Mercer Street eight-foot fence gets staff backing over privacy concerns
Staff cites a shared driveway and neighboring second-story construction facing the rear-yard pool. The recommendation is not board approval.
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Staff backs Peachtree Battle pool exception, citing steep terrain
Existing structures and steep topography leave no reasonable alternative location, staff says. The recommendation is not a board approval.
Atlanta incentive-withholding proposal would respect existing contract limits
Existing agreements would be affected only as law and contract terms allow. The held resolution also requests an implementation report within 90 days after approval.
Glynn Drive single-property annexation measure filed by Atlanta committee
The 100%-method proposal would extend city and school-system boundaries. The recorded committee filing is not annexation approval.
Held Atlanta plan would bar designated funds from promoting city legislation and programs
The restriction would cover 21 listed funds, including affordable housing, grant and tax-allocation-district accounts—not all city marketing.
Atlanta outreach-and-rehousing donation proposal remains held
The Intown Cares proposal supports neighborhood street outreach and rehousing, but the supporting ordinance leaves the donation amount unspecified.
Held $1.58 million Atlanta resurfacing plan includes West Wieuca Road
The funding schedule identifies repaving between Roswell and Wieuca roads. The proposed contract has a one-year term and two renewal options.
Stitch capping study reported complete; Atlanta panel backs grant closeout
The supporting resolution reports $898,370.87 used from the RAISE grant. The closeout amendment has committee backing, not an executed agreement.
Atlanta's $4.5 million airport-and-parks chemical purchasing plan remains held
The proposal allocates $2 million to Aviation and $2.5 million to Parks and Recreation, with a term through Dec. 16, 2030.
Autumn Lane proposal would change single-family plan designation to medium-density residential
The comprehensive-plan amendment for 360 Autumn Lane SW is listed as held for a public hearing, not adopted.
Three Fox Street properties proposed for low-density residential plan designation
The amended request would replace Medium Lot Single Family in Atlanta's comprehensive plan. The packet records a held measure, not approval.
Atlanta closure-notice proposal would require mailed alerts within two business days
Every address on a street closed for a permitted assembly would receive a copy of the permit. The held text specifies a Jan. 1, 2027 effective date.
Held Atlanta rental plan would limit unhosted short stays to 90 nights a year
Qualifying rentals would have to be primary residences. Booking platforms would verify permits and could face $1,000 fines per listing per day.
Held Atlanta plan would let planning advisory board choose its Invest Atlanta representative
The proposal would replace mayoral selection from three APAB nominees with a direct appointment by the advisory board.
Atlanta pool-fee proposal would make open swim free, but not classes or rentals
The substitute limits the waiver to designated free-open-swim periods. Schedules could vary by facility, staffing, capacity and safety needs.
Second Avenue and Fayetteville Road annexation plan would assign mixed-use and single-family designations
The held proposal covers 15 properties seeking annexation from unincorporated DeKalb County. It does not establish completed annexation or zoning approval.
Atlanta panel backs District 12 trash-bin audit to identify coverage gaps
Three city departments would inventory public bins, document collection frequency and identify underserved areas. The recommendation does not add bins.
Held Atlanta plan would raise initial alcohol-license application fee to $1,700 by 2029
The proposal starts at $600 for licenses effective in 2027 and $900 in 2028. The supporting ordinance identifies the existing application fee as $300.
Atlanta panel backs request to apply for $575,422 joint law-enforcement grant
The total covers Fulton County and several cities, not Atlanta alone. The proposed grant would require no local match.
Atlanta panel backs up to $126,000 a year for police mobile-device extraction tools
The proposed Carahsoft agreement includes software subscriptions and support, with a term through April 30, 2027 and a one-year renewal option.
Held Atlanta booting plan would require contracts on all private property and warning stickers
The substitute also specifies daily ceilings of $75 for standard vehicles and $125 for heavy-duty or commercial vehicles, with payment at no extra charge.
Held Atlanta zoning rewrite would repeal older site conditions and some special-use permits
The proposed transition rules generally preserve rezoning conditions introduced and adopted since 2000 and lawfully operating special uses, subject to vested rights and exceptions.
Inman Street rezoning would support a plan for up to 99 homes
The housing impact statement describes renovated and new multifamily buildings across two adjacent properties and projects 13–15 affordable homes.
Angier Avenue condo proposal projects removal of 24 affordable homes
The city’s housing impact statement describes 52 condos with on-site parking. The rezoning remains a proposal, not authorization for demolition or construction.
Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard rezoning plan includes 290 homes
The supporting plan retains 50,000 square feet of existing nonresidential space. The 8.54-acre rezoning has committee backing, not final approval.
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