Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 110-12 - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES › Subject 110-12-6 - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR REGIONAL PLANNING "REGIONAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS" › Rule 110-12-6-.02 - Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A.
				  50-8-1, et seq gives the
				  Department authority to establish standards and procedures for appropriate and
				  timely regional planning by all Regional Commissions in Georgia. Those
				  standards and procedures are embodied in these regional planning requirements.
				  In order to remain eligible for state funding programs, each Regional
				  Commission must prepare, adopt, maintain, and implement a regional plan that
				  meets these planning requirements. The Department may, from time to time, adopt
				  and promulgate revisions of these requirements.
(1)
Required Plan Elements.
At a
				minimum, a regional plan must include the required plan components specified in
				the table below. Each Regional Commission is encouraged to go beyond the
				minimum required and supplement its regional plan with other plan elements to
				make the overall plan a good fit for the region.
Plan Elements
Specifics at
Executive Summary
110-12-6-.03(1)
Regional Goals
110-12-6-.03(2)
Needs and Opportunities
110-12-6-.03(3)
Implementation Program
110-12-6-.03(4)
Appendices
110-12-6-.03(5)
SWOT Analysis
110-12-6-.03(5)(a)
Analysis of Consistency with Quality Community
								Objectives
110-12-6-.03(5)(b)
Data and Mapping Supplement
110-12-6-.03(5)(b)
Stakeholder Involvement Report
110-12-6-.03(5)(c)
(2)
Consideration of Regional and Statewide Plans.
During the process
				of preparing its regional plan, each Regional Commission must review other
				plans for consistency. The Regional Commission must certify as part of the
				required cover letter (see section 110-12-06(6)) that it has considered, at a
				minimum, the following plans when it transmits the regional plan to the
				Department for review: Georgia's Strategic Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation
				Plan, Regional Water Plan, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS),
				Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Plan (as applicable), and
				adjacent regional commission regional plans.
(3)
Review of the Regional Plan.
Upon completion, the regional plan must be transmitted to the Department for
				review. The Department will review the plan and respond to the Regional
				Commission with findings and recommendations. Once approved by the Department
				as being in compliance with the Minimum Standards and Procedures, the Regional
				Commission may adopt the plan. Specific details for this review process are
				covered in section
				110-12-6-.06.
(4)
Alternative Regional Planning
				Requirements.
Each Regional Commission may establish alternative
				Regional Planning requirements from those adopted by the Department. The
				alternative requirements must be approved by a majority of the Regional
				Commission's Council, and subsequently approved by the Department.
(5)
Additional Local Planning
				Requirements
. A Regional Commission may require that local government
				comprehensive plans within its region address additional planning requirements
				along with those prescribed by the Department. Before imposing such additional
				requirements, the Regional Commission must incorporate these additional
				requirements in the Regional Plan as a supplement to the Implementation
				Program, get input from all local governments in the region, have its Council
				approve the additional planning requirements and finally obtain the
				Department's approval.
O.C.G.A. §
											50-8-1,
et
				  seq
.