Zoning Review Board - Regular Meeting

Monday, June 8, 2026

The Zoning Review Board adopted its agenda and approved previous meeting minutes. The board also approved a certificate for the construction of a new single-family dwelling and several ordinances for rezoning and special use permits.

About this meeting

Government Body
Zoning Review Board
Meeting Type
Zoning Review Board
Location
Atlanta, GA
Meeting Date
June 8, 2026

Transcript

37 sections

2:38 – 9:40Speaker 1

Thank you. Thank you. you

13:30 – 14:23Speaker 2

Good morning. I am Mary Norwood, Chair of the Zoning Committee, and I have a quorum, so we shall start the meeting. To my left are Council Members Worthy, Bakhtiari, and Westmoreland. To my right is our staff. Thank you all for being here. And to my left. The first item is the adoption of the agenda. Do I have a motion to adopt the agenda by Bakhtiari? Second. Seconded by worthy, please open that vote The vote is open But it's closed for yeas and zero nays that Agenda is adopted. The next is approval of the minutes. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes? Moved by worthy seconded by Bakhtiari, please open that book The vote is open

14:29Speaker 4

And the vote is closed. Four yeas, zero nays.

14:31Speaker 2

Thank you. And next we have the public hearing. And if the director would please read that item for the public hearing.

14:41Speaker 4

Let's take a motion to open that.

14:44Speaker 2

Moved and seconded to open the public hearing. Can we please have that vote?

14:51Speaker 4

The vote is open and closed. It's four yeas, zero nays. The public hearing is open.

14:55 – 15:20Speaker 3

Thank you. And now, Director. Item number 12601327, MRPA2405, an ordinance by Zoning Committee to grant a certificate under the provisions of the Metropolitan River Protection Act to allow construction of a new single-family dwelling on property located at 2745 Ridgewood Road, Northwest, 1.88 acres in Landlot 232 of the 17th District, Fulton County, Georgia. Owner, Jason Sun. Applicant, George Adam James. NPUA, Council District 8.

15:22 – 15:35Speaker 2

And is there anyone here to speak to this public hearing? And that answer is no, so I make a motion to close the public hearing. Seconded by Bakhtiari, can you please open that vote, sir?

15:37 – 15:50Speaker 4

The vote is open. The vote is closed. Four yeas, zero nays. The public hearing is closed.

15:51Speaker 2

Thank you very much. Next, we have ordinances for first reading.

15:55Speaker 4

And Madam Director, if... Madam Chair, if you would, someone would make a motion to approve this item.

16:02Speaker 2

Motion to approve by Bakhtiari, seconded by Westmoreland.

16:07Speaker 4

That vote is open. And that vote is closed. Four yays, zero nays.

16:15Speaker 2

Great. All right. And the next item on the agenda, Madam Director, are the ordinances for first rate.

16:23 – 18:05Speaker 3

Item number two, 2601381, U2609, an ordinance by zoning committee for a special use permit for a place of worship pursuant to section 16060051C for property located at 1775 Buckeye Street Southwest. Item number three, 2601382, Z2636, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from multifamily residential conditional to multifamily residential conditional for a major site plan amendment and a change of conditions for property located at 1834 Braeburn Circle. item number four twenty six oh thirteen eighty three z twenty six thirty five and ordinance my zoning committee to rezone from single family residential oakland city historic district beltline overlay to two family residential belt oakland city historic district beltline overlay for property located at eleven fifty one arlington avenue southwest item number five twenty six oh thirteen eighty four z twenty six thirty four and ordinance my zoning committee to rezone from industrial mixed use beltline overlay to mix residential commercial belt line overlay for property located at 1200 White Street Southwest. Item number 6, 2601385Z2633, it ordinance my zoning committee to rezone from heavy industrial belt line overlay, Upper West Side overlay, and multifamily residential conditional belt line overlay, Upper West Side overlay, to Mix Residential Commercial Beltline Overlay Upper West Side Overlay for Prophecy located at 1425-1475 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard. Item number 7-260-1386-Z2629, an ordinance by Zoning Committee to rezone from single-family residential Beltline Overlay to two-family residential Beltline Overlay for Prophecy located at 573 Amsterdam Avenue Northeast. And item number 8, 260-1387-Z2627, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from single-family residential Northwest Atlanta affordable workforce housing overlay to single-family residential Northwest affordable workforce housing overlay for property located at 598 South Elizabeth Place Northwest.

