Office of Planning & Quality Growth Georgia Department of Community Affairs

1. Planning for Quality Communities Office of Planning & Quality Growth Georgia Department of Community Affairs Appropriate Business / Housing Opportunities / Infill Development / Sense of Place/ Educational Opportunities / Transportation Alternatives / Environmental Protection / Open Space Preservation / Employment Options / Growth Preparedness / Regional Identity / Heritage Preservation / Regional Cooperation / Regional Solutions / Traditional Neighborhoods /Appropriate Business / Housing Opportunities / Infill Development / Sense of Place/ Educational Opportunities / Transportation Alternatives / Environmental Protection / Open Space Preservation / Employment Options / Growth Preparedness / Regional Identity / Heritage Preservation / Regional Cooperation / Regional Solutions / Traditional Neighborhoods /Appropriate Business / Housing Opportunities / Infill Development / Sense of Place/ Educational Opportunities / Transportation Alternatives / Environmental Protection / Open Space Preservation / Employment Options / Growth Preparedness / Regional Identity / Heritage Preservation / Regional Cooperation / Regional Solutions / Traditional Neighborhoods /Appropriate Business / Housing Opportunities / Infill Development / Sense of Place/ Educational Opportunities / Transportation Alternatives / Environmental Protection / Open Space Preservation / Appropriate Business / Housing Opp

2. “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” Eleanor Roosevelt “Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Alan Lakein “In difficult and hopeless situations the boldest plans are the safest.” Titus Livy

3. Why Plan? • Saves Money • Sets Expectations • Improves Economic Development and Quality of Life • Provides a Forum for Reaching Consensus • Connects People to the Community • Protects Property Values • Reduces Environmental Damage and Conserves Energy

4. Georgia Planning Act, 1989 • Locally driven • Carrot-stick • Local Planning Requirements

5. Local Planning Requirements • Three Step Process • Assessment • Public Participation Plan • Agenda

6. Focus on Communities

7. Future Development Map

8. Georgia’s Quality Community Objectives • Adopted by the Board of the Department of Community Affairs in 1999 • Promote Quality Growth through preservation of cultural, natural and historic resources • Provide options to assist communities develop to fullest potential

9. Traditional Neighborhoods • Human scale development • Mixed uses • Pedestrian activity

10. Infill Development • Maximize use of existing infrastructure • Encourage development or redevelopment of a community core • Encourage Brownfield and Greyfield development

11. Sense of Place • Preserving and enhancing the unique elements of a community can: Increase property values Increase tourism Increase civic involvement Increase housing & transportation choices

12. Sense of Place

13. Regional Identity • Architectural similarities • Common economic linkages • Shared natural characteristics

14. Transportation Options • Increase citizen mobility • Increase economic opportunities for citizens and community • Reduce automobile dependency • Promote walking/cycling as an option in our communities

15. Heritage Preservation • Preserve and revitalize historic areas • Encourage compatibility of new development to old • Protect other scenic or natural features with historic significance

16. Environmental Protection • Protect sensitive areas from negative impacts of development • Maintain natural terrain, drainage and vegetation where possible

17. Open Space Preservation • Set aside open areas for public use • Encourage minimizing land consumption

18. “Between 1982 and 1997, the amount of urbanized land used for development in the United States increased by 45% (from 51 million acres to 76 million acres). The population grew by 17%.” William Fulton, et al.

19. Growth Preparedness • Adequate infrastructure to support projected growth • Ordinances and other land use measures to promote desired development

20. Housing