Atlanta McMansion Moratorium Cancelled by City Council
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The Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee has more sense than the mayor, as they recognized that by not allowing certain areas of the city to have much more restrictive zoning than others, they were creating an unfair disadvantage for some. With this they shut down Shirley
Franklin’s McMansion Moratorium that precluded builders from performing tear downs in parts of the city.
The Atlanta City Council’s zoning committee has voted down a four-month moratorium that would have prohibited the builders of so-called McMansions from getting demolition permits to destroy the old houses they hoped to replace.
The existing temporary ban, ordered by Mayor Shirley Franklin, ends Monday. The extension would have covered selected Atlanta neighborhoods such as Virginia-Highland and Midtown.
It would have prohibited builders from getting permits to demolish houses if they planned to rebuild on a grade five feet higher than it was or to construct a house more than 35 feet high.
The four council members who voted down the moratorium yesterday said they did so because it was too exclusive. It would have covered less than five percent of the city.
Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong says she would NOT support legislation that sends the message some parts of Atlanta are more valuable than others.via WSBTV.com
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Comment by ss on 3 February 2006:
The Entire City Council has not voted on this yet and does not have to agree with the committee. They vote on Monday. It’s not over yet.