Departmental Vision
The vision of the Department of Planning and Community Development is to take a leadership role in creating opportunities for our City to continue to grow and sustain our diverse communities that define and give Atlanta its unique character.
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.
Bureau of Buildings
Vision- To become a modern, dynamic, and efficient organization with customer friendly structure and practices that rivals the best in the nation.
Mission- To safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare by enforcing the adopted Codes by the City of Atlanta through addressing structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, energy consumption, and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment.
Bureau of Code Compliance
Vision-To make the City of Atlanta a better place to live, work, play, and conduct business through the laws and regulations governing code enforcement.
Mission-To ensure safe and sanitary conditions in housing and commercial properties through effective code enforcement efforts.
Bureau of Housing
Vision- The vision of the Bureau of Housing is to develop and maintain partnerships with organizations and stakeholders that seek to foster the creation of affordable housing in an effective and efficient manner. Our customers consist of homeowners, low income families/persons, non-profits, NPUs, homeless persons, developers, investors and more. We offer services of rental assistance for low income families, loans for multifamily developments, rehabilitation for dilapidated structures and sustenance of affordable housing stock available in the City of Atlanta. (Our Policy is to administer HOME/CDBG funds in correlation with National, State, and local mandates.)
Mission- The mission of the Bureau of Housing is to promote coordinated community development
and support the production and rehabilitation of safe, sanitary, and affordable housing,
thus stimulating the economic development opportunities for the residents of the City of Atlanta.
Bureau of Planning
Urban Design Commission
Mission-
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Identify and protect buildings, sites and districts that
have special character, historic interest, or aesthetic value.