Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability
SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): All Districts
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability for a text amendment to identify repeated nuisance properties and establish pathways for notice, corrective action, and related administrative fees. This text amendment is County-wide.
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PETITION NO: N16-2026-0629 TA-26-1248066
PROPOSED USE: Text amendment re: Repeated Nuisance Properties.
LOCATION: County-wide.
PARCEL NO. : N/A
INFO. CONTACT: Whitney Fuller, Zoning Administrator
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-2155
PURPOSE:
Application of the Director of Planning & Sustainability for a text amendment to identify repeated nuisance properties and establish pathways for notice, corrective action, and related administrative fees. This text amendment is County-wide.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: (April 2026) CC-1: No Quorum; CC-2: Approval; CC-3: Approval; CC-4: Approval; CC-5: Deferral.
PLANNING COMMISSION: (May 5, 2026) Pending.
PLANNING STAFF: (May 2026) Approval.
STAFF ANALYSIS: The proposed text amendment would create a formal regulatory framework within the Zoning Ordinance for identifying, administering, and enforcing Chronic Nuisance Property conditions in DeKalb County. The amendment is intended to address properties that generate repeated violations of public safety, health, and welfare regulations and that create recurring burdens on County resources, surrounding neighborhoods, and the general public. The proposed amendment establishes new definitions for "Chronic Nuisance," "Chronic Nuisance Property," "Nuisance Incident," and "Responsible Party." A property may be designated as a Chronic Nuisance Property when three (3) or more documented nuisance incidents occur within any one hundred eighty (180) day period, or five (5) or more documented nuisance incidents occur within any twelve ...
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