Departmental Mission
The mission of the Department of Planning and Community Development is to guide the development of the City through effective measures of planning, design review, construction plan approval, code compliance, and housing assistance.

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Office of the Commissioner
The Office of the Commissioner provides leadership, policy direction, and centralized staff support for the Bureaus of Planning, Buildings, and Housing and Code Enforcement.  Support services include administration, budget, personnel management, legislative liaison, policy collaboration and coordination and technical support and workload functions.

Contact Information

For inquiries relating to:

Media Relations and Public Relations, please contact Tenee M. Hawkins, Public Information Manager

Permitting, Building Inspections or the Arborist Division, please visit Bureau of Buildings

Redevelopment/Development, NPU information or mapping, please visit Bureau of Planning 

Housing Rehabilitation Program, Section 8 Program, or Housing Financial Assistance, please visit Bureau of Housing

Code enforcement or to submit a code violation, please visit  Bureau of Code Compliance 

For information related to Neighborhood Deputy Program, please visit  Neighborhood Deputy Program.

Historic preservation or Historic designations, please visit Atlanta Urban Design Commission

For all other assistance, please contact the Department of Planning and Community Development at 404.330.6070.