Lake Claire Neighbors Meeting
June 20, 2019
7:15 PM at the Frazer Center, Rose Room
1815 Ponce de Leon Ave NE • Atlanta, GA 30307
Meet and greet neighbors starting at 7:00 PM.
Pizza (compliments of Savage Pizza) and soft drinks served 15 minutes before the meeting. The Lake Claire Neighbors Association is very grateful to this local business for its generous support.
Welcome
Guest speakers (Representatives of the City Council, and Atlanta Police Department)
Sgt. S. Smith
APD Zone 6 Evening Watch Supervisor
- Neighbors are invited to a meet & greet with new Zone 6 Major Ricardo Vasquez on June 29 at 10:00 AM at Zone 6 Precinct (2025 Hosea Williams Dr.).
- Remember, if you see something suspicious or a crime in progress, report it (see something, say something)
- Please email any crime-related tips to the investigative unit at zone6cid@atlantaga.gov. Send photos, videos, etc. related to crimes you are reporting.
- Clean out your car to deter opportunistic thieves
- Q & A with members
Daphne Talley,
Deputy Director
APD Community Services Division, Code Enforcement
- Printout of presentation regarding Code Enforcement info and procedures distributed
- Regarding trees, please call the Arborist Division prior to Code Enforcement
- To view GA Code, visit municode.com:
- Click Code Library
- Select Georgia > Atlanta > Search: Appendix E – Atlanta Housing Code of 1987
- To dispute a notice or citation, please contact Daphne Talley’s office:
- Tel: 404-546-3812
- Fax: 404-658-7084
- dtalley@atlanta.ga.gov
- To inquire about changing codes, contact your City Council rep.
- There were many concerns expressed about how violations are determined and the difficulty residents, especially older ones with limited means, can respond once cited. There were also questions about tenants being cited along with or instead of the actual owner of the property. Talley emphasized that if she is contacted immediately after a citation is issued she can stop the process if an error has been made. However the difficulty of determining exactly what constitutes a code violation remained. Ms. Tally suggested that residents familiarize themselves with the new regulations regarding housing code violations. The link is https://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances.
Valencia Hudson
Public Safety Liaison for Councilmember Natalyn Archibong, Atlanta City Council District 5
Valencia reported that Councilmember Archibong was work with other councilmembers to change the code.
LCN officer reports
- Environment: The middle lane on DeKalb Ave. will definitely be eliminated and become a turn lane.
- Safety: No Report
- Finance: Finance Report submitted prior to meeting
- Education: No Report
- Other:
Announcements and current issues:
APPROVED: 14-0: V-19-131, 601 Clifton Rd: Variance from zoning regulation: reduce the required rear yard setback from 15 ft to 3 ft for construction of two-story accessory structure:
Lake Claire Neighbors meets the third Thursday of each month.
The next regular meeting will be July 18, 2019