| What area does North Buckhead include? |
| This map
shows the approximate boundaries of North Buckhead. (Please note
that these boundaries are approximate only). For further details and
history of the North Buckhead area, please see the NBCA
main site.
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| When does the Zoning/Land Use Committee meet? |
| The Land Use/Zoning Committee normally meets the third Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Room S-103. (Park in the Wieuca Road parking lot and enter the stairs down into the church offices area and take the first left
corridor). The agenda is available here. |
| Are meetings open to the public? |
| Yes,
meetings are open to the public. Please attend and make your voice
heard.
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| What is the process if I am applying for a variance or rezoning? |
| Our
committee is not able to provide legal or other official advice on the
measures necessary to apply for a variance or for rezoning or subdivision
of property. It is the applicant's responsibility to investigate
all applicable procedures and requirements and determine how to proceed.
However, in general,
you should first submit your application to the city. Typically, you
should then see that your application is thereafter presented to the
appropriate neighborhood organization, following which it usually goes to
the applicable NPU and/or other entity involved. After you
contact our committee and present your application to us, we usually will
meet with you to conduct a site visit and review the application in
greater detail. Is there a deadline for submitting my application to the NBCA Land Use/Zoning Committee? |
| In order
to allow sufficient time for consideration of your application, it must be
submitted seven (7) days in advance of our scheduled meeting. The
Land Use/Zoning Committee will not consider applications which are
submitted less than one week before the next scheduled meeting.
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| Can I meet with the Committee before submitting my application? |
| Yes, the
Committee welcomes pre-application discussions. Please contact our
chair, Walda Lavroff, if you would like to informally present your plans
prior to making a formal application for a variance, subdivision or
rezoning.
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| Does the NBCA Land Use/Zoning Committee have the final say over what can be built? |
| No, at the
beginning of each meeting the Chair makes the following statement: |
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"On
behalf of NBCA, our Committee reviews and renders recommendations to
applications referred to us by the City Bureau of Planning, and/or NPU-B. We
act as a recommending body to NPU-B and to the Bureau of Planning.
We also provide reports to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA),
the Zoning Review Board (ZRB), the Subdivision Review Board and other
authorizing bodies as the issues may require. Our primary function in the permitting process is to provide neighborhood perspective to applications. We invite the participation of residents of the area and we include that in our reports and recommendations."
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| I have a problem with my sewer service or with water runoff. Can the Land Use/Zoning Committee help me? |
| No, these
problems do not fall within the scope of the Committee. The Committee
deals only with issues relating to zoning and permitted land use
development. Please consult the NBCA
main site or the City
of Atlanta for further information.
You may also want to consult the Code Enforcement Officer assigned to North Buckhead: Mr.
Jesse Evans Department of Planning & Community Development Telephone: (404) 330-6190 Fax: (404) 658-7084
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| How can I get notice of possible zoning or development changes in the neighborhood? |
There are
several ways for you to stay abreast of changes in the bustling North
Buckhead area:
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