1. Duluth Planning Commission Comprehensive Plan Update September 16th, 2013

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Areas of Focus Character Areas/Overlays Buford Highway Automobile Use Signs/Wayfinding Density/Building Heights Short Term Work Program Graphics/Maps

6. Atlanta Regional Commission ARC has been at the forefront of regional planning 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

7. Guiding Principles of the New Planning Rules Simple (Reduced Cost) Flexible (Local Choice) Customized Incentives Continuity State Use of Local Plans

8. Menu of Plan Elements REQUIRED for all REQUIRED for some communities COMMUNITY GOALS NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM LAND USE HISTORIC & CULTURAL RESOURCES OPTIONAL Elements (Examples) HOUSING TARGET AREAS NATURAL RESOURCES GREENSPACE SOLID WASTE MANAGE-MENT COMMUNITY SUSTAIN- ABILITY EDUCATION INTER- GOVERNMENT COORDINAT’N DISASTER RESILIENCE PUBLIC SAFETY ECONOMIC DEVELOP- MENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT TRANSPOR- TATION INFRA- STRUCTURE & FACILITIES HUMAN SVCSRECREATION

9. Overview of Plan Elements REQUIRED for all COMMUNITY GOALS NEEDS & OPPORTUN- ITIES COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM

10. REQUIRED for all NEEDS & OPPORTUN- ITIES COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM Overview of Plan Elements COMMUNITY GOALS 1 or a Combination of any of the following: General Vision Statement List of Community Goals Community Policies Character Areas & Defining Narrative The Community Vision: what you want the community to become

11. REQUIRED for all COMMUNITY GOALS COMMUNITY WORK 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

12. REQUIRED for all COMMUNITY GOALS NEEDS & OPPORTUN- ITIES Overview of Plan Elements COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM A Five-Year STWP The Community’s project list, for addressing issues, achieving goals Updated every 5 years

13. Duluth: Yesterday and Today

26. Questions?

27. Exercises