18:08 – 18:29Speaker 2

All right. So those are our first reads. And the next item on our agenda is the ordinances for second read. And we have two ordinances for second read. Could we please take those as a block, Madam Director? Yes, ma'am.

18:29 – 19:09Speaker 3

Items number 9, 260-1364, an ordinance by Councilmember Thomas Worthy to waive Part 3, Land Development Code, Part 16, Zoning, Chapter 28A, signed ordinance, Section 1620A-0106A and Section 1628-0106B of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances to exceed the number of wall signs allowed and exceed the number of building signs on corner lots at 2525 Piedmont Road NE. and for other purposes. And item number 10, 2601365, an ordinance by Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari to zone property located at 2341 Glen Drive, Southeast Atlanta, Georgia, 30316 to the R4 single-family residential zoning district and for other purposes. And the request is to refer those to ZRB.

19:10Speaker 2

Motion to refer by Bakhtiari, seconded by Worthy. Can you please open that vote?

19:18Speaker 4

The vote is open. And the vote is closed. Four yays, zero nays. The items are referred.

19:27Speaker 2

Thank you. And next, we have two papers that are being held that we will bring off of Hale. Can I have a motion to bring items 12 and 13?

19:37Speaker 4

There's no need to make a motion to bring them from Hale. Just we'll sound the caption and take a vote on each.

19:43Speaker 2

All right. Madam Director, if you would be so kind again.

19:47 – 20:10Speaker 3

Item number 12-260-1202-Z2612, an amended ordinance by zoning committee to rezone for multifamily residential Northwest affordable workforce housing overlay to multifamily residential Northwest affordable workforce housing overlay for property located at 2514, 2520, 2526, and 2532 Bellevue Avenue Northwest. Staff, NPU, and ZRB recommendation is approval conditional. Request this to approve.

20:12 – 20:23Speaker 2

Motion to approve, I will make that and seconded by Mr. Westmoreland. Can you please open that vote?

20:23 – 20:34Speaker 4

The vote is open. The vote is closed, four yeas, zero nays. I'll mention both of these items have CDP companion papers that will be at the public hearing today and CDHS will take action tomorrow.

20:35Speaker 2

Thank you very much, Mr. Evans. If there is no further business, we... One more item, item number 13.

20:44 – 21:07Speaker 3

Item number 13. Item number 13, 2601152, an ordinance by Councilmember Liliana Bocciari to zone property located at 1150, 1196, 1198, 1207, 1217, and 1220 Woodland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, 30324, to the multifamily residential zoning district upon annexation and to the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta and for the purposes of staff, NPU, and ZRB recommendation is approval.

21:12Speaker 2

Motion to approve by Bakhtiari.

21:19Speaker 4

The vote is open. And the vote is closed, four yeas, zero nays. The item is approved, and that concludes the legislative agenda.

21:28 – 21:45Speaker 2

I have just been advised that the councilman from District 12 would like the paper item number 11 to be added to our agenda to be taken off of held. Mr. Westmoreland, would you like to make the appropriate motion?

21:45Speaker 4

It needs to be read first.

21:48 – 22:12Speaker 3

Item number 11, 2601039, Z2501, an ordinance by zoning committee to rezone from light industrial conditional beltline overlay to mix with a dental commercial beltline overlay for the properties located at 1215 and 1313 Sylvan Road Southwest, 984, 985, and 997 Cox Avenue Southwest. Staff and ZRB recommendation is denial. MP recommendation is approval.

22:16Speaker 5

Based on instructions from the district rep, I'll make a motion to approve.

22:24Speaker 2

And I will second that. Can we please open that vote?

22:31Speaker 4

The vote is open. The vote is closed. Four yays and zero nays. The item is approved.

22:40Speaker 2

And with that, I believe we're at the end of our agenda. So I make a motion to adjourn. Goodbye.

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