Jurisdiction Name: | Atlanta |
State/Province: | GA |
Country: | United States |
Type of Government: | Municipality |
Population: | 443,775 |
Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
Policy type: | ordinance |
Year: | 2014 |
GFC Topic: | community food production |
Keywords: | agriculture, community garden, farm, food production, food retail, land use, production, retail, urban, urban agriculture, urban garden, zoning |
Adopting Government Department(s): | Atlanta City Council |
Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of Atlanta |
Support Entity(s): | n/a |
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Policy Outcome(s): | ordinance officially recognized urban agriculture within city limits; provides protection to the urban gardens and designates urban gardens as producers and establishes market gardens as sellers of local and regional food; enabled urban agriculture initiatives within the city |
Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |