Agenda Item
x. Request to Georgia Department of Education for Site Approval for the New Dresden Elementary School Facility
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the application to the Georgia Department of Education for site approval of the rebuild of the Dresden Elementary School Facility.
Why: A formal request for site approval is required by the Georgia Department of Education to construct new school facilities, including rebuilding existing ones.
Details: The Georgia Department of Education requires that all school facilities being built or rebuilt undergo a formal process of review of the geographic, environmental, and development conditions of the site on which new school facilities will be constructed. Once this review process has been completed, a formal request for site approval by the local school system is necessary for the Georgia Department of Education to consider the site application for approval.
Financial impact: There is no financial impact of submitting a site application to the Georgia Department of Education.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678-676-1475
Mr. Hans Williams, Dir. Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, Division of Operations, 678-676-1588
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by General Counsel
Jeff W. Cown, Director
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Suite 1456, East Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404-656-4713
FLOODPLAIN ENCROACHMENT REVIEW
To: Jacinta S. H. Hightower
Email: jacinta_hightower@dekalbschoolsga.org
PROJECT NAME: Dresden Elementary School COUNTY: DeKalb COMMUNITY: DeKalb County
LOCATION: 2449 Dresden Drive, Chamblee, GA 30341
BRIEF PROJECT
The applicant requested a Floodplain Encroachment Review Report for a school site.
DESCRIPTION:
APPLICATION APPLICATION
APPLICANT: DeKalb County Board of Education 11/15/2023 11/16/2023
DATED: RECEIVED:
SFHA* 13089C0056K (Effective FLOOD RISK
No EFFECTIVE PANEL(S): X
ENCROACHMENT: Date: 08/15/2019) ZONE(S):
FLOOD RISK
www.georgiadfirm.com PRELIMINARY PANEL(S): N/A N/A
ZONE(S):
FLOOD RISK
https://msc.fema.gov/portal LETTER OF MAP CHANGE (S): N/A N/A
ZONE(S):
Land Development Manager
Upper Chattahoochee (8 Digit HUC: Address: 33 West Ponce de Leon
WATERSHED(S): COMMUNITY CONTACT:
03130001) Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
Tel: (404) 687-2414
From inspection of the effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) developed by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), the building components of the proposed project appears to be located outside of the Special Flood Hazard
Area (SFHA), in Zone X (unshaded), an area of low flood risk. A Floodplain Snapshot Map showing the designated
floodplain impacts in the vicinity of the project location, accompanied by the relevant extract of FEMA’s FIRMs are attached.
COMMENTS: Please note that this response addresses issues related specifically to the possible effects of the project on floodplains in the
area, it does not override or supersede any State or local procedural substantive provisions which may apply to floodplain
management requirements associated with amendments to State or local floodplain zoning ordinances, maps, or State or local
procedures adopted under the National Flood Insurance Program.
Prepared By: Olivia Martin Telephone: (470) 845-1108 Email: Olivia.Martin@dnr.ga.gov
Signature: Date: 11/17/2023
*Special Flood Hazard Area – Area Inundated by the 1% Annual Chance Flood (Often Referred to as the 100-year Flood)
Attachments:
Georgia DFIRM Snapshot
FEMA FIRM Extract
Site Review