Atlanta |
Code of Ordinances |
Part III. CODE OF ORDINANCES—LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE |
Part 16. ZONING |
Chapter 25. SPECIAL PERMITS |
§ 16-25.004. Special administrative permits, procedural requirements.
(1)
[Authority:] The director, bureau of planning shall be responsible for processing special administrative permits, making or causing to be made all necessary studies and referrals, and deciding thereon.
(2)
Applications: A property owner, or any other person with notarized written consent of the property owners, may file with the director, bureau of planning an application for a special administrative permit on such property, provided that such permit is authorized generally or in the district in which such purpose is so designated. The application shall be filed on a form provided for such purposes and shall be accompanied by plans, reports or other information, exhibits or documents as may reasonably be required by the director, bureau of planning to make the necessary findings in the case.
(3)
Action by planning director: The director, bureau of planning shall examine the application and supporting materials for conformity with the requirements and stated intent of this part, make such referrals as are called for in the circumstances of the case, and shall within 30 days (unless a longer period is mutually agreed upon) decide on the application. The director may issue the permit as applied for, may issue a permit conditional upon changes from the application, set forth in writing, as necessary to assure conformity with the requirements and stated intent of this part, or may deny the application, with written reasons for such denial.
(4)
Withdrawal of application: An application for special administrative permit may be withdrawn at any time without limitation on resubmittal.
(5)
Appeals from decision of the planning director: Appeals from decisions of the planning director shall be [submitted] to the board of zoning adjustment, as provided at section 16-30.010.
(6)
[Appeals.] Appeals of a decision of the board of zoning adjustment under the provisions of this section shall be as provided for in section 16-26.007.
(Code 1977, § 16-25.004; Rpld. by Ord. No. 2006-66, § 12, 9-26-06; Ord. No. 2007-15 (07-O-0372), § 1, 3-13-07)
Editor's note
Ord. No. 2007-15 (07-O-0372), § 1, adopted March 13, 2007, reserved § 12 of Ord. No. 2006-66, in effect restoring the provisions of § 16-25.004 to read as enacted by Code 1977, § 16-25.004.