Clairmont Heights Civic Association

From Georgia Zoning Blog via Community Radar...

“Our code dates back from the 1950s with an update in the ’90s,” District 6 County Commissioner Kathie Gannon said. “We have no code to fit the kind of development we want in DeKalb County.” “[The current code] is a very suburban code. We need something that matches our urban setting,” she said.

To recognize DeKalb’s new urbanism, the county hired Atlanta-based engineering, planning and construction management firm Pond & Co. to oversee the zoning law makeover. Read More