SAVE THE DATE-MARCH 13th IS THE SSCN ANNUAL MEETING
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
On Tuesday March 13th at 6:00 PM plan to be at the Cottage at Lost Corner Preserve* to attend the Council of Neighborhoods Annual Meeting.

FOCUS TOPIC: QUALITY OF LIFE IN SANDY SPRINGS - NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
This informative panel discussion will be led by credentialed experts in the fields of watershed management and protection, tree conservation, stream buffer protection and best practice implementation for responsible development. Find out what the goals are that your City has set forth and how you can participate in achieving them. 

REPLY to this email with your questions for the panel. 
Come to hear these panelists and others speak on this important topic:
  • Jason Ulseth, The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 
  • Alan Toney, Fulton County Soil & Water Conservation District Chairman 
Natural Resource Protection is a  2018 City Council Priority. Council of Neighborhoods, its member HOA's, their residents and all citizens of the City bear a responsibility to help protect and preserve the City's resources. 

*Lost Corner Preserve Park is located at 7300 Brandon Mill Rd at the intersection of Brandon Mill and Riverside Dr/Dalrymple Rd. If you have not yet been there please rely only on Google Maps/WAZE and enter through the driveway located on Brandon Mill Rd. To best accommodate as many attendees as possible please consider carpool or ride-share (Uber/Lyft). 
DEVELOPMENT CODE 6 MONTH UPDATE-Community Meeting 1
The Development Code has been in effect since September 15th, 2017. In practice City Staff has found elements and prescribed requirements that need refining to better and more efficiently apply the code. Any changes to the Code, even those as small as proper sentence structure and grammar, must be vetted and be presented to the public in Community Meetings before being voted on by Planning Commission and Mayor and City Council. 

In addition there are several parcels within the City that were misidentified during the Zoning Map process. The Zoning District assignment of these parcels will be rectified during the update process. These are City initiated rezonings to correct these errors. Find a map of the location of these parcels, further discussion of the 6 month update and a list of future meeting dates HERE . 

City Staff will present proposed changes and discuss what these changes mean within the context of how the Code is applied. Attend this meeting if you have questions or concerns. 

When:  Wednesday February 7th at 6:00 PM 
Where: City Hall - 7840 Roswell Rd, Bldg 500, Sandy Springs 30350

City of Sandy Springs Public Calendar and Interactive Map
Your Mayor and City Council and appointed Boards make important decisions about more than just zoning and land use. Refer to the Interactive City Map and Public Meetings calendar to stay informed and to understand how these decisions affect your City and way of life. See the links below for each of these important reference tools. Please disseminate this information to your HOA mailing lists.

The Public Calendar found at THIS LINK provides the agendas for the regularly scheduled meetings held each month. Find the agendas below the calendar that are generally published several days prior to the meeting*.

The meeting schedule is:

Mayor and City Council - 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
Board of Appeals - 2nd Tuesday of each month**
Planning Commission - 4th Tuesday of each month**

Other Boards and Authorities meet on a quarterly or as needed basis: Board of Ethics, Public Facilities Authority and Development Authority.
 
In addition, on the Calendar you will also find the developer meetings scheduled for the community's opportunity to attend and provide input. These meetings are required per the City's policies. 

The location of any application for Appeal, Variance, Zoning or Use Permit can be found on the City's Interactive Map of Petitions Under Consideration at this LINK. 

Check the Interactive Map and the Public Meetings Calendar often to stay up to date on those things that affect you and your neighborhood.

Want to know about Zoning, Variance and Use Permit Cases as well as other pertinent City information? Subscribe to the City's ENewsletter HERE.

*The City of Sandy Springs publishes all materials for public meetings in accordance with State law.
**NEW days went in to effect January 2018.
Public Calendar Items of Interest
The Public Calendar above list all meetings regarding items of public interest and as required by law.

Upcoming items and cases in February:
  • Dunwoody Christian School Use Permit.
  • 185 Cliftwood Dr Rezoning to add 3 units to The Cliftwood Apartments.
  • 2 - Open House Meetings to inform residents about intersection improvement projects (February 1st and 8th).
  • 2 - Community Meeting 1 on Use Permit requests (2/22 and 2/26)
Check the Public Meetings Calendar HERE as all dates are subject to change. Find the relevant documentation and meeting agendas either on the calendar dates or below it.
Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods Mission
Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods seeks to enhance the quality of life in Sandy Springs by bringing together homeowner and condominium associations to share knowledge, identify common issues, achieve common goals, unify the community and encourage healthy, responsible development.
 
All homeowner and condominium associations are urged to join SSCN and participate.
 
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