PERMITTED USES
PROPOSED PROVISIONS
The following Use strategies have been established by previous plans for this area...
Jackson St
•Allow commercial
uses in historic
residential
structures along
Irwin and Boulevard
*
Old Wheat St
RESIDENTIAL
SUBAREAS 1&2
Auburn Ave
•Establish Sweet Auburn Curb Market as a
fresh and specialty food alternative and an
anchor and activity generator for future
retail uses and festivals
Edgewood Ave
Chamberlain St
*
•Promote mixeduse development
within the streetcar
corridor
*
*
Howell St
*
*
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Irwin St
Boulevard
Jesse Hill Jr Dr
Piedmont Ave
Courtland St
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
•Allow infill
homes on vacant
lots in the
Residential
subareas
Randolph St
*
•Support pedestrian oriented retail at:
Boulevard/Edgewood, Randolph/Edgewood,
Randolph/Auburn, Boulevard/JW Dobbs and
along the length of the streetcar routes of
Edgewood and Auburn
•New infill
homes in the
Residential
subareas must
utilize historic
styles and
materials
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PERMITTED USES
PROPOSED REVISIONS
The following Use strategies have been established by previous plans for this area...
•Revisit district uses and scale of development
to better support transit
•Review and standardize the allowable uses in
the subareas
Conceptual rendering of a streetcar station at the Curb Market
•Attract businesses and merchants that diversify
Downtown’s retail offerings
•Attract new housing development available to
the full range of income levels
Example of a restaurant with outdoor dining/sidewalk seating
•Consider temporary or interim use permissions
for short-term district activity
•Allow for the infill of new small office and retail
uses
•Expand facilities that celebrate and teach the
culture of Sweet Auburn
Example of a coffee shop built out of shipping containers
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PERMITTED USES
EXISTING PROVISIONS
The Landmark District currently allows for the Uses delineated in the following
Permitted Uses tables...
subarea 1
subarea 2
subarea 3
LANDMARK DISTRICT USES
Auditoriums, museums, libraries, galleries,
cultural facilities
SUBAREA 1
Auburn
Residential
SUBAREA 2
Residential
SUBAREA 3
Institutional
subarea 3
(conditional)
subarea 4
subarea 5
SUBAREA 4
Auburn
Commercial
SUBAREA 5
Edgewood
Commercial
subarea 6
Beltline Overlay
Zoning District
streets
parcels
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LANDMARK DISTRICT USES
Printing and blueprinting shops
Business service establishments
Professional or personal service establishments
but not hiring halls
Clubs and lodges
Public/private schools
Convention halls, theaters, places of assembly (1 acre +)
Repair establishments for home appliances,
bicycles, lawn mowers
Hospitals
Hotels and motels
Laundry and dry cleaning, collection stations or plants
SUBAREA 5
Edgewood
Commercial
Retail establishments
Service stations
Supportive Housing
Tailoring, custom dressmaking, millinery (< 5000 sqft)
Manufacturing, wholesaling, repairing, assembly
Trade schools, colleges, universities
MARTA structures
Two-family residential
Mortuaries and funeral homes
3/4 unit apartments
Multi-family residential
SUBAREA 4
Auburn
Commercial
Parking lots and structures
Business or commercial schools
Eating and drinking establishments
SUBAREA 3
Institutional
One-family residential
Places of worship (1 acre min)
Dorms, frat/sorority houses
SUBAREA 2
Residential
Offices
Banks, savings and loan associations, similar
financial institutions
Child care centers, kindergartens and special schools
SUBAREA 1
Auburn
Residential
- Subarea 6 is an overlay of the Landmark District, requiring only AUDC review. All other
requirements of this subarea are dictated by the underlying zoning categories.
-- Uses not listed are thereby prohibited.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
PROPOSED PROVISIONS
The following Development Controls strategies have been established
by previous plans for this area...
