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In case the highlighted element isn't clear, I've added the choicest parts below: (emphases added)
Most of the Dunwoodians involved are from the far-left whack job sector, aka the east side.
I’d like for city council to reconsider the city borders and draw the line at N Peachtree or maybe more to the west. I think people over there may be happier as residents of Doraville or Chamblee.
The next time Districts 1 and 2 need support on a city initiative, or zoning, or whatever comes up (like the Dunwoody Club Forest rezoning or the Manget Way group home conflict) I'm going to whip this sucker out and remind the mouthpiece that elements of their community think the "whack job sector" isn't "really" Dunwoody....
Hundreds of home business owners are once again put under collective suspicion. Not because of a spike in code complaints. The last code complaint filed against a home business was more than 6 months ago. Not because of some newsworthy disaster. All is quiet.
The original edits distributed (and saved for posterity) legally banned all customer contact for these enterprises. Mr Foote was advised at the last DHA meeting that not only is this a significant enforcement problem, it created a perception and support problem as well.
The latest edits, released this morning, scrap the scorched earth approach and zeroes in on Mr. Roberson's application as a physical therapist.
The ordinance goes on to define what is "acceptable" use of your home. Behind your closed doors.
None of this is new but the unwarranted scrutiny and hypocritical prejudice by our government officials is getting really old. Home businesses and all of the activity that goes along with them are a part of Dunwoody's neighborhood fabric and have been for decades. Even for someone like me whose home business is "acceptable" by the new definitions, I would have to spend money on a legal process, endure abuse from my local HOA, and tolerate wild speculation from residents all over town for the "right" to have people in my office. Which could ultimately be denied for any reason or none.
So tonight let's pop some popcorn, order a growler from Empire State, and watch the circus that is Planning Commission discuss this agenda item. Winners in the pool for individual votes and vote spread will be notified by email in the morning. Whatever happens with this ordinance, life isn't going to change. The more our city government tries to apply judgments to otherwise legal livelihoods, the more they end up like Principal Rooney chasing Ferris Bueller around Chicago.
