Chattahoochee Hills weighs $39,500 development-rights revenue study

Chattahoochee Hills City Council is scheduled to resume discussion of development-rights revenue viability at its October 6 work session at 5 p.m. An earlier staff memorandum presents a $39,500 proposal from KB Advisory Group to study revenue from the city's Transferable Development Rights (TDR) and Density Transfer Credit (DTC) programs.

The programs are intended to preserve the city's rural landscape while directing growth into designated hamlets, villages and historic crossroads. The study would assess the potential inventory of transferable rights and demand in those receiving areas, compare existing payments with potential premium-credit and perpetual-fee concepts, and project revenue over 10, 20 and 30 years.

The proposed work would take about 14 to 16 weeks and require a $7,500 retainer credited toward the final invoice. Staff say a funding source would be identified if Council authorizes the study. KB describes the analysis as intended to inform policy decisions rather than recommend policy outcomes.