Public input is essential to the success of ATL Zoning 2.0. We’ll be working closely with Atlanta’s residents, businesses, and property owners to explore, draft, test, and refine the new Zoning Ordinance and Official Zoning Map well before the official adoption process begins.
The process includes multiple rounds of public meetings and workshops, not including the official adoption process. These will include:
Idea Lab Discussions
Focused Workshops
Discussion and Listening
Feedback and Refinement
Meetings and workshops will rotate through the four quadrants of the city and each, circumstances permitting, will feature the option of either in-person or online participation. All meeting details, materials and surveys will be posted here below as they’re planned and completed.
Non-traditional techniques such as festival booths, pop-up exercises, and intercept surveys will further expand community input opportunities.
Once official adoption begins, the public will have additional opportunity to review and comment on the drafts through the City’s official public hearing process.
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Thanks to your feedback over the past year, our zoning rewrite consultant team has been busy converting Atlanta’s existing Zoning Ordinance into a new ATL 2.0 Zoning Ordinance “Discussion Draft.” The work is being released as a series of modules, with this meeting addressing the first one.
This process has been guided by the Atlanta Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Diagnostic Report, public comments received in the 2022 and 2023 Idea Labs and Focused Workshops, and other City initiatives.
The work has also been coordinated with the City’s ongoing Comprehensive Development Plan update, which you can learn more about at atlantaforall.com.
Focused Workshop #4: Conservation Area Alternatives
Description:
Refine the preferred citywide alternatives into specific alternatives for Conservation Areas. Conservation Area-specific standards not previously reviewed will also be discussed.
Specific alternatives for Growth Areas to refine the citywide alternatives and how they might apply to such areas. Growth Area-specific standards not previously reviewed will also be discussed.
The featured presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. Staff will be onsite at 6:00 p.m. inside of the Buckhead Library for a Project Open House. Capacity is limited inside of the Buckhead Library in Northeast Atlanta, please consider joining online. This is a Citywide conversation, and all Atlanta stakeholders are encouraged to participate.
Project updates and a review of potential citywide standards identified in the Zoning Ordinance Diagnostic. Topics will include the overall approach to the new code, ways to reflect neighborhood, housing, and more.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
6:30 pm-8:00 pm
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Meeting completed. View the recording.
Online participation for this meeting has concluded.
Idea Labs 4: Coding for Place / Unlocking Residual Space
Description:
The Atlanta Zoning Ordinance Rewrite’s public process starts with Idea Labs. Idea Labs are opportunities for planning and zoning experts to share ideas that might be appropriate to incorporate into the new Zoning Ordinance. Ideas presented are all subject to refinement as the new Zoning Ordinance is discussed and vetted through the public process. This Idea Lab will examine how zoning can be tailored to Atlanta’s unique neighborhoods and make better use of space within them.
Idea Labs 3: Urban Ecology / Coding for Mobility and Access
Description:
The Atlanta Zoning Ordinance Rewrite’s public process starts with Idea Labs. Idea Labs are opportunities for planning and zoning experts to share ideas that might be appropriate to incorporate into the new Zoning Ordinance. Ideas presented are all subject to refinement as the new Zoning Ordinance is discussed and vetted through the public process. This Idea Lab will examine how zoning can affect how we move around, access daily needs, and embrace Atlanta’s natural systems.
Idea Labs 2: Coding after COVID-19 / Sustainability
Description:
The Atlanta Zoning Ordinance Rewrite’s public process starts with Idea Labs. Idea Labs are opportunities for planning and zoning experts to share ideas that might be appropriate to incorporate into the new Zoning Ordinance. Ideas presented are all subject to refinement as the new Zoning Ordinance is discussed and vetted through the public process. This Idea Lab will explore how COVID-19 has changed cities and how they can be more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.
Idea Labs 1: Background / Existing Atlanta Patterns
Description:
The Atlanta Zoning Ordinance Rewrite’s public process starts with Idea Labs. Idea Labs are opportunities for planning and zoning experts to share ideas that might be appropriate to incorporate into the new Zoning Ordinance. Ideas presented are all subject to refinement as the new Zoning Ordinance is discussed and vetted through the public process. This Idea Lab will serve as an introduction to the project and cover the process of a citywide analysis of Atlanta neighborhoods and physical attributes.
