Sign Ordinance
Proposed amendment to 134-318.1 (d) has been reworded to better describe that provisional permit will be issued when it is demonstrated that proposed off premise…
Sixty Day Public Comment Period Closed
The official period for commenting on the Draft Etowah HCP and EA closed on August 31st. The Council for Quality Growth submitted comments to be…
Staff changes
A number of Gwinnett County employees have elected to accept early retirement packages from the county in order to help the county deal with its…
Sign Ordinance
The proposed code amendments for Cobb County have been revised. Proposed amendment to 134-37 has been added to clarify that certain special exception uses may…
Sign Ordinance
The proposed amendments include the following rules for electronic signs. They can be freestanding only, not wall signs or canopy signs. They can only…
City of Canton Watershed Protection Ordinance
On August 20th, the City of Canton will hold a second public hearing on the proposed Watershed Protection Ordinance. The ordinance increases buffers on streams…
Plan Review Fees
At its August 7th work session, the City Council heard requests from staff to establishing fees for commercial plan reviews. Currently the city does not…
ARC lanuched Plan 2040 website
The Atlanta Regional Commission recently launched a new website to promote Plan 2040. The new transportation plan attempts to link land use, housing choices, transportation…
Public Meetings to discuss Etowah HCP
USFWS will hold the second public meeting to give the public a chance to learn more about the Etowah HCP on August 11th at RT…
Developers Workshop
As part of the ongoing zoning code rewrite, DeKalb County is holding a third and final developers workshop. On August 17th, consultants will present the…
Etowah HCP
The City Council held a first hearing on a proposed resolution requesting USFWS to perform an EIS before the approval of the Etowah HCP. USFWS…
U.S. District Court Judge Issues Ruling on Lake Lanier
Friday, July 17th, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson issued a ruling in the ongoing litigation between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. The ruling states that the U.S….
