TSW Design starts drafting Atlanta’s new zoning code, as city kicks off related development plan revamp

by Fulton Watch News Feed


Equipped with input from more than 10,000 residents, businesses, and property owners, TSW Design will take the next nine months to produce the first draft of the city of Atlanta’s new zoning code, then bring it to the public for recommendations, an Atlanta planning department spokesperson told Atlanta Civic Circle.

The new zoning code will update the city’s outdated land-use rulebook, which hasn’t been overhauled in 40 years. Atlanta’s Department of City Planning concluded its community outreach effort on April 30, after spending about 18 months soliciting suggestions online and at public meetings. 

Survey answers published online indicate local urbanists have had an outsized impact on the community-input process; most of the votes on multiple-choice questions align with suggestions shared by pro-density advocacy group Abundant Housing Atlanta for zoning queries about things like single-family residential districts, parking requirements, or how much space buildings can consume on a lot. 

Some of the major zoning changes that residents want to see are: reduced parking space requirements; more allowances for denser housing types—such as accessory dwelling units, triplexes, and quadplexes—and abolishing regulations that make dense development difficult.

Survey respondents also expressed support for more uniform frontage standards in newer neighborhoods that lack them; allowing pre-1945 storefronts in residential areas to be used as commercial spaces; permitting taller accessory buildings; and incentivizing better public spaces in neighborhoods.

The revamped zoning code won’t take a blanket approach to regulating land use, TSW Design principal Caleb Racicot said during multiple community meetings. Instead, the code is likely to use zone strings—a more nuanced urban planning model that separately regulates a property’s form (architectural style), frontage (how it engages with the…

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