•Density mixes and parking ratios are in need of
change
•Densities for new development must protect the
historic character of the district while still allowing
for profitable development to occur
Allowable
Height
An Edgewood Ave infill lot prime for redevelopment
•Regulate density through building heights
and setbacks and not density calculations
•Evaluate the necessity of adding a minimum
density/height requirement within a 5-minute
walk of all transit stations and stops
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Example of a building envelope situated on a lot
•Permit 2-story infill housing in the district up
to 35 feet tall, measured from average grade to
ridge of the roof
•Incentivize affordable housing through increased heights, increased FAR, fee waivers, or
expedited permitting
A historic 2-story home in the Residential subarea of the district
•Consider parking maximums and incentivizing
structured parking
•Regulate setbacks and accessory structure
dimensions based on the compatibility rule
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
EXISTING PROVISIONS
The Landmark District currently allows for the Development Controls
delineated in the following Development Controls tables...
subarea 1
subarea 2
subarea 3
subarea 3
subarea 6
Beltline Overlay
Zoning District
(conditional)
subarea 4
subarea 5
streets
parcels
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LANDMARK DISTRICT
DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
SUBAREA 1
Auburn
Residential
SUBAREA 2
Residential
SUBAREA 3
Institutional
SUBAREA 4
Auburn
Commercial
SUBAREA 5
Edgewood
Commercial
TRANSITIONAL HEIGHT PLANE
-
-
-
Required
Required
TRANSITIONAL YARD
-
-
-
Required
Required
RESIDENTIAL FAR
-
-
.696
.696 (east of 75/85)
2.5 (west of 75/85) *
.696
NON-RESIDENTIAL FAR
-
-
1.6
2.0 (east of 75/85)
2.5 (west of 75/85) *
2.0
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
CR
CR
CR %
-
-
LOT COVERAGE
CR
-
-
-
-
MINIMUM LOT AREA
5,300 sqft #
10,000 sqft ^
-
-
-
-
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH
-
-
-
-
-
CR
Front - CR
Side - 15 feet
Rear - 25 feet
CR
CR
MINIMUM YARDS
CR
* Combined FAR west of 75/85 may not exceed 3.5
# Lots fronting along the northern side of Auburn Avenue or the southern side of Old Wheat Street
^ Lots fronting along the south side of Auburn Avenue
CR - Compatibility Rule
% Wheat Street Towers is excluded from CR application
- Subarea 6 is an overlay of the Landmark District, requiring only AUDC review. All other requirements of this subarea are
dictated by the underlying zoning categories.
-- The Compatability Rule regulates elements based on the averaging of existing dimensions found along the applicable
block face
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DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
EXISTING PROVISIONS
The Landmark District currently allows for the Development Controls
delineated in the following Development Controls tables...
subarea 1
subarea 2
subarea 3
Example of detached
garages located in
rear yards
Example of a parking
garage with ground floor
active use and upper floors
designed to screen vehicles
subarea 3
(conditional)
subarea 4
subarea 5
subarea 6
Beltline Overlay
Zoning District
streets
parcels
King Landmark District
•Off-street parking is prohibited in the
front yard of a lot in the Residential subareas
•Off-street parking is permitted in the
side/rear yard of a lot in the Residential subareas
•Garages are permitted if detached and located
to the rear of a residential structure
•Off-street parking shall not be permitted on
vacant lots within the Residential subareas
•Off-site parking may be permitted in
subareas 3, 4 and 5
•In the portion of district that is also within
SPI-1, parking structures and parking lots shall
meet SPI screening and design standards
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STREETSCAPES
PROPOSED PROVISIONS
The following Streetscape strategies have been established
by previous plans for this area...
•On Boulevard
require a 5 foot
landscape zone
and a 10 foot
clear zone
•On Randolph
require a 5 foot
tree zone and
a 10 foot clear
zone
•On Edgewood
require a 10 foot
clear zone
•On Irwin
require a 5 foot
landscape zone
and a 6 foot
clear zone
Boulevard
Jesse Hill Jr Dr
Piedmont Ave
Courtland St
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Irwin St
Randolph St
Jackson St
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Old Wheat St
Auburn Ave
Howell St
Edgewood Ave
Chamberlain St
•Designate Auburn Avenue as a “Great Street”
including street furniture elements like color and
curves; dramatic and interesting street and building
lighting; public art and sculpture; well-designed
signage, banners and flags; and imaginative
landscaping; and amenities and activities for people
•Add streetscape requirements to all streets for sidewalk widths & materials, street
trees, supplemental zones,
street lighting, landscaping,
buried utilities, crosswalks,
bike racks, trash cans and
benches
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STREETSCAPES
EXISTING PROVISIONS
The Landmark District currently regulates Streetscapes in the following manner...
