City Council, May 18, 2026
Approved: Rezoning Z-26-11 (City Council ADOPTED AS AMENDED)
What happened
On May 18, 2026, Atlanta approved Rezoning Z-26-11 (City Council ADOPTED AS AMENDED).
This was an Atlanta City Council meeting (May 18, 2026) dominated by proclamations, public comment, and consent-agenda business rather than contested land-use votes; the marquee item was the Mayor's introduction (first reading, referred to committee) of the Neighborhood Reinvestm…
- Jurisdiction
- Atlanta, GA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 36 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings1175 Johnson Road
Approved 10-0Howell Mill Outdoor Sales
Awaiting final voteCommunity Center
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 36
Alticon Fuel lease for aviation fuel storage/distribution (Concourses E and F)
Ordinance authorizing the City to waive competitive procurement and execute a lease agreement with Alticon Fuel LLC for bulk fuel storage and distribution premises supplying aviation fuel to gates at Concourses E and F at Hartsfield-Jackson. Approved 8-3. Councilmember Amos voted no, citing EBO/small-business concerns.
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Key Decisions (36)
Alticon Fuel lease for aviation fuel storage/distribution (Concourses E and F)
ATL City Fuel Facility lease for aviation fuel storage/distribution
Airport Survey Solutions Program amendment with AVS America (substitute)
ADOT unit-price IDIQ construction contract renewals
TSA private screening feasibility study at Hartsfield-Jackson
General obligation bond issuance FY2026 (not to exceed $4M)
General obligation bond issuance FY2027 (not to exceed $4M)
Lexicon Strategies communications consulting amendment (APD)
Comprehensive plan land use redesignation at 1175 Johnson Road NW
Beltline parks/greenspace maintenance services renewal
Land use redesignation Logan Circle / Chattahoochee Ave (to HDMU)
Land use redesignation Logan Circle / Chattahoochee Ave (industrial to HDMU)
Land use redesignation at 708 Kirkwood Avenue SE (LDR to LDMU)
Land use redesignation Bellevue Avenue NW (LDR to MDR)
Land use redesignation at 963 Eileen Avenue SW (MLSF to LDR)
Land use redesignation Fox Street NW (MLSF to LDR)
Amani Trail Spur easement at 1612 Hardy Street NE
Land Bank Authority appointment - Colin DeLargey
Community Violence Intervention sustained funding resolution
Sunset of certain boards, authorities, and commissions
Special use permit for outdoor sales at 1515 Howell Mill Road NW
Special use permit for community center at 1740/1748 Donnelly-Hollowell Parkway NW
Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (NRI) package - first reading
Annexation of Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam properties (DeKalb County)
Zoning of Fayetteville Road/Second Avenue properties upon annexation
FIFA World Cup permit moratorium partial lift
Sewer availability criteria for mandatory connection
Medical cannabis dispensary special use permit requirement
Land use amendment Fayetteville Road/Second Avenue properties
HOME funds reprogramming for Sweet Auburn Grand affordable housing
Lot acknowledgement at 982 Hightower Road NW
Lot acknowledgement at 988 Hightower Road NW
Rezoning Z-26-14 (City Council ADOPTED)
Rezoning Z-26-11 (City Council ADOPTED AS AMENDED)
Rezoning Z-26-03 (City Council ADOPTED)
Rezoning Z-25-67 (City Council ADOPTED AS AMENDED)
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Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (2)
Amani Trail Spur
Infrastructure
Sweet Auburn Grand affordable housing
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple residents and pastors testified to accelerating displacement, working homelessness,…
Infrastructure
Strong, organized public demand for Beltline light rail (22-mile transit…
Commercial Demand
Business owners (Emerald City Bagels, restaurant operators) cited the Beltline…
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Who spoke
39 distinct speakers; 15 identified names.
All speaker roles: 19 Public, 3 Clerk, 11 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 2 Chair, 1 Mayor, 1 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 11 Councilmember, 2 Chair, 1 Clerk, 1 Mayor.
Speaker sample: Marcie Collier-Overstreet, Chair.
14 more identified names in Pro: 11 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Mayor, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (15)
57 recorded timestamps
- denied (1 timestamps)
- approved (6 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- land use (8 timestamps)
- motion to approve (9 timestamps)
- zoning (8 timestamps)
Decision moments (32)
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