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Zoning committee approves fence rule change, OKs several rezonings and refers a large block of items to ZRB
Summary
The City of Atlanta Zoning Committee voted to allow 6-foot walls and fences in half-depth front yards in the Riverside neighborhood, approved a substitute rezoning at LaDonne Lane, held several items at district request, and referred a broad set of rezonings to the Zoning Review Board for public hearings.
The City of Atlanta Zoning Committee on Jan. 30 approved a set of ordinances, amendments and referrals affecting neighborhoods across the city.
The committee approved an amendment to the land development code (Item 7) allowing 6-foot walls and fences in half-depth front yards in single-family zoning districts in the Riverside neighborhood. The item was moved by the chair at the district councilmember's request, seconded by Vice Chair Collins and Councilwoman Bakhtiari, and the committee recorded the vote as 6 yeas, 0 nays.
In a contested rezoning (Item 11) for properties at 1911 and 1917 LaDonne Lane and 1920 Ann Street NW, the committee considered a main motion to deny (the “adverse” motion) and a substitute motion to approve. Councilwoman Liliana Bakhtiari (substitute mover) and Councilman Westmoreland (second) advanced the substitute, which passed 5–1, making the item favorable.
At the request of a district councilmember, the committee held Item 10 (rezoning for properties along Sylvan Road and Cox Avenue near the BeltLine overlay) rather than vote on it. The committee also filed Items 8, 22 and 29 (special-use permit requests for a community center, a personal care home and an outdoor sales area) after a motion to file passed 6–0.
A larger group of items (12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 31 and 33–40) was referred to the Zoning Review Board for hearings, with the committee voting 7–0 to send those items to the ZRB. Several of the referred items concern rezonings in Vine City and Westside neighborhoods and proposed code amendments tied to those areas.
Item 43 (rezoning for property at 599 People Street SW) came with a day-of amendment clarifying the property address; the amendment was adopted and the item approved as amended (vote recorded as 7–0). Items 16 and 17 (rezonings for Nathan Road and Lennox Road properties) were approved 7–0.
Chair and council members reminded the public that referral to the ZRB opens the formal public-comment period for affected projects. The committee adjourned after closing remarks.
Votes at a glance - Item 7 (fences/walls in Riverside): Approved, 6–0. - Item 10 (Sylvan/Cox rezoning): Held at district request. - Item 11 (LaDonne/Ann rezoning): Substitute motion to approve passed, 5–1; item favorable. - Items 8, 22, 29: Filed, 6–0. - Items 9, 18, 24, 27, 28, 30, 32: Amended per ZRB recommendations and approved as amended (vote recorded as favorable after amendment). - Items 12–13, 15, 19–21, 23, 25–26, 31, 33–40: Referred to ZRB, 7–0. - Item 14 (Vine City overlay): Held, 7–0. - Items 16 & 17: Approved, 7–0. - Item 43 (599 People St. SW): Amended to correct address and approved, 7–0.
What happens next: Items referred to the Zoning Review Board will be scheduled for public hearings where neighbors may comment on specific project plans and addresses. Items on first reading will be read at the full Council meeting next Monday.