subarea 1
subarea 2
subarea 3
Piedmont Ave
Courtland St
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Jesse Hill Jr Dr
PEDESTRIAN SPACE PLAN MAP
Auburn Ave
Edgewood Ave
Storefront facades, 5’ tree zone &
10’ clear zone required
5’ tree zone & 10’ clear zone required
subarea 3
(conditional)
subarea 4
subarea 5
subarea 6
Beltline Overlay
Zoning District
streets
parcels
King Landmark District
•In subareas 4-5 development shall comply with the
Pedestrian Space Plan Map where it does not unduly
affect the historical character of the subarea
•A certificate of appropriateness shall be required for
alterations to existing sidewalks or driveways, removal
of trees 4 inches in caliper or greater, or the removal of
shrub massings or hedges over 3 feet in height
•Major site renovation, alteration of front yard gardens
or plantings visible from street R.O.W. requires a
certificate of appropriateness
•All trees with a caliper of 4 inches or greater as
measured 4 feet above the ground which are cleared for
any reason shall be replaced with trees having a
minimum caliper of 2.5 inches
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URBAN DESIGN
PROPOSED PROVISIONS
The following Urban Design strategies have been established
by previous plans for this area...
•The Auburn Area Commercial District Design
Guidelines should be reviewed and considered for
incorporation into the Landmark District regulations
•Determine whether ‘façade-ectomy’ (demolition
of structures that retain the facade) should be
addressed
Sample page from the Auburn Area Commercial District Design Guidelines
•Add requirements for window
fenestration, sidewalk level entrances,
ground floor active uses, open space,
signage, building façade articulation and
historic façade massing and scale
Existing historic storefront facade on Edgewood Ave
•As redevelopment occurs, large blocks should
be broken up into smaller ones of not more
than 600 by 600 feet, but preferably 400 by 400
or less
•Permit hardie plank siding & simulated
divided windows
A home in the Residential subareas with a historic retaining wall
•Permit new retaining walls consistent with the
dimensions of existing historic retaining walls
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OPEN SPACE & SUSTAINABILITY
PROPOSED PROVISIONS
The following Open Space & Sustainability strategies have been established
by previous plans for this area...
•Open space
standards must
be established
for this district
•Encourage high-quality
sustainable development that
advances the goals of the
City’s sustainability initiative
•The greenspace south
of the old David T.
Howard School should
be publicly accessible
Boulevard
Jesse Hill Jr Dr
Piedmont Ave
Courtland St
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Irwin St
Old Wheat St
Auburn Ave
Howell St
Edgewood Ave
Chamberlain St
•Enable transfer
of open space
mechanisms to
create new parks
Randolph St
Jackson St
John Wesley Dobbs Ave
•Address address storm water
management, energy usage,
and building and site materials
to support the streetcar
neighborhoods as an
Eco-District
•Provide publicly
accessible open space at
the historic water tower at
Studioplex
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REGULATORY STRUCTURE
EXISTING PROVISIONS
The following Regulatory Structure strategies have been established
by previous plans for this area...
subarea 1
subarea 2
subarea 3
subarea 3
(conditional)
subarea 4
subarea 5
subarea 6
Beltline Overlay
Zoning District
streets
parcels
King Landmark District
•Where possible, consolidate the existing district subareas
•Update the Statement of Intent to recognize the streetcar presence
within the district
•Allow administrative review of permits for non-contributing buildings
•Rezone subarea 6 underlying zoning east of 75/85 to Quality of Life
districts (LW, MR, MRC or NC)
•Review the desirability of retaining the subarea 6 Transitional subarea
•Ensure redevelopment sites are not subdivided by zoning boundaries
•Improve the development process for developing vacant or
non-contributing sites
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