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Discussion Draft Storefront Street Map

Review and comment on the draft Storefront Street Map

You can also view this map and make comments here. This link includes a zoom-in/out option. 

This map establishes locations where any new, more intense development must provide a ground story that either contains or could contain commercial uses, as specified in some Form Districts. Essentially, it requires a storefront character, even if the space is used for other uses, such as housing. It is intended to ensure that large buildings are designed in such a way that they can change use over time and support more neighborhood goods and services.

The concept of Storefront Streets is already law in several parts of the City (including Midtown and Downtown), as reflected in this map. Furthermore, Storefront Streets also include any small neighborhood commercial districts with an existing storefront character, whether mapped or not. Examples of the latter include portions of McLendon Avenue in Candler Park, portions of McDaniel Street in Pittsburgh, or portions of Grant Street in Grant Park.

Please share any thoughts you have with us. Your comments will be used to shape the future drafts of ATL Zoning 2.0.
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in reply to LarryA's comment

SiteAdmin Feb 7 2025 at 5:07PM on page 1

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Yes, the draft would allow the storefronts to be "retail ready" but they could be occupied by dwellings or live-work.
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LarryA Feb 7 2025 at 5:08AM on page 1

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I see that the ordinance would require storefront character, but is there any incentives from city council or the Zoning 2.0 to push/incentivize commercial spaces to be built with this new ordinance. It would be a shame just to have these neighborhoods filled with residential that looks commercial but still car dependent. Also would the storefront house be permit with this ordinance? It could bring more commercial space into neighborhoods, give people the opportunity to own their own live/work, while adding variety into the storefront architecture.
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in reply to Louis Prevosti's comment

SiteAdmin Jan 23 2025 at 6:02PM on page 1

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Thank you for your comment. No zoning map changes (beyond a one-to-ton conversion to new names) are being recommended as part of this zoning rewrite.
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in reply to HHHNAPres's comment

SiteAdmin Jan 23 2025 at 6:00PM on page 1

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Thank you for your comments! Zoning is only one tool in supporting neighborhoods. Although a goal of this rewrite is to provide consistent high-standards citywide, it cannot force businesses to open. I encourage you to share your concerns with your City Councilmember to see if they can provide further guidance.
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in reply to Louis Prevosti's comment

SiteAdmin Jan 23 2025 at 5:51PM on page 1

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Thank you for your comment. To clarify, no zoning change is recommended as part of this map. All this map does is establish a storefront requirement. This means that if any of the existing commercial uses are redeveloped - even as one-story buildings - they must provide shopfront windows facing Roswell Road, not blank wall.
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HHHNAPres Jan 22 2025 at 1:25PM on page 1

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As President of the Historic Hunter Hills Neighborhood Association, I am speaking on behalf of the residents of our community. We are frustrated, fed up, and tired about the lack of businesses that truly support the needs of our community on Joseph E. Boone. The area is saturated with corner stores and food marts that sell alcohol and provide no options for healthy nutritional food. The storefronts are in old buildings that do no reflect the character of our community. There is a dire need for a grocers, health services, restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, bicycle shop, and other small businesses to serve this community within walking distance. We would like to see this street mirror Inman Park, Virginia Highlands, Kirkwood commercial districts. We must raise the zoning standards and code compliance to force these businesses to comply and serve the neighboring communities. A good example is the Westview Corridor along Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Over the last 5 years we've seen the growth of Slutty Vegan, Augie's, and other small businesses to serve this beltline community along with new streetscaping. Our goal is to see Boone return to the glory days of the 50s, 60s, and 70s where this corridor served the needs of the community. Tell us how we can make this change happen!
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Louis Prevosti Jan 22 2025 at 12:18PM on page 1

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Please keep this area low to medium density mixed use.
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Louis Prevosti Jan 22 2025 at 12:15PM on page 1

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Please keep the Roswell Road corridor north of Piedmont Road mixed use low density/height. The vast majority of structures are one or two stories, no higher. Keep in mind that on both sides of Roswell Road are single family neighborhoods, so tall building/high density would not be in keeping with the neighborhoods.
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in reply to DSol's comment

SiteAdmin Jan 6 2025 at 11:48AM on page 1

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Thank you for your feedback. Please note that the Storefront Street designation does not change the maximum allowed lot coverage or allowances to build in flood zones.
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DSol Jan 3 2025 at 7:38AM on page 1

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I do not wish to see any more storefronting encouraged near Walker Park, nor Sugar Creek which is a critical watershed for the city of Atlanta. I think that it needs to be removed on Memorial from Memorial Terrace SE east to Lamon.
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in reply to jc4fisher's comment

SiteAdmin Dec 9 2024 at 10:49AM on page 1

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Thanks!
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jc4fisher Dec 9 2024 at 9:36AM on page 1

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Yes to clarify I am suggesting that the beltline should be designated as a storefront street requiring retail and retail-ready spaces on the ground floor. I know the beltline has its own zoning overlay and all that, but it is shown as a street in the street type maps so to me it makes sense to treat it as a street with storefront requirements on this map and if it doesn't have those storefront requirements now, it should.
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in reply to jc4fisher's comment

SiteAdmin Dec 6 2024 at 1:02PM on page 1

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Thank you for your comment!
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in reply to jc4fisher's comment

SiteAdmin Dec 6 2024 at 1:01PM on page 1

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The Street Type Map is only used to regulate streetscape requirements. We showed the Beltline on it due to existing streetscape requirements found in the Beltline Overlay. It will not be shown on the final map. Are you suggesting that some or all of the Beltline should be designated a Storefront Street" to require retail or retail-ready spaces on the ground story?
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in reply to jc4fisher's comment

SiteAdmin Dec 6 2024 at 12:57PM on page 1

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These are the current designated Storefront Streets in the Downtown and Midtown zoning districts (where the designation also regulates curb cut placement and a few other things). With regard to "retail or retail-ready uses," if you review the "Urban Core" districts in Chapter 4 (link) you will see that all we have combined "Primary Street/Storefront Street" for the purposes of "retail-ready." The end result is that every street is held to Storefront Street standards.
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jc4fisher Dec 5 2024 at 6:01PM on page 1

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I feel like the streets chosen in Midtown/Downtown are pretty conservative, we should push storefronts on more streets in the most urban areas of the city.
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jc4fisher Dec 5 2024 at 6:00PM on page 1

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If the beltline is a street on the street types map, it should be shown as a storefront street on this map
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jc4fisher Dec 5 2024 at 3:02PM on page 1

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Include this stretch of Lee St. its between two marta stations, beltline adjacent, and adjacent to the future Lee Street Trail.
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