Stonecrest, GA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

The special administrative permit sits inside the I-20 Corridor Compatible Use Overlay District, the six activity nodes along Panola Road, Snapfinger Woods, Wesley Chapel Road, the I-20/I-285 interchange, the Candler Road corridor and the Gresham Road area (Sec. 3.33.4.A). Events staged in this corridor are treated differently from a heliport or other use needing full city council approval: Sec. 3.33.8.B reserves the heavier special land use permit track for a heliport alone, while festivals, art shows, carnival rides and other special events of community interest go through the director of planning and development as a special administrative permit.

The same subsection covers short-run temporary outdoor social, religious, entertainment or recreation activity, capping it at 14 days and requiring the applicant to show adequate on-site parking; longer or larger events fall outside this administrative track. Because a special event still counts as a use of the property, an event organizer working with the underlying landowner must also satisfy the district's plan-review steps in Sec. 3.33.22 through 3.33.25: a conceptual and final design package to the planning and development director demonstrating compliance with the overlay's requirements and the underlying zoning classification, with the director's decision due within 30 days of a complete application. Any appeal of a permit denial goes to the zoning board of appeals under Sec. 7.5.2.