Atlanta Zoning Decisions: August 2026

In August 2026, Atlanta held 9 public meetings covering zoning matters. 18 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 13 approved (93% approval rate), 1 denied, 4 deferred. Activity was up 10% compared to July (333 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Appeal V-26-070 of building permit, 177 Huntington Road NE

Denied.

Appeal of Paul White challenging the Office of Buildings' decision to approve building permit BB-202409053 for property at 177 Huntington Road NE (part of former lots 175/177 in Brookwood Hills). Appellant argued the subdivided lots were deficient under R4 (below 9,000 sq ft, insufficient frontage) and that the structure exceeded height limits. City argued the two lots are historic lots of record recognized by ordinance 23-O-1660, retaining R4 zoning, and that the permit was reviewed under the IRC. Board denied the appeal, finding R4 correctly applied and no erroneous finding of fact. Unanimous.

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Deferral/filing of Z-26-37 at 686 Highland Avenue Northeast

Deferred.

Ordinance to rezone from two-family residential Beltline Overlay to commercial service Beltline Overlay at 686 Highland Avenue Northeast, 0.3 acres. Owner Chris Carter; applicant Chris Jackson. Moved to be filed.

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Rezoning at 782 Ponce de Leon Place / Ponce de Leon Avenue

Approved.

Rezone from PD-MU Beltline Overlay and community business district Beltline Overlay to MRC-3 Beltline Overlay for ~1.75 acres at 774-784 (782) Ponce de Leon Place, 790-798 Ponce de Leon Avenue, and 730-732 Bonaventure Avenue. Proposed 375 multifamily rental units, ~10,000 sq ft ground-floor commercial, parking structure. Owner/applicant Seelig Enterprises (SEI Ponce, LLC). Board accepted staff findings and recommended approval with conditions on pages 5-6 of the August 6, 2026 staff report; applicant objected to condition 4 (right-in/right-out on Ponce) but staff condition retained.

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Rezoning at 1298 Donnelly Avenue Southwest

Approved.

Rezone from single-family residential Beltline Overlay to community business district Beltline Overlay at 1298 Donnelly Avenue Southwest, 0.172 acres. Owner Deshalla Jones; applicant Jamila Brown. Neighborhood proposed conditions but the staff report contained none; recommendation of approval without conditions.

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Rezoning at Logan Circle / Chattahoochee Avenue (outer loop)

Approved.

Rezone from I-2 Heavy Industrial Upper West Side Overlay to MRC-3 Upper West Side Overlay for ~23.35 acres on the outer loop at Logan Circle and 1325-1395 Chattahoochee Avenue Northwest. All non-residential development ~900,000 sq ft including office, flex, event, parking, adaptive reuse, new office building. Owner/applicant Seelig Enterprises (SEI Logan CHAT, LLC). Board accepted findings and recommended approval with conditions on page 5 of the August 6, 2026 staff report.

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Rezoning at Logan Circle / Chattahoochee Avenue (inner loop)

Approved.

Rezone from I-2 Heavy Industrial Upper West Side Overlay to MRC-3 Upper West Side Overlay for ~13.36 acres on the inner loop at 1405-1417 Chattahoochee Avenue and Logan Circle Northwest. Plan includes a proposed multifamily building with adaptive reuse and potential second multifamily building; ~1.5 million sq ft in this portion, ~2.35 million sq ft combined with Z-26-07. Owner/applicant Seelig Enterprises (SEI Logan CHAT, LLC). Board accepted findings and recommended approval with conditions on page 5 of the August 6, 2026 staff report.

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Consent agenda: V-26-067 special exception, 1485 Westview Drive SW

Approved.

Application of Monica Woods for a special exception to increase privacy fence height in the half-depth front yard from 4 feet to 6 feet at 1485 Westview Drive SW. Zone R4. Owner Wilhelmina Winston, Council District 4, NPU-K. Approved on consent agenda unanimously.

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Consent agenda: V-26-079 variances, 916 Courtney Drive NE

Approved.

Application of Mark Arnold for variances to reduce front yard setback from 35 to 29.8 feet, east side yard from 7 to 2.6 feet, and west side yard from 7 to 3.9 feet for an addition to an existing single-family dwelling at 916 Courtney Drive NE. Zone R4. Owners Andrew and Meredith. Council District 6, NPU-F. Approved on consent agenda unanimously.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 18 recorded zoning decisions. See all Atlanta meetings →

Zoning Changes

• I-2 at 570 and 574 Glen Street and 593 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard Southwest
• Zoning change at 460 and 478 Decatur Street Southeast
• R-5 at 686 Highland Avenue Northeast
• Zoning change at Ponce de Leon Avenue and 790 Bonaventure Avenue Northeast
• Zoning change at 1298 Donnelly Avenue Southwest
• PD-MU → MRC-3, 1.75788 acres at 782 Ponce de Leon Place / Ponce de Leon Avenue / Bonaventure Avenue (SEI Ponce, LLC)
• Zoning change, 0.172 acres at 1298 Donnelly Avenue Southwest (Jamila Brown)
• R-75 → R-4, 15 parcels acres at Second Avenue and Fayetteville Road, near East Lake (Atlanta Masjid)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 121 instances
• residential: 41 instances
• commercial: 28 instances
• variance: 25 instances
• industrial: 21 instances

What to Watch

• Commercial mentions were up 211% from July.

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