Postcard from Atlanta Urban Design Commission

Postcard from Atlanta Urban Design Commission

This week, property owners in Poncey-Highland received a postcard from the Department of City Planning letting them know that the Atlanta Urban Design Commission officially approved the nomination of the proposed Poncey-Highland Historic District at its January 8 public hearing. This nomination is another step in the process, but not the end.

The next step in the city process is a public hearing by the Zoning Review Board (ZRB), at which the Atlanta Urban Design Commission will present an ordinance, also know as regulations, for the proposed historic district. Any one is welcome to speak at the hearing. The city will send another postcard notification with the date and time of this hearing, but it is likely to be either April 2 or 9. We’ll also notify the neighborhood through the usual communications channels and on the website once it is officially scheduled. Contact Doug Young, dyoung@atlantaga.gov, with questions.

Community meetings that are a part of the neighborhood process, during which we participate as neighbors to help create custom regulations for Poncey-Highland, are scheduled for 1/29, 2/11, 2/20, and 3/5, all at the Church at Ponce & Highland beginning at 7 PM. Additional subarea meetings will be scheduled as needed or requested. Visit the Poncey-Highland Neighborhood Association website for a complete meeting schedule, videos of past meetings, handouts, reference material and more.