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Rockdale County presents major UDO rewrite to encourage diverse housing, modern uses and clearer procedures
Summary
Consultants from CPL and county staff outlined a draft Unified Development Ordinance that consolidates zoning districts, adds a PUD tool and new housing types (live-work, cottage/tiny-home villages and ADUs), modernizes use tables for data centers and battery-storage, and tightens enforcement and multifamily inspection rules.
Consultants from CPL and county planning staff presented a draft Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) update at a Rockdale County town hall, describing a suite of changes intended to align zoning with the county's comprehensive plan and an Atlanta Regional Commission housing study.
"A unified development ordinance also provides consistent standards," said Sarah McQuaid of CPL, who opened the presentation by describing how the UDO translates long-term policy into enforceable zoning regulations. She reviewed the project timeline and public hearings planned during the adoption phase.
Liz Mitchum, a lead presenter, summarized three policy directions driving the update: expand and diversify housing policy, reorganize the code for clarity, and modernize definitions and use standards to reflect current state law and new development types. Key structural changes include consolidation of overlapping residential and mixed-use districts (for example, folding several…
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