§ 28.1. General amendments.

Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice justify such action, and after consideration by the Community Zoning Board, the Board of Commissioners may, by resolution, change the regulations set forth in this Zoning Resolution (text amendment) or amend the Zoning Maps.

In amending the Zoning Maps, the Board of Commissioners may approve a use permit and/or zoning district applied for by the applicant or a more restrictive zoning district based on the ranking of Fulton County Zoning District intensities. The Board of Commissioners may consider a variance filed concurrently with a request for a rezoning and/or use permit.

In approving any zoning district change and/or use permit, the Board of Commissioners shall impose conditions of approval as deemed necessary and appropriate to mitigate potentially adverse influences or otherwise promote the public health, safety or general welfare.

Rezoning and/or use permit requests are referred to in this text as land use petitions. Changes made to standards contained within the zoning resolution are referred to in this article as text amendments. All land use petitions approved by the board of commissioners are subject to conditions approved by the board of commissioners.

(Amd. No. 09-0185, 2-4-09)