Local brief
Council approves 60 more days of the storage freeze—but only in one zoning district
The extension targets Office-Institutional zoning, left out of the broader permit rules. The separate permit fix remains listed for Zoning Review Board review.
Atlanta City Council voted 10–0 Nov. 2 to extend the freeze on new storage-facility applications for 60 days beyond Jan. 11, 2027—but only in Office-Institutional zoning, according to the Council’s draft action minutes.[1]
Why just that district? The extension bill says the broader storage rules adopted Oct. 5 required special-use permits in most zoning districts but left Office-Institutional out. This extension is not citywide.[2]
Ordinance 26-O-1595, sponsored by Councilmembers Dustin Hillis and Andrea L. Boone, covers new applications for building, land-disturbance, special-use and special administrative permits, plus rezoning requests, for construction of self-storage, secured-storage and mixed-use storage facilities.[1][2]
The Council vote follows the unanimous committee backing we previously reported. But the permit fix is a separate proceeding: the Nov. 2 minutes still list ordinance 26-O-1596, which would require special-use permits for storage facilities in Office-Institutional zoning, among items referred to the Zoning Review Board. The extension itself does not add that permit requirement.[1][2]
The extension ordinance says it takes effect upon approval. The records reviewed establish the Council vote, but not mayoral approval or a confirmed effective date.[1][2]
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