Atlanta zoning board to review rezonings, cannabis rules and neighborhood-use requests Aug. 13
Atlanta’s Aug. 13, 2026, Zoning Review Board agenda places several neighborhood-specific requests and one citywide zoning proposal in the city’s land-use pipeline. The items are proposals, requests or deferred cases—not final approvals.
The docket includes proposed residential rezonings at 573 Amsterdam Avenue NE and 1151 Arlington Avenue SW, a proposed framework for medical-cannabis dispensary permits, a sign-code waiver at 2525 Piedmont Road NE and a place-of-worship request at 1775 Buckeye Street SW.
What is on the Aug. 13 docket
At 573 Amsterdam Avenue NE, the applicant is seeking a change from a single-family residential district to a two-family residential district. The agenda identifies the property as a Virginia-Highland case.
A second proposed change is listed for 1151 Arlington Avenue SW in Oakland City or southwest Atlanta. Like the Amsterdam Avenue case, it seeks to move the property from a single-family residential district to a two-family residential district.
The agenda also lists a proposed citywide ordinance creating a special-use-permit framework for medical-cannabis dispensaries. That item would establish a zoning review pathway; it would not authorize a particular dispensary or approve a location.
In Buckhead, the board is scheduled to consider a sign-code waiver request at 2525 Piedmont Road NE. The request concerns signage and should not be read as approval of a new sign or a change in the property’s broader use.
At 1775 Buckeye Street SW, the applicant seeks a special-use permit to operate a place of worship. The request remains subject to review and is separate from any final decision by the City Council.
Deferred cases remain in the pipeline
The agenda also identifies matters that have been deferred rather than decided. They include affordable-workforce-housing-overlay zoning, a proposed 21.284-acre park-for-hire project near Cleveland Avenue and Old Hapeville Road, and an outdoor-dining request on Roswell Road.
A deferral means the matter may return for additional review. It does not mean the request was withdrawn, rejected or approved.
How Atlanta’s zoning process works
The Zoning Review Board is part of Atlanta’s public land-use review process. Neighborhood Planning Units may consider applications and provide recommendations, while city staff reports form part of the review record. Agendas and related materials are posted through the city’s zoning process.
The City Council’s Zoning Committee handles rezonings, special-use permits, site-plan amendments and related land-use legislation. Committee action is part of the path before eligible matters reach the full council for final action.
What residents should watch next
The city’s 2026 zoning schedule lists an Aug. 5 through Sept. 1 application period for future submissions. That window is separate from the Aug. 13 hearing docket; an application filed during the window should not automatically be treated as part of the Aug. 13 meeting.
The schedule also identifies later Zoning Review Board hearings in November. Residents can track official agendas, staff reports, NPU discussions, public-comment instructions, Zoning Committee action and eventual City Council votes as these matters advance.
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