of Chesnut & Peachtree Middle; yet if City Council approves the GDOT agreement we are on the hook for $600K for preliminary engineering and possibly up to $14 million for construction with the dreams that we can get some Federal funds to help us with that?   

The sad part is that many on Council know that 90% of the walkers to Chesnut & Peachtree, walk on the East side of the street with a very tiny sidewalk that really needs an improvement.  This is the priority need on this section of North Peachtree but if we are going to chase Federal Funds, this application for the West side needs to be submitted ASAP and is therefore on the agenda now.  Maybe if we hurry up and approve this we can then spend big money to put a huge trail where it is not needed?  I would have voted no.   Staff is looking at options on the East side but nothing has been released as of yet.

Related to the North Peachtree Path is the fact that GDOT wants us to sign an agreement on a path going under 285 at North Peachtree but remove the dedicated turn around lane.  Staff and GDOT are discussing but as someone who drives this intersection daily, the dedicated turn around lane is needed, even if an additional lane of right of way is obtained to make it happen.   I am hopeful GDOT will see it our way in the next draft back to the city.  Click here for those details.  

The final Path / Trail item is hidden in the Additional Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant Funds item that awards the City $600K for road maintenance.  This is extra unplanned funds granted by the State to improve roads and requires that the money be spent rather quickly.  Dunwoody already has funded paving for next year therefore it was decided at the last meeting to put the $600 of State money into paving and then to pull $600K out of that fund and transfer it to the the Mt. Vernon / Tilly Mill project that includes a 12 foot trail on the North side of the street.   This is just moving money to a project that is already in the works & though I do not like some aspects of the plan, I understand the banking of money where we will have the need but by doing so we are not doing other things that could be done instead.

Another item I don't understand is us again chasing Federal Funds, approving the Safe Streets Grant from the Federal Highway Administration whereby we pay $50K to get $200K of effort from the Feds for road safety audits whereby those audits were already completed.   In November of 2023 we finalized the Road Safety Action Plan and now we don't need more study, audits or planning - we need to do projects.   Take this proposed $50K and spend it on safety projects in Dunwoody and not put it in the pockets of another consultant.  Just my 2 cents.

Council needs to set appropriate priorities and as I said back in October, we need to have a nest egg of cash saved up in case we can buy & develop the Dunwoody Post Office into a Community Amenity & Gathering space.    

Another priority of the City is to appropriately support & fund community events run by outside vendors like the Dunwoody Homeowners Association Fourth of July Parade but that conversation will need to wait for another day.

Final thing, Dunwoody’s Memorial Day Ceremony has been moved indoors to Dunwoody City Hall due to the forecast.  10 a.m. on Monday, May 25, as we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Dunwoody City Council Agenda for Monday May 11, 2026 (City Mgr Report, Salary Increases, Stormwater, More Signs, Vaping Stores, park repairs)

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, May 11, 2026
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm  - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/86452715091 or  phone +14703812552,,86452715091#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Recognition of Citizens' Police Academy Class XVIII Graduates (Officer Hernandez/Deputy Chief Fladrich)

MLK Jr. Day of Service 10-Year Proclamation 

City Manager's Report

CONSENT AGENDA (ACTION)

Funding for 5038 Lakeside Drive Storm Repairs 

Funding for 4861 Hidden Branches Drive Storm Repairs 

Funding for 1026 Layfield Court Storm Repairs 

BUSINESS ITEMS (ACTION)

Agreement with Dunwoody Development Authority Regarding Economic Development Sign Program

Approval to Purchase Ballistic Panels for Sworn Personnel (Deputy Chief Fladrich)

SECOND READ: Ordinance to Amend Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances to Define and Provide Use Regulations for Vape Shops

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Amendment to the City's Compensation Chart (Nicole Stojka)

Allocation of Local Road Assistance Funds (Michael Smith)

Agreement with the Federal Highway Administration for a Safe Streets for All Grant (Michael Smith)

Dunwoody Trailway Retaining Wall Repair (Rachel Waldron)

Windwood Hollow Park Playground Resurfacing (Rachel Waldron)

Spruill Center for the Arts Window Replacements (Rachel Waldron)