UDO Amendments
The BOC approved a number of amendments to the UDO on October 9th. The Salem Road Corridor Overlay District requirements have been completely deleted and rewritten…
County Adopts Floodplain Management Ordinance
At the October meeting, Bartow County’s sole Commissioner adopted a revised Floodplain Management Ordinance. The revisions resulted from an earlier FEMA review that requested the changes. …
Snellville Loses Planning Director to Duluth
On Tuesday, October 9th Snellville’s Planning Director, Jessica Roth, announced her resignation effective October 17th. Mrs. Roth has accepted a new position with the City of Duluth as…
New Deputy Director of Planning Named for Duluth
On Tuesday, October 9th the Council learned that Jessica Roth, Snellville’s Planning Director accepted a new position with the City of Duluth as Deputy Planning Director. Mrs. Roth had been…
Gwinnett Adopts Stormwater Changes to Development Regulations
At its meeting on October 2nd, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners adopted several changes to the County’s Development Regulations regarding stormwater management. The changes…
Revised Impact Fee Schedule
The Board of Commissioners approved a new impact fee rate schedule at its meeting on September 25th. The new schedule is a result of the…
BOC Adopts 2-Month Extension of Residential Rezoning Moratorium
On September 20th, The BOC voted to extend the moratorium barring acceptance of applications for all residential uses in all zoning classifications for 60 days. The last extension was…
Gwinnett County Considers Revising Bonding Requirements
(Update September 13th) – At the September 13th sub-committee meeting, several individuals from the DAC met to discuss the proposed bonding requirements. Also in attendance…
Duluth Creates Steering Committee to Lead Impact Study
The City of Duluth, in response to issues related to the recent moratorium issued for permits related to Large Commercial Developments, has hired a consultant…
Planning Commission Considers & Recommends Revised UDC Changes
On August 28th, the Forsyth County Planning commission held a public hearing on the proposed UDC change revisions which resulted from a series of hearings…
Snellville City Council adopts Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
At its regular meeting on July 23rd, the City Council voted to adopt several Zoning Ordinance text amendments to Articles 9, 14, & 15. Article…
Duluth City Council Imposes 6-month Moratorium on Large Commerical Developments
At its regular work session on Monday, July 30th, the Duluth City Council voted to impose a 6-month moratorium on all commercial developments over 75,000…
