Council debates buffer rules, including 75-foot edge buffer and village exceptions

Mar 4, 2025

Staff proposed new buffer standards (including a 75-foot buffer adjacent to the city boundary) and clarified exceptions for village/hamlet districts and South Fulton Parkway; council discussed where buffer requirements should be mandatory and where discretionary standards or architectural exceptions should apply.

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Planning staff reviewed Section 3 updates to buffer requirements, including a new 75-foot buffer for development adjacent to the city boundary. Staff said the draft "adds the exclusion of South Fulton Parkway and revising the time frame and geographic area of the permitted architectural style," and pointed to an illustrative figure for clarity.

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