Barkley Square Homeowners’ Association Special Meeting 9 Dec 2001
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Transcript of Barkley Square Homeowners’ Association Special Meeting 9 Dec 2001
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Barkley Square Homeowners’ AssociationSpecial Meeting 9 Dec 2001
Purpose - discuss the options for dealing with the Special Use Permit– Do Nothing, try to get Gwinnett County to reject SUP
– Annex into Duluth
– Purchase Property• alone
• with Norman Downs
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Do Nothing Option
• Impact on our neighborhood?– Property values– Traffic– Future Development
• County not likely to reject SUP– political reasons– Atlanta Journal front page article
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St. Mary of Egypt - Russian Orthodox ChurchSpecial Use Permit
Joe Lee
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Barkley Square
Bunten Road Park
Norman DownsProperty in Question
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Growth Patterns
• The Russian Orthodox Church draws from a very select group.
• Growth is not expected as seen in other churches.
• They don’t expand their facilities for growth– they branch off and open another Church.
Barkley SquareB
arkley Square
Barkley Square
Barkley SquareBunten Road Park
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Special Use Permit
• R100 includes churches - no zoning change
• SUP only needed due to frontage requirements
• County possibly to condemn portion of BS homeowners’ property to connect to sewer.
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Traffic and Attendance
• Approximately 120 people “on a good Sunday” – This requires about 40 vehicles
• Wednesday and Friday Services – small gatherings– These only require about 5-6 Vehicles
• The only gatherings larger than Sunday Service are “special occasions”
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Plans for the Property• The garage will serve their needs for some time.
• They are planning to build a Church in the Russian Orthodox style, with 4-5 “onion domes”, as seen in Russian architecture.
• They do not build basketball courts, ball fields, or recreational facilities.
• There will be 50ft buffers required around the whole property, except on Bunten Road, these will be reduced buffers for tree planting.
• The SUP is required because the property only has 165 ft of frontage instead of the 250ft normally required for a church in Gwinnett County.
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Existing Russian Orthodox Churches
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Duluth Annexation Option
• Conservative development policies
• City Services– accessible staff and officials– pay-as-you-go garbage collection– free recycling– maintenance and electricity for street lights– road maintenance and improvement– effective police services
Bob Peterson
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Property InformationProperty Value 350,000Assessed Value (40%) 140,000City Homestead Exemption 2,000
Estimated City TaxesCity Property Tax (5.191 mills) 716City Garbarge Fee (average) 78City Street Lighting Fee 0
Estimated Total City Taxes 794
Estimated Out Of Pocket CostsCity Tax From Above 794Federal (28%) and State (6%) Tax 34%
Income Tax Reductions 270
City Property Tax From Above 794Tax savings From Above (270)City Garbage Fees 78County Street Lighting Fees (45)Individual Garbage Savings (120)
Net City Taxes 437
Annexation Option
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Purchase Option
• Cost $550,000 - $600,000– pay down payment as special assessment
– increase in yearly dues
• Maybe purchase with Norman Downs– our portion approx 1/3
• No guarantee purchase would/could happen– County would have to reject SUP first - not likely
Sam Creery
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BSHOA BSHOA WithAlone Norman Downs
Estimated Purchase Price 600,000 200,000
Down Payemnt 120,000 40,000
Interest Rate 8.00% 8.00%
Estimated Monthly Payment 42,637 14,212
Costs To Homeowners
One Time Assessments - Down Payment 1,446 482
Annual Dues Increase 514 171
Purchase Option
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What Now?
• Do Nothing– Attend County Meetings and Speak Out
• Planning Commission (makes recommendations) - Dec 11
• County Commission (makes decisions) - Dec 18
• Annexation Petition– sign it
– need people to collect signatures
• Purchase Option– do we pursue it?
– How?