Atlanta Urban Design Commission
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 3400
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Mission Statement
To identify, protect, enhance, and perpetuate the use of buildings, sites and districts of special character, historic interest, or aesthetic value.

Function
The Commission nominates and regulates designated buildings and districts which are identified as Historic Buildings or Sites, Landmark Buildings or Sites, Conservation Districts, Historic Districts, or Landmark Districts.

Public Information
The Atlanta Urban Design Commission was established in 1975, by a City of Atlanta ordinance.

Since the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance was passed in 1989, 50 individual buildings and 11 districts have been brought under its protection.

Any time that work on the exterior of such a designated property is proposed, a Certificate of Appropriateness must be obtained from the Commission, as well as the normal building permit. It is the intent of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance that any changes which occur to a designated property be in keeping with the historic character of the building or district.

The Urban Design Commission consists of a Staff of four, and a Board of 11 members who are all residents of the City of Atlanta. The members of the Commission are volunteers and are appointed to serve three-year terms by the Mayor, City Council, and Council President. According to City ordinance, the Commission membership includes two architects, as well as a landscape architect, lawyer, land developer, real estate professional, historic preservationist, artist, historian, neighborhood representative, and urban planner. Seven members of the board constitute a quorum for conducting its business.

The Commission meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:00 pm, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, SW. The public is welcome to attend and is given the opportunity to speak in support of or in opposition to items on the agenda.

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