Duluth Planning CommissionComprehensive Plan Update

September 16th, 2013

Comprehensive Plan

• Shows relationships between community issues.

• Tracks implementation of community-based policies.

• Creates an environment of predictability for business and industry, investors, property owners, tax payers and the general public.

Comprehensive Plan Update

• Georgia Department of Community affairs requires that each local government must prepare, adopt, maintain, and implement a comprehensive plan in order to maintain qualified local government certification, and remain eligible for selected state funding and permitting programs.

Areas of Focus

• Character Areas/Overlays• Buford Highway Automobile Use• Signs/Wayfinding• Density/Building Heights• Short Term Work Program• Graphics/Maps

Atlanta Regional CommissionARC has been at the forefront of regionalplanning in the U.S. since its creation in 1947

• Local Government Services• Aging Services• Workforce Development• Research - Data • Environmental Planning • Transportation Planning• Land Use Planning• Arts and Culture Coordination

Guiding Principles of the New Planning Rules

• Simple (Reduced Cost)

• Flexible (Local Choice)

• Customized

• Incentives

• Continuity

• State Use of Local Plans

Menu of Plan ElementsREQUIREDfor all

REQUIRED for some communities

COMMUNITYGOALS

NEEDS &OPPORTUNITIES

COMMUNITYWORK

PROGRAM

LAND USE

HISTORIC & CULTURAL

RESOURCES

OPTIONALElements (Examples)

HOUSING

TARGET AREAS NATURAL RESOURCES

GREENSPACE

SOLID WASTEMANAGE-MENT

COMMUNITYSUSTAIN-ABILITY

EDUCATION

INTER-GOVERNMENTCOORDINAT’N

DISASTER RESILIENCE

PUBLIC SAFETY

ECONOMIC DEVELOP-

MENT

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

ELEMENT

TRANSPOR-TATION

INFRA-STRUCTURE &

FACILITIES

HUMAN SVCSRECREATION

Overview of Plan Elements

REQUIREDfor all

COMMUNITYGOALS

NEEDS &OPPORTUN-

ITIES

COMMUNITYWORK

PROGRAM

REQUIREDfor all

NEEDS &OPPORTUN-

ITIES

COMMUNITYWORK

PROGRAM

Overview of Plan Elements

COMMUNITYGOALS

1 or a Combination of any of the following:General Vision StatementList of Community GoalsCommunity PoliciesCharacter Areas & Defining Narrative

The Community Vision: what you want the community to become

REQUIREDfor all

COMMUNITYGOALS

COMMUNITYWORK

PROGRAM

Overview of Plan Elements

NEEDS &OPPORTUNITIES

Like a SWOT Analysis.

We recommend consulting statistical and demographic data as well as the QCOs.

Key needs or opportunities the community wants to address

REQUIREDfor all

COMMUNITYGOALS

NEEDS &OPPORTUN-

ITIES

Overview of Plan Elements

COMMUNITYWORK PROGRAM

A Five-Year STWP

The Community’s project list, for addressing issues, achieving goalsUpdated every 5 years

Duluth: Yesterday and Today

Where Residents Work

Where Workers Live

Questions?

Exercises