Sandy Springs has joined its counterparts across the north metro area of Atlanta by formally opposing state legislation that would preempt municipal control of local building design.
At its Tuesday, March 5 meeting, the City Council passed a resolution opposing House Bill 302 and Senate Bill 172, which it said “would undermine self-determination of citizens to establish community standards” and “severely erode the ability of all 538 Georgia cities and 159 counties to address unique and community-specific quality of life issues.”
A copy of the resolution now goes to Sandy Springs’ legislative delegation. Last week, local jurisdictions including the city councils of Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Roswell and Holly Springs and the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted similar resolutions.
The proposed state bills would preempt local control over building exterior colors and cladding, roofs and porches, windows and doors, the number of types of rooms and their layout, and foundations, according to a Roswell staff summary of the legislation.
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