HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 09-12-115STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON RESOLUTION NO. 09-12-115
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PARTIAL PLAN UPDATE OF THE CITY OF
MILTON 2008-2028 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council and the Mayor of the City of Milton, GA while
in a Regular Meeting on December 21, 2009 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 1,
2006; and
WHEREAS, the preparation of the City's first Comprehensive Plan was initiated in
2007. Utilizing the new Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning
adopted by the Department of Community Affairs in 2005 as the underlying foundation
the task of developing the first Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, a 16 -person Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) was
�... appointed by Mayor and City Council to facilitate the development of the City
Comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton completed the first two components, the Community
Assessment and Community Participation Program documents, as part of the 20 -year
Comprehensive Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2008, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the
Atlanta Regional Commission determined that the Community Assessment and the
Community Participation Plan met the Local Planning compliance requirements; and
WHEREAS, because of the approaching plan deadline and in the interest of moving
Milton towards greater local control and self-determination as quickly and as
thoughtfully as possible, the City completed a Partial Plan Update; and
xp, WHEREAS, on December 15, 2008, the Mayor and City Council approved the
transmittal of the Partial Plan Update to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs
%WO and the Atlanta Regional Commission for review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2009, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and
the Atlanta Regional Commission determined that the Partial Plan Update met the Local
ab" Planning compliance requirements; and
WHEREAS, it is required that Milton adopt the Partial Plan Update by February 12,
2010, within twelve months of the DCA and ARC approval.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council and the Mayor of the
City of Milton does hereby approve;
1. The Partial Plan Update.
RESOLVED this 21s' day of December 2009.
Approved:
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Joe Loc wo , M yor
Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, Interim Cit 4
Clerk