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Atlanta Film Animals seeks special-use permit for outdoor kennels in South Fulton
Summary
An applicant representing Atlanta Film Animals asked the City of South Fulton for a special-use permit to operate seven outdoor kennels on a roughly 50-acre parcel in Council District 4; staff raised setback and parcel-configuration questions and the application is scheduled for future public hearings.
Abigail Van Horn, representing Atlanta Film Animals, told the City of South Fulton on Dec. 1 that her client is seeking a special-use permit to operate outdoor kennels on a roughly 50-acre property so the business can obtain a Georgia business license. "I'm Abigail Van Horn on behalf of Atlanta Film Animals, and we're requesting a special use permit, as you said, to create kennels on the property," she said.
The applicant said the site would contain seven kennels and described animals kept or used for film work on the property, including "monkeys, skunks, seagulls, doves, dogs, a pig (indoor and outdoor), a goat, chickens, sheep, raccoons, a barn cat, a cockatoo and an owl." Van Horn said the land is large and that she owns multiple adjoining parcels; she acknowledged a back barn sits at or near a parcel boundary and asked that the barn be considered grandfathered because it predates current ownership.
Planning staff asked whether any structures are within 200 feet of a property line. Van Horn replied that the tract had been split historically, that the client bought five parcels, and that "in the very worst case scenario, we could combine the parcels" to address setback issues. She said she believed the barn predates the 1980s but did not know the exact construction date and offered to follow up with documentation.
No vote or decision was taken at the meeting. Staff reiterated procedural deadlines and upcoming public hearings for rezoning and special-use applications; on the record staff and the moderator mentioned a public participation plan report due on Jan. 7 and hearings listed for Jan. 21 (the transcript contains both 01/21/2025 and a later restatement of 01/21/2026) and a mayor and city council public hearing on Feb. 10, 2026. Applicants should confirm exact hearing dates with planning staff prior to submitting final materials.
Next steps: the application will proceed through the City of South Fulton public-notice and hearing process and will appear at a planning commission public hearing and a subsequent city council public hearing; no formal action was taken at the Dec. 1 CCIM meeting.
