Urban Agriculture Zoning, Ordinance No. 2014-22 (14-O-1092)

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: WebPDF
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

Funding Amount:
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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

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