On September 15th, the Cherokee County BOC adopted amendments to the county’s Conservation Subdivision Ordinance.  Now referred to as a Conservation Design Community, the new…

On September 14th, the Cobb BOC voted 3-2 not to allow Wood Partners a change in zoning conditions to lease or provide lease-purchase contracts on…

Councilman CT Martin has introduced a resolution in the Atlanta City Council to pursue development of a 100 mgd reservoir site on land the City…

Councilman CT Martin has introduced a resolution in the Atlanta City Council to pursue development of a 100 mgd reservoir site on land the City…

A new draft of the Sustainable Building Ordinance was released on September 2nd.  The changes are outlined HERE. The City of Atlanta is working with…

Proposed amendment to 134-318.1 (d) has been reworded to better describe that provisional permit will be issued when it is demonstrated that proposed off premise…

The official period for commenting on the Draft Etowah HCP and EA closed on August 31st. The Council for Quality Growth submitted comments to be…

A number of Gwinnett County employees have elected to accept early retirement packages from the county in order to help the county deal with its…

The proposed code amendments for Cobb County have been revised. Proposed amendment to 134-37 has been added to clarify that certain special exception uses may…

The proposed amendments include the following rules for electronic signs.   They can be freestanding only, not wall signs or canopy signs. They can only…

On August 20th, the City of Canton will hold a second public hearing on the proposed Watershed Protection Ordinance.  The ordinance increases buffers on streams…

At its August 7th work session, the City Council heard requests from staff to establishing fees for commercial plan reviews.  Currently the city does not…