Alpharetta clears sewer-easement terms for Farm House Heritage Park
City of Alpharetta, Georgia · Meeting date: October 19, 2026 · Published: October 20, 2026
Alpharetta City Council approved revised easement terms with Fulton County for Farm House Heritage Park, setting operational rules for private park works around an existing public sanitary sewer. The agreement keeps the county’s access rights intact and assigns utility-damage risk to the city.
Key points
- Council unanimously approved the consent agenda, including ratification of the Fulton County indemnification, maintenance and land-use agreement for Farm House Heritage Park.
- The agreement permits Alpharetta to enter the sanitary sewer easement at 0 Morris Road to construct, repair and replace park improvements.
- Fulton County retains free access across the improvements for routine sewer maintenance and emergency repairs.
- Alpharetta must repair or replace public utilities damaged by the city, its employees or subcontractors, or reimburse Fulton County if it carries out the repairs.
Full report
Alpharetta City Council has ratified an agreement with Fulton County governing park construction around an existing sanitary sewer easement at Farm House Heritage Park.
The agreement, approved unanimously as part of the October 19 consent agenda, gives the city a licence to enter a portion of the sewer easement at 0 Morris Road to construct, repair and replace private park improvements. Fulton County had previously been granted the sanitary sewer easement at the site.
The arrangement is intended to allow the park project to move forward without limiting the county’s operation of the public sewer. County personnel and agents will retain free access to and across the improvements for routine maintenance and emergency repairs. In an emergency, Fulton County may immediately suspend or revoke the licence to protect public health, safety and welfare. In non-emergency circumstances, it may suspend or revoke the licence with at least 10 days’ notice to carry out a necessary governmental function.
Responsibility for the park works remains with Alpharetta. The city is solely responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing the private improvements, and must return the affected easement area to its natural vegetative state if it terminates the agreement. It is also liable for repair or replacement of public utilities damaged by the city, its employees or subcontractors; Fulton County may carry out repairs itself and charge the costs to the city.
Staff said the agreement was originally approved in June, but minor changes were made after the city executed it and before Fulton County considered it. The city attorney recommended returning the document to council for ratification.
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Source: City Council Meeting & Public Hearing 10-19-2026, City of Alpharetta