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ATLANTA-Residential development moratoriums, short-term and long-term, are becoming the tool of choice by elected officials in a growing number of metro communities.

DeKalb County is the latest local government to study a proposal by two of its elected officials to halt the demolition of older homes and the construction of new larger townhomes and single-family residences in established neighborhoods. The proposed moratorium would last six months.

DeKalb's moratorium consideration follows a similar avenue followed by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin in January when she issued a temporary halt to infill construction in several neighborhoods, as GlobeSt.com previously reported. The city is updating zoning codes that were last revised in 1982, city staffers tell GlobeSt.com.