§ 16-25.003. Special use permits, procedural requirements.

(1)

[Conformance required:] The council, after conformance with the requirements so established for special permits generally within this chapter and in conformance with the procedures and requirements so established in chapter 27, "amendments," may authorize those uses so designated under special use permits within the district regulations in chapters 3 through 17, from which they are otherwise prohibited.

(2)

Applications for special use permits: A property owner, or any other person with notarized written consent of the property owner, may file an application with the municipal clerk in accordance with the requirements for amendments as stated in chapter 27. The application shall be filed on a form provided for such purpose and shall be accompanied by detailed plans showing exact lot size, location and size of the buildings, structure or improvements to be placed on-site; the specific use of each building, structure, property, or part thereof; detailed arrangement of required parking spaces, location and means of ingress and egress; and, unless waived by the director, bureau of planning, topographic information. The same detailed information shall be required where existing structures are to be used or retained under the terms of this chapter.

Plans shall be prepared, signed and sealed by a registered architect, engineer, landscape architect, registered with the State of Georgia, or planners who hold membership in the American Planning Association, competent in the preparation of detailed and accurate plans, drawn to scale. Said persons shall indicate on their plan their state registration number and shall certify that they are familiar with the City of Atlanta Zoning Ordinance, including revisions, and that to the best of their ability, these plans are accurate and comply with the general and district regulations of the zoning ordinance.

(3)

Changes in plans: The use of land or the use of a building permitted under the terms of this chapter shall not be changed, varied, extended, altered, modified or capacity increased, in any manner different from that specified in the original application and plans, until such change, variation, extension, alteration, modification or increase in capacity has been approved by the council.

(4)

Withdrawal or denial of applications: An application for a special use permit may not be withdrawn after advertisement for the public hearing at which it was to be considered, and substantially the same application shall not be considered within 24 months from the date of withdrawal or denial.

(Code 1977, § 16-25.003)