HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 08-12-64STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON RESOLUTION NO. 08-12-64
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE DRAFT CITY
OF MILTON 2008-2028 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PARTIAL UPDATE TO
THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council and the Mayor of the City of Milton, GA while
in a Regular Meeting on December 15th 2008 at 6:00 p.m. as follows:
WHEREAS, the City, established in 2006, currently operates under the Fulton County's
Focus Fulton 2025 Comprehensive Plan, originally adopted by the Fulton County Board
of Commissioners in November 2005 and adopted by the City of Milton on November
21, 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2007, the preparation of the City's first Comprehensive Plan was
initiated utilizing the new Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning
adopted by the Department of Community Affairs in 2005 as the underlying foundation
for developing the first Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, a 16 -person Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee was appointed by
the Mayor and City Council to facilitate the development of the City Comprehensive
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton has completed the Community Assessment and
Community Participation Program documents as part of the 20 -year Comprehensive Plan
Update; and
WHEREAS, because of the approaching plan deadline and in the interest of moving
Milton towards greater local control and self-determination as promptly and as prudently
as possible, the City was asked by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the
Atlanta Regional Commission to prepare a "Partial Plan Update"; and
WHEREAS, The City has prepared the partial plan update as requested in order to allow
adequate time to prepare a full plan that clearly reflects the City's vision, and can carry
the City forward for the next 20 years; and
own WHEREAS, this document was prepared in accord with the Standards and Procedures
for Local Comprehensive Planning effective May 1, 2005 and established by the Georgia
ONO Planning Act of 1989, and the required public hearing was held on November 3, 2008.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council and the Mayor of the
City of Milton does hereby transmit the draft Partial Plan Update to the Atlanta Regional
Commission and the State of Georgia Department of Community Affairs for official
review.
RESOLVED this 15th day of December 2008.
Approved:
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Joe Lockwo#1 Mayor
Attest:
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ean a R. Marchiafava, City Clerk