FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Council Communications
Atlanta City Hall
55 Trinity Ave. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

July 7, 2025

ATLANTA—The Atlanta City Council has adopted an ordinance amending the City Zoning Ordinance by creating a definition for “vape shops” and “elementary and secondary schools”; amending the regulations of various districts to establish a minimum distance of 1,000 feet between vape shops; amending the regulations of various districts so as to require a 1,000 foot distance between vape shops and elementary and secondary schools (25-O-1098).

Other items approved by Council include:

• A resolution authorizing contracts providing construction services to the Atlanta Department of Transportation on a task-order basis for an initial three-year term with two one-year renewal options at a cost of $120 million. (25-R-3589).

• An ordinance adopting Plan A – The City of Atlanta’s 2025 Comprehensive Development Plan as the official comprehensive development plan for the City in compliance with the Georgia Planning Act of 1989 (25-O-1224).

• An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of approximately 20 acres of land on Defoors Ferry Road NW from The Conservation Fund (TCF) for approximately $4.9 million and authorizing a facility use agreement allowing the Galloway School to continue to use the track and field and ball fields located on the property for a two-year period (25-O-1383).

• A resolution exercising the first renewal option to provide for ADA compliance and other improvements on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation on a task-order basis at a cost of $12.5 million (25-R-3651).

• An ordinance executing an amendment for an operations and maintenance contract for the automated guideway transit system at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on a month-to-month basis for up to nine months at a cost of approximately $27.5 million (25-O-1368).

• An ordinance executing an amendment for a public safety systems operations and maintenance contract for approximately $9.1 million (25-O-1369).

• A resolution issuing a task order for renovation of Fire Station 5 at a cost of approximately $1 million (25-R-3597).

• An ordinance executing the first amendment to the project management agreement worth $475,540 with The Path Foundation, Inc. for the PATH Westside Beltline to AUC Connector & Safety project (“Westside II Trail”) (25-R-3593).

• A resolution calling for the installation of a pedestrian crosswalk at the midpoint of Linden Avenue, NE, near the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown. Emory leadership has signaled a willingness to partner with the City in financing the installation (25-R-3596).

Items introduced for consideration include:

• An ordinance establishing a short-term rental license requirement for multi-family residential complexes.

• An ordinance moving up the effective date of the Tree Protection Ordinance adopted June 16, 2025, from Jan. 1, 2026, to Oct. 1, 2025.

• A resolution authorizing acceptance of the Livable Cities Initiative (LCI) study grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission to conduct a LCI study in the Ashby MARTA Station Transit Area.

• A resolution accepting a $200,000 donation from the Trust for Public Land, which will go toward Atlanta’s section of the proposed Chattahoochee Riverlands and the Chattahoochee Brick Study.

• A resolution accepting $900,000 in grant funding from the Atlanta Regional Commission for preliminary engineering for the PATH Lakewood Trail Phase 1 from the Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail/Carver High School to Pryor Road.

• An ordinance providing for free swimming lessons for youths ages 3-17 from low-income households.

The City Council presented proclamations and recognition to The Honorable Amir Farokhi, District 2 Council Member, who is stepping down to become Head of the Galloway School; public relations executive and civic leader Amanda Brown Olmstead; the Atlanta Old White Rugby Football Club, 2025 USA Men’s Division II National Champions; Accessibility Awareness Week; and National Parks and Recreation Month.

About the Atlanta City Council

The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Atlanta City Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the council’s jurisdiction.

The City Council is composed of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Doug Shipman; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Amir Farokhi; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Eshé Collins.

To learn more about the Atlanta City Council, please visit http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/. For the latest updates, follow the Atlanta City Council on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Office of Council Communications Contact:

 Zena Lewis
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Bill Doughty
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Tiffanie Kelly
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