Zoning board conditionally backs two-home split in Grove Park; staff calls for sidewalks
Staff says the two proposed lots would be generally wider than existing lots along the block. NPU J recommends denial.
In this report: recommended
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Housing
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Zoning board recommends 60-day delay for White Street’s 335-home rezoning
Staff opposes the broader development rights, saying the warehouse reuse and homes already fit current zoning. Neighborhood Planning Unit T recommends approval.
In this report: recommended
Staff backs delay for Ponce De Leon Place home seeking 11-foot retaining wall
The applicant wants more time for neighborhood negotiations. An Oct. 8 memo recommends deferral to Nov. 5—not approval of the wall, fence, pool or setback exceptions.
In this report: recommended
Staff urges denial of Faith Avenue ADU’s four-foot setback, says plans leave more room
An unpaved “paper street” affects the yard rule at 1079 Faith Avenue SE. Staff says the requested exception exceeds the need shown in the plans; the report does not record a board decision.
In this report: recommended
Atlanta staff urges denial of White Street rezoning, says 335 homes fit existing rules
The 12.5-acre warehouse-reuse proposal seeks zoning that would more than double maximum building intensity and remove an industrial-use requirement.
In this report: recommended
Staff backs 45.8-foot townhomes at North Highland and Amsterdam
Five proposed homes would replace a parking lot. Planners say a 32-foot grade change and flag-shaped parcel justify more height and smaller yards beside single-family zoning.
In this report: recommended
Wood Partners proposes 280-home cap for Lewis Road mixed-use site
Proffered conditions call for neighborhood screening, five-foot sidewalks and no retail in the civic space. A turn-lane extension would need Powder Springs approval.
In this report: proposed
Fulton proposal sought at least 2% of its 2026 budget for housing and homelessness programs
The resolution also would direct management to propose a similar allocation in later fiscal years.
In this report: proposed
Vine City grant proposal would support 70 multifamily homes, including 63 affordable units
The request returned on Fulton’s March 4, 2026, agenda after a February hold and would draw on previously reserved funds.
In this report: proposed
Fulton proposed up to $1.003 million to continue housing rehabilitation services
The Meals on Wheels Atlanta renewal would cover April through December 2026 and use the first of two renewal options.
In this report: proposed
1425 Mayfield Road plan seeks six homes and a narrower subdivision street
The 4.57-acre gated-subdivision proposal asks to reduce the minimum local-street width from 50 feet to 44 feet and allow a sidewalk on only one side.
In this report: proposed
Wildhorse Hills home plan gets staff backing for 75-foot setback waiver
The report leaves the drainage feature’s buffer status unresolved and recommends a professional assessment; impervious coverage is already at the 35% limit.
In this report: recommended
Rivermeade Drive second-story addition gets approval for a 49.63-foot front setback
The zoning board reduced the required setback from 60 feet. Its approval letter is to accompany a separate building-permit application.
In this report: approved
Ponce De Leon Place home plan listed for Nov. 5 with 11-foot retaining-wall request
The same request also appears on the Oct. 8 agenda. Neither listing establishes approval or cancellation of the October review.
In this report: scheduled
Inman Street rezoning linked to up to 99 homes across two properties
The request covers a 0.213-acre rezoning parcel at 432 Inman Street SW. Zoning Review Board consideration is scheduled for Oct. 8.
In this report: scheduled
Kenyon Street home request lists 2.5-foot side setbacks, 60.9% lot coverage
September records listed three-foot side setbacks. The Nov. 5 agenda also lists a coverage variance; the records do not explain the differences.
In this report: scheduled
Peachtree Battle home plan lists height variance alongside 17-foot retaining wall
The November agenda seeks a building height of 37 feet 4 inches instead of 35 feet. The previously deferred wall request is also scheduled for Nov. 5.
In this report: scheduled
Angier Avenue 52-condo rezoning request listed for November review
The city's housing statement projects a loss of 24 affordable homes. An Oct. 8 review listing also remains in the record; neither agenda approves the project.
In this report: scheduled
Atlanta council requests vacant-property inventory for housing and other uses
The adopted request identifies nonresidential private sites that are vacant, abandoned or neglected, may qualify as nuisances and are under 30% forested.
In this report: approved
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.
In this report: deferred
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