What is the Chattahoochee River Tributary Protection overlay?
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Short answer
Georgia's Metropolitan River Protection Act creates a 2,000-foot overlay along the Chattahoochee River and its major tributaries across North Atlanta (Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Roswell, parts of Buckhead, Cobb's eastern edge). Land-disturbing activities inside the corridor require Atlanta Regional Commission review, a state-issued Chattahoochee certificate, and compliance with additional impervious-surface and buffer rules beyond baseline zoning.
In detail
Georgia's Metropolitan River Protection Act creates a 2,000-foot overlay along the Chattahoochee River and its major tributaries across North Atlanta (Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Roswell, parts of Buckhead, Cobb's eastern edge). Land-disturbing activities inside the corridor require Atlanta Regional Commission review, a state-issued Chattahoochee certificate, and compliance with additional impervious-surface and buffer rules beyond baseline zoning.
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