Shipping Containers Delivered Across Metro Atlanta

Metro Atlanta

Container Delivery in Atlanta

Atlanta is Georgia's capital and the seat of Fulton County, at the center of a metro area that spreads across Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett and the counties around them. Deliveries reach Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Cherokee, Henry, Douglas, Fayette, Rockdale, Forsyth, Paulding, Coweta and Newton counties. Delivery areas include Buckhead, Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, Grant Park, West End, Kirkwood, East Atlanta Village, Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown, Summerhill, Ormewood Park, Candler Park, Adair Park, Vine City, English Avenue, Collier Heights, Chastain Park and Home Park.

Atlanta regulates land use through its own zoning ordinance and permits construction through the Department of City Planning, so a container on a residential lot is reviewed as an accessory structure rather than as a vehicle, and neighborhood overlays and historic districts can add design review on top of the base district rules.

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Communities Near Atlanta

Marietta Sandy Springs Roswell Alpharetta Smyrna Decatur Dunwoody Brookhaven Duluth Lawrenceville Kennesaw Douglasville Stockbridge McDonough East Point College Park

Container One schedules the delivery date after payment and site review. Location, payment, weather and access are reviewed before the appointment is set.

Atlanta Use Cases

Uses for Containers in Atlanta

Intown Renovation Storage

A bungalow in Grant Park, Kirkwood, Ormewood Park or the Old Fourth Ward may have a small lot and no garage. When the house gets opened up, a container in the driveway holds furniture, cabinetry and finished millwork on site instead of in a storage unit across town.

Film and Television Production

A production needs secure, weatherproof space near set. A container can hold set dressing, wardrobe, grip and electric between shoot days and move with the production rather than renting warehouse space in each location.

Contractor Jobsite Security

A general contractor or trade crew working across Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb can keep tools, copper, fixtures and materials locked on the job. One container can replace the daily load-in and load-out and take the tool trailer out of the equation.

Distribution and E-Commerce Overflow

Warehouse space is committed years at a time. A container or a row of them gives a distribution operation seasonal overflow at the dock without signing for square footage it will not need in March.

Restaurant, Retail and Event Storage

A restaurant along the BeltLine or a retailer in Midtown or Buckhead can run short on back-of-house space. A container can hold seasonal inventory, patio furniture, event staging and paper goods in the lot behind the building.

Church, School and Nonprofit Storage

A congregation, charter school or nonprofit across the metro can use a container for chairs, sound equipment, seasonal programming supplies and donation drives, which keeps interior space in use for people rather than boxes.

Delivery Logistics

What to Know About Atlanta Container Delivery

A few things shape how a delivery goes in this area:

Tree canopy is worth checking intown. Mature oaks and water oaks can hang low over driveways in Grant Park, Ormewood Park, Candler Park and Collier Heights. A tilt-bed truck needs the bed to rise, so the clear path overhead has to be well above the container itself. If clearing that path would mean taking down a tree of six inches diameter or greater, that removal needs its own permit from the city's Arborist Division.
Georgia red clay is firm when dry and slick when wet. After a heavy rain, a yard that looked solid on Friday can rut on Monday. Gravel, timbers or blocks under the corner castings keep the container level and the floor off the ground.
Atlanta is hilly. A container set on a sloped driveway needs blocking on the downhill corners so the doors swing true.
Intown streets can be narrow, one-way and lined with parked cars. A driver needs a straight run to back in and set the box, so clearing the street or the driveway ahead of the appointment can decide whether the delivery works on the first try.
Traffic shapes the window. Traffic on I-285, the Downtown Connector and I-20 can affect the delivery window, so ask about the window when the date is scheduled rather than assuming a morning slot.
In the northern suburbs, a neighborhood inside an HOA can have its own rules on what can be parked or stored in view of the street. Check the covenant before the truck rolls.

For permit questions on a specific address, contact the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, Office of Zoning and Development, 55 Trinity Ave SW, Suite 3350, Atlanta GA 30303. Phone (404) 330-6145. Building permits and right-of-way questions go to the Office of Buildings, 55 Trinity Ave SW, Suite 3900, reachable through ATL311 at 311 or (404) 546-0311.

Container Types Available in Atlanta

20ft Standard: For residential driveways and smaller sites
40ft Standard: Contractors, farms, businesses and larger properties
40ft High Cube: Conversions, tall equipment, extra headroom
Modified: Job site offices, custom builds
Refrigerated: Food service, cold storage

Containers are available in several grades, from used wind and water tight to one-trip.

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Other city pages: Savannah, Macon.
Nearby towns: Newnan, Cartersville, Covington, Carrollton, Gainesville and Griffin.

Atlanta Container Questions

Do I need a permit to put a shipping container on my property in Atlanta? +

It depends on whether the container is temporary or permanent and on the zoning of your specific parcel. Atlanta's zoning ordinance carries a provision for temporary storage containers on single family and two family residential lots that allows one container per lot for a limited period, requires the delivery and retrieval dates posted on the outside of the container, and keeps it out of the visibility triangle and out of the public right-of-way unless a separate permit is issued. A container meant to stay permanently is reviewed as an accessory structure and is a different conversation. Call the Office of Zoning and Development at (404) 330-6145 with your parcel address and get the answer in writing. Atlanta's zoning ordinance can change, so confirm the current rule rather than an old one.

Can the truck get a container into my backyard in an intown neighborhood? +

That depends on overhead as much as on ground. A tilt-bed delivery needs the bed to rise, so low limbs over the driveway matter more than the width of the gate. Walk the route from the street to the drop spot and look up. If a tree of six inches diameter or greater would have to come down to make the path, that removal needs its own permit from the city's Arborist Division, so it is better to find that out a week early than on delivery day.

Why does Atlanta cost more than Savannah when the Atlanta depot is closer? +

Because distance to the depot is only one part of a delivered price. Atlanta's depot is about 0.4 miles out, and Georgia pricing still starts at $2,067 for a 20ft Wind and Water Tight container delivered in Savannah. Give us your ZIP and the quote shows the delivered price for your address.

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