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Administration
706-613-3515
706-613-3844 [Fax]

Planning External Web Site
(www.accplanning.com)

Hours
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Planning Director
Brad Griffin

Location
Dougherty Street
Governmental Building
120 Dougherty Street
Location Map

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1868
Athens, GA 30603

For more information, visit the Planning Department External Web Site.

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triangle AWARDS

  • 2007 Georgia Planning Association Award in the Outstanding Special Community Initiative category for the department's Neighborhood Notification Initiative (NNI). The department won the award for the Outstanding Educational Tool for communities with populations larger than 15,000.

Planning Department Mission Statement: To effectively manage community change in both the short and the long term with regard to land use, transportation, historic preservation and overall development so that a positive environment, that is productive and beneficial to all citizens of Athens-Clarke County, is obtained.

The tools used in achieving this mission include the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, Flood Protection Ordinance, Street Numbering Ordinance, Historic Preservation Ordinance, Sign Ordinance, the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) developed in conjunction with the Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Transportation Study (MACORTS), and the Athens-Clarke County Geographical Information System (GIS).