Neighborhood Watch
Latest News: 12/10/2009 - Please click on the adjacent hyperlink for a comprehensive incident report with important safety tips - Important Incident Report and Safety Tips. And here's statistics of our surrounding (.2 mile radius) area Surrounding area activity. We will post additional information - status and tips as well. Don't forget about the House Watch Form and Neighborhood Watch information sheet under the Police & Public Safety Tab. The Pine Lake Neighborhood Watch is neighbors watching out for each other for the common good. We will meet quarterly to bring you up to date on what has been happening in ...
Our Mayor
Greg Zarus Mayor Greg Zarus was born in Philadelphia, and he came to Pine Lake because of his career pursuits in government as a scientist, an engineer, and an environmentalist. Pine Lake elected Greg first in 2002, then in 2003, and again in 2007. Mayor Zarus is an ambitious and industrious leader with an informal common sense manor. His current term ends 2012. Accomplishments that occurred for which he is proud to be a part, include: Completing the city’s first Comprehensive Plan and other state items to make the city a Tier 1 Qualified ...
Pine LakeFest 2010
Pine Lake’s 10th annual LAKEFEST! Date: October 2-3 Time: 10AM-Dark (Sat.) and 12PM-6PM (Sun.) Place: Lakeshore Drive, Pine Lake, GA 30072 Cost: Admission is free ART — Art and artcrafts on display/sale will include painting, felting, photography, handcrafted jewelry, handmade cards/stationary, and more. MUSIC — Live musical performances will include rock, European-gypsy jazz, electro-pop, international folk, and acoustic Americana genres. FUN — Activities for attendees of all ages will include a sand sculpture contest, face painting and children’s art activities, a Saturday night beach party, and more. FOOD — A variety of foods, baked goods, soft drinks, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. Pine Lake prides itself as being ...
First Friday
Pine Lake First Friday Concerts These are events that take place in the beachhouse on the first friday of every month. Music performance begins at 8. Pine Lake will have goodies (coffee,soda,water,Beer and wine) for a cheap price. There is $5 donation at the door If you would like to perform, click here If you want to be on the mailing list for show reminders or schedule changes click here
Guide to Building & Remodeling in Pine Lake
last edited by Elisabeth 2 days ago
Builder/renovator packet: useful information for builders and renovators
ARB Administrative procedures How does the ARB work?
General Provisions of Pine Lake Zoning Code (definitions, administration, permits, rules, etc)
Commercial (Uptown) code
Residential
Amendments to Residential passed in January 2009, more or less. Consult City Hall for the correct version. The changes addressed:
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Setbacks for detached garages
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Setbacks for street-facing facades greater than 36′
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Adds the definition of garages, including carports, to the definitions section
(This text is from an email): The city has the official version; this is what we proposed, and which I believe passed as suggested. The amendments address a correction to setbacks for garages, and one that allows street-facing facades to be longer than 36′ if the excess is set back at least 10′ from the the forward-most part of the facade (this allows the house to have a wing or wings that have a very different appearance from a flat facade).
Market analysis
Study of the market area for Pine Lake businesses, and the kinds of businesses which might have long-term success in this market.
How did we get this code?
By 2007, a number of people were unhappy about the type of construction allowed by our old codes. The Mayor and Council formed an architectural review board to improve our existing code and ordinances, which had been developed piecemeal over the years. The ARB got a grant from DeKalb County that allowed us to hire an experienced consultant, Alycen Whidden. Alycen had worked with other cities who also wanted to make their codes more responsive to contemporary views and issues.
During 2007 and the spring and summer of 2008, the ARB and Ms. Whidden held numerous meetings in Pine Lake. The ARB’s Cutting the Edge series brought in speakers on subjects like smart growth, green building, visitable home standards, and storm water. The code was discussed at a couple town hall meetings, and Ms. Whidden held two public participation meetings that included a visual preference survey which helped her understand the kind of look that people wanted in this community. She also conducted a walking tour of Pine Lake to point out some features of original Pine Lake home construction and the how new meets old.
Pine Lake “Uptown District”
