REGIONAL REVIEW FINDING DATE: December 22, 2015 ARC REVIEW CODE: R1512021 TO: Chairman Jeffrey Turner, Clayton County Board of Commissioners ATTN TO: Patrick Ejike, Director, Community Development Department FROM: Douglas R. Hooker, Executive Director, ARC RE: Development of Regional Impact Review Digital signature Original on file The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has completed regional review of the following Development of Regional Impact (DRI). Below is the ARC finding. The Atlanta Regional Commission reviewed the DRI with regard to conflicts to regional plans, goals, and policies and impacts it might have on the activities, plans, goals, and policies of other local jurisdictions and state, federal, and other agencies. The finding does not address whether the DRI is or is not in the best interest of the local government. Name of Proposal: Anvil Block/Ellenwood Township Submitting Local Government: Clayton County Review Type: Development of Regional Impact Date Opened: December 2, 2015 Date Closed: December 22, 2015 Description: This proposed development is located in unincorporated Clayton County on Lunsford Drive, east of Interstate 675, north of Anvil Block Road and west of Bouldercrest Road. It will include 794,600 square feet of light industrial/warehouse space and related office space. This development site was previously submitted for review as Villages of Ellenwood, DRI #390, in 2003. Comments: According to the ARC Unified Growth Policy Map (UGPM) and Regional Development Guide (RDG), the proposed development is located within the Developing Suburbs area of the region, and partially within an Industrial and Logistics Area. The UGPM and RDG state that Developing Suburbs are areas in the region where suburban development has occurred and the conventional development pattern is present but not set. These areas are characterized by limited commercial and residential development. These areas represent the extent of the urban service area, and the region’s first attempts at suburban smart growth can be found in these areas. The region should strive to develop these areas in a more sustainable way than the existing development model. To this end, there is a need for additional preservation of critical environmental locations, as well as agricultural and forest uses adjacent to rural areas. Limited existing infrastructure in these areas will constrain the amount of additional growth that is possible. Some transportation improvements may be needed within these areas. The UGPM and RDG state that Industrial and Logistics Areas represent the major intermodal freight facilities and major logistics centers of the region. As a strategic economic sector, the region should strive to protect these areas and ensure they are well served by the regional transportation network. This area will see increased job growth in the form of industrial and logistics space. Strategies are needed to avoid residential and industrial conflicts while still allowing both uses in proximity to each other, without limiting the operations of industrial land users. The proposed development is adjacent to a large commercial complex to the west, which includes existing retail and other service uses. It is partially built out and is zoned for additional commercial development in the future, including on land directly across Lunsford Drive from the proposed development. Care should be taken throughout the design process to ensure that the proposed development includes a functional and comfortable pedestrian connection to the adjacent commercial complex, which will create the potential for workers to conduct trips for shopping or meals on foot rather than by car. See additional staff comments included in this review report. THE FOLLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS REVIEW: ARC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ARC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS & MOBILITY DIVISION ARC NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION ARC RESEARCH & ANALYTICS DIVISION ARC AGING & HEALTH RESOURCES DIVISION GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEORGIA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY DEKALB COUNTY HENRY COUNTY CITY OF FOREST PARK If you have any questions regarding this review, please contact Jon Tuley at (404) 463-3307 or [email protected]. This finding will be published to the ARC review website, located at http://www.atlantaregional.com/land-use/planreviews. ANVIL BLOCK/ELLENWOOD DRI Clayton County ARC Natural Resources Division Review Comments November 18, 2015 Watershed Protection and Stream Buffers The proposed project property is in South River watershed. The South River is not a water supply watershed in the Atlanta Region and no Part 5 criteria apply. The USGS coverage for the project area shows a blue line tributary to Conley Creek, itself a tributary to the South River, near the northern edge of the project property. The site plan shows both the State 25-foot erosion and sedimentation buffer and the County 75-foot stream buffer and setback around the stream just inside the northern portion of the property. Any unmapped streams that may be located on the property would be subject to the requirements of the Clayton County stream buffer ordinance. Any state waters that may be on the property will be subject to the State 25-foot erosion and sedimentation buffer requirements. Stormwater / Water Quality The project should adequately address the impacts of the proposed development on stormwater runoff and downstream water quality. During construction, the project should conform to the relevant state and federal erosion and sedimentation control requirements. After construction, water quality will be impacted due to polluted stormwater runoff. ARC has estimated the amount of pollutants produced after the construction of the entire proposed development, based on the submitted plans. These estimates are based on some simplifying assumptions for typical pollutant loading factors (lbs/ac/yr). The loading factors are based on the results of regional storm water monitoring data from the Atlanta Region with impervious areas based on estimated averages for land uses in the Region. Where the actual impervious percentages are higher or lower than the estimate, the pollutant loads will differ accordingly. The following table summarizes the results of the analysis: Estimated Pounds of Pollutants per Year Land Use Land Area Total Total BOD TSS Zinc Lead (ac) Phosphorus Nitrogen Office/Light Industrial 56.90 73.40 974.70 6486.60 40285.20 84.21 10.81 TOTAL 56.90 73.40 974.70 6486.60 40285.20 84.21 10.81 Total Impervious = 70% In order to address post-construction stormwater runoff quality, the project should implement stormwater management controls (structural and/or nonstructural) as found in the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (www.georgiastormwater.com) and meet the stormwater management quantity and quality criteria outlined in the Manual. Where possible, the project should use the stormwater better site design concepts included in the Manual. We also suggest the following additional measures to help reduce stormwater reduction and provide for its reuse: Consider using green spaces and tree planting beds as stormwater controls. These can be designed to provide maximum aesthetic value while also providing for water quality treatment and run-off reduction, potentially reducing the need for larger stormwater facilities and helping to minimize the negative effects of stormwater runoff on streams and water quality. Consider using pervious concrete or other pervious materials in parking areas and other paved open areas. With the proper substrate, such materials can provide a large storage capacity, which will further help to reduce stormwater runoff. Consider including rainwater capture in the project design to provide for landscape irrigation during dry periods. A TLANTA R EGIONAL C OMMISSION 40 C OURTLAND S TREET, NE ATLANTA, G EORGIA 30303 MEMORANDUM TO: Jon Tuley, Community Development Division FROM: Daniel Studdard, Transportation Access and Mobility Division DATE: December 2, 2015 SUBJECT: Transportation Division Review of DRI # 2519 Project: Anvil Block – Ellenwood Township County: Clayton County, GA Location: 4503 Bouldercrest Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294. On Lunsford Drive, west of Bouldercrest Road and east of Interstate 675 (I-675). Analysis: Expedited X Non-Expedited cc: David Haynes and Daniel Studdard TAMD The Transportation Access & Mobility Division has reviewed the traffic study performed by Southeastern Engineering on behalf of Anvil Block Land Partners. The following input is provided for the Infrastructure section of the DRI Report. This DRI proposal is being considered for review under the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Expedited Review Process. The proposed development will have approximately 794,600 SF of general warehouse space and is planned to be completed in 2017. The development is on a 56.9-acre site are with 37.85-acre to be impervious located in Clayton County west of Bouldercrest Road and east of Interstate 675 (I-675). The development will create three new driveways on Lunsford Drive. The majority of the property was previously considered by GRTA in 2003 as part of DRI 390, Ellenwood Township. The Notice of Decision (NOD) for DRI 390 was issued in 2003 and revised on August 3, 2006. Page 1 of 4 INFRASTRUCTURE Transportation How many site access points and parking facilities will be associated with the proposed development? What are their locations? The proposed