Rule 110-12-6-.02 - RequirementsO.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.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 110-12-6-.02
O.C.G.A. § 50-8-1, et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. May 3, 1996; eff. May 23, 1996.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Overview of Planning Requirements" adopted. F. Feb. 12, 2009; eff. July 1, 2009, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Requirements" adopted. F. Aug. 24, 2017; eff. Oct. 1, 2017, as specified by the Agency.