City explores HOA sinking‑fund workaround after Atlanta Water requires public ROW for service
Atlanta Water’s policy that main lines must be in public right‑of‑way conflicts with the city’s tradition of private subdivision streets; staff and developers proposed accepting streets as public in title while binding homeowners’ associations to maintain them via a dedicated sinking fund and indemnity for the city.
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Council discussed a recurring problem for subdivisions in Chattahoochee Hills: Atlanta Watershed (Atlanta Water) will not install water infrastructure inside private easements, but the city has historically preferred private streets in new subdivisions. That policy mismatch has stalled some developments.
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