The Alliance to Improve Emory Village has been working with neighborhood residents, Emory Village property owners, professional planners, architects, urban designers and zoning lawyers to draft a new zoning overlay district and design guidelines. These two documents will ensure that Emory Village is redeveloped in a manner that is compatible to the master plan.

According to these zoning and design guidelines, fast food drive-ins, convenience stores, used-car sales and many other incompatible and undesirable businesses will be prevented from locating in the Village. On the other hand, buildings with retail space on the ground floor and residential space on the upper floors will be permitted.

Documents that provide the background and context for the development of the zoning overlay district and design guidelines along with a description of the process for the development and approval of these regulations can be found on the AIEV web site as well as the proposed zoning overlay district and design guidelines. These documents include:

• Introduction and Justification for New Regulations
  
  
• Emory Village Revitalization Zoning Code and Design Standards Timetable
  
  
• Emory Village Overlay District (Draft 10-15-06)
  
  
• Emory Village Regulating Plan (Draft 10-15-06)
  Map to accompany overlay district
  
  
• Emory Village Design Standards (Draft 10-15-06)

If you have a comment or a question about these proposed guidelines please send it to us at aiev@emoryvillage.org.

When an organization such as AIEV asks for public comments, the natural tendency is for people who disagree with the proposal to notify us, while the people who agree with the ideas tend not to say anything. Positive reinforcement is as important as constructive criticism. Please let us hear from you.