Buckhead CID partnered with the City of Atlanta, sister organization Livable Buckhead, and local resident neighbors through Neighborhood Planning Unit B to develop a new zoning ordinance (SPI-9) that covers a significant part of the Buckhead commercial area.
Development Review Committee (DRC)
Development Review Committees (DRC) have been established as an advisory group for the purpose of providing to the Director of the Bureau of Planning formal comments on Special Administrative Permit (SAP) applications within a particular SPI zoning district.
The DRC convenes monthly (or as needed) to comment on SAP applications within a particular District. Each DRC shall provide recommendations to the Office of Planning Staff and the applicant within 7 business days, unless applicant is requested to return to the applicable DRC, and or present to respective neighborhood organization(s), or NPU.
Each DRC shall consist of committee members representing the corresponding SPI district stakeholders, including: property owner(s), business owner(s) or resident(s), and applicable neighborhood organization(s).
DRC Meetings
DRC meetings are open to the public and take place on the first Wednesday of each month in Suite 1515 of Tower Place 100, 3340 Peachtree Road, 30326. The SPI-9 DRC meeting begins at 1:00pm. For questions or to be placed on the agenda, please click here.
Please fill out and submit this survey the Friday prior to your scheduled appearance before the DRC. Failure to submit on time may delay review of your project.
Documentation
The zoning, adopted by Atlanta City Council on October 4, 2010, sets the stage for a more walkable, urban community enriched with public art and parks, wide sidewalks, greenspace, transportation options, and outdoor dining, all designed to have international appeal.
- Download Phase I Citywide Zoning Updates 2018
- Download Phase II Zoning Updates 2019
- Download the final ordinance SPI-9 Final Ordinance Text
- Download Ordinance 19-0-1361 – Amending Chapter 181 SPI-9 for Corrective Purposes
- Download Legislation Creating Development Review Committee
- Download Legislation Adding Members to DRC
- Download Buckhead Parking Overlay District 9/2017 (This district supersedes the parking requirements in both SPI-9 and SPI-12 zoning codes)
- Download the graphic standards SPI-9_Graphic_Appendix
- Download the Sign Ordinance SPI-9 Signage – COA 070610
- Download the Character Subareas Map
- Streetscape furnishings specifications: Bike Racks
- Streetscape furnishings specifications: Street Furniture
- For the Special Administrative Permit Application Package, please visit the City of Atlanta’s website by clicking here
- For design standards and other criteria for electric vehicle parking and charging facilities, please click here.
- Transportation Management Plan Requirement: Ordinance | Download Development Guide
DRC Members:
City of Atlanta Staff Representative: Thomas Otoo / Tshaka Warren
CID Representative: Bonnie Dean, Selig Enterprises / Dwight Bell, Loudermilk Bell
Neighborhood Representative: Bob Stasiowski, NPU-B
District 7 Council Representative: Sally Silver
Livable Buckhead Representative: Denise Starling
