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This development has been very tough to fight:
an Atlanta Bureau of Buildings, apparently more interested in additional development to pump up the City of Atlanta's tax base, rather than enforcing the letter of the zoning ordinances
an Atlanta Bureau of Buildings who "couldn't find" the Chick-fil-A permit and site plan, in spite of numerous requests by Midvale and NBCA representatives
a developer who quietly ran out the appeal clock
an irrelevant zoning variance application that obscured what was really happening,
a fast food restaurant chain with deep pockets, able to hire lawyers well connected to the City's administration, and willing to let a legal technicality be used to force a restaurant on Midvale residents, while trying to maintain their corporate image as "good guys". Good guys, indeed.
For updates visit our website at www.nbca.org.
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Lee Morris, our City Council member, supported by the City's Law Department, has drafted a new ordinance that will be considered by the City Council and will hopefully become law. It is simple, but effective, and should keep other developers from thwarting the public's right to appeal. It provides that when a building permit is issued, three things must happen:
The City must post a notice of the building permit on the City's web site:
(www.atlantaga.gov)
2. The Clerk of the City Council must maintain a file of new building permits and make it available to the public.
3. The applicant must post a 6-sq-ft sign on the site, including the building permit, within 24 hours. It must be visible by and accessible to the public.
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