Atlanta encourages transit-oriented development through Beltline Overlay zoning, MARTA station-area plans, and the Beltline Tax Allocation District (Ord. 05-O-1733), boosting density and walkability near transit.
Ordinance 05-O-1733 created the Atlanta Beltline Tax Allocation District in 2005, capturing incremental property tax revenue to fund the 22-mile loop's parks, trails, and affordable housing. The Beltline Overlay District in the LDC sets design standards for adjacent parcels, including reduced parking minimums, ground-floor activation, and trail-facing entrances. MARTA station areas have separate transit-oriented zoning categories (TOD-1 through TOD-5 in some plans) that increase allowable density when projects deliver affordable units, plazas, or transit-supportive uses. Special Public Interest districts cluster around major stations like Lindbergh, King Memorial, and Edgewood-Candler Park.
Projects ignoring overlay design standards face permit denials and revisions; TAD funding can be revoked for noncompliance with affordable-housing or design commitments made at financing closing.
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Atlanta's Land Development Code (Part III) divides the city into base zoning districts plus Quality-of-Life and Special Public Interest overlays that tailor ...
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