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CITY OF ATL~TA . / ·.. CITY HALL ATI..A.NTA. OA. a03oa Ttl. 522·«63 Ar11 Co<le 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLASSIXG COLLIER 8. GL('DIN, Direccer July 21, 1967 MEi'IORANDUM TO: Housing Resources Committee Planning · and Development Committee FROM: Planning Department SUBJECT: Preliminary Report - Amount of Vacant Land by Zoning District In reply to the request by the secretary of the Housing Resources Com.~ittee for figures showing the total vacant acreage in the City of Atlanta, the following data is supplied. These figures are based on computer analysis of the Atlanta CIP Real Property Data Bank, for use in the land use planning project, and reflect conditions as of January 19616: · Zo::ng .: t ··::.:•)cant: Al ... · .. . ' A2 .., ·..·:. ,

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2,308. 2 12,.972.8 18 , 048.1 , 2 7. 3 9,248.8) 3,340 .9 · 1,175.~ 138'1'118 f 79.3 69,631.5 I I I 257. These figures reflect all parcels of land in the City as recorded the Joint Board of Tax As~essors. · However, many vacant parcels by •.. ~Vacant 307.2 5,133.2 2, 261.9} 4,287.2 1,687.7 27. 1,868.6 891.5 ~3 2.,/ .o} JOftJ.O . ,I • ! . 214,2 _ 142.2 19.0 15.6 l, 117 1,973.0 1.2 ~ C4 Ml ' /0'/2, 2. . 350.7 C3 · N.2 802.8 Total Acreage* I i _J �• "" · -· \.. --:- ·· ,.i. _ ..._ _ _ _. . . . __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . . . : ,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ MEMORANDUM July 21, 1967 Page 2 are small tracts of less than 1 acre located in otherwise developed areas. Therefore, a series of maps at 400 scale ~as prepared showing vacant land and zoning fot use in the City'~ land use planning project. A ·copy of the data processing listing of · parcel code numbers of vacant parcels, zoning and acreage data was delivered to Steve Schwartz of ,Cecil Alexander's office during the latter part of April; and, also during the latter part of April, Mr. Schwartz was given access to the 400 scale maps in the Planning Department showing these vacant parcels. These maps were copied and delivered to Mr. Alexander's office prior to May 1. · On June 28 at a meeting of the Planning and Development Coramittee, a map of vacant and "under-developed" land was shown in connection with the land use plan progress report. After this meeting, Malcolra Jones requested that a copy of this map showing zoning of vacant areas . be provided to the Housing Resources Committee. This map was prepared by the Planning Department and delivered to Col. Jones. On July 6 this map and a preliminary analysis of areas zoned A-1 and vacant was presented to the Housing Resources Committee. The analysis showed a total ·o f 482 acres "zoned for apartments_". The apparent discrepancy between this figure and the 802 acres shown in the data processing analysis can be explained by the fact that the maps used in both co~putations, although similar, were not really comparable. The map used in the Housing Resources Committee analysis was at a scale of 2,000 feet to the inch and the maps used in the data proce ssi ng an9ly§i§ were at a scale of 400 feet t o t he i nch. Due to the small maps at a s cale of 2 ,000 £eet t o t he inch, accur at e meas urement i s di ffi cul t, a nd , additiona lly , onl y large parcel s can be s hown. At 400 scale , more accurate representation a nd measurement a re poss ible. The r efore, upon rec e ipt by t he Planning Depa r t me nt of the com.~ ittee request f or addi tiona l data, furthe r detail ed map s a t 400 s ca l e were prepared showing only significa nt vacant tracts (4 a c res and la~ge~), s o that a mo re detai l ed listing of vacant l and could be made. A preliminary analysis has been made by the Planning Department of each significant tract, a nd the result of this analysis '-is presented in Appendix A to t his memorandum. ' The maps used in the analysis are available in the Planning Departcent for detailed examination by interested parties. The Planning Department agrees that the housing problem in Atlanta is one of the major problems facing the City at this time, and recommends I'i rI .f t . """Tt':-- •ir--: - - ~~ -~ . r• ·~. - ~ ---=-:=-~ -- I �r . -, ... ,· " ,.... .HE:--:ORJ\NDmr ·july 21, 1967 Pagc 3 t!1.1t the joint meeting of ti1c l'lann.ing and Development · C0,.--.:.-.ittee

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3S soon as possible. At this meeting and at other su~sequcnt ~c ctin:;s, the City's housing policy should be examined. For e;{.:J.i,,?12, a siznificant policy decision must be made on whether the low rcnc housing to be constructed should be of the garden apart~ent --~cdiu~ dcnsity--outlying location type or whether high rise-high densitycen tra l area housing should oe considered. Another proble~ is the policy of relocation in urban renewa l and other treatr.,ent activiti.es. Should the displaced families and individuals be relocated in the general area of the project or should attempts be made to relocate then .in outlying areas? These are only a few items on which policy decisions arc necessary in order to insure that the low-cost housing program meets the goals set for it at each of the critical tiQe phases over the next several years. \. L I ! I -· •· 1 