Foxcroft driveway seeks exception to Atlanta’s 20-foot limit; committee refers waiver

A proposal to let a driveway at 1055 Foxcroft Road exceed Atlanta’s 20-foot width limit did not receive approval at the Zoning Committee’s Oct. 12 meeting. Members unanimously voted to refer the waiver to committee, according to the meeting’s draft minutes.⁠[1][2]

Councilmember Mary Norwood’s ordinance would create an exception for this property, not change the citywide rule. That rule limits driveways serving one- and two-family uses to 20 feet, excluding the widened entrance flares. The proposed waiver would cover only the improvements shown in a specified plan and would not extend to other properties or substantially different future work.⁠[1][2]

The ordinance says the submitted plans would slightly reduce the property’s total impervious surface—from 12,094 to 12,020 square feet—and direct driveway runoff into adjacent planted areas. Those are claims about the proposed design, not findings that the work has been completed or its drainage performance verified.⁠[2]

Two details remain unresolved in the reviewed records: how wide the driveway would be and why the committee referred the measure. The ordinance text does not specify the requested width, and the minutes entry gives no explanation for the vote. The referral does not authorize the proposed exception.⁠[1][2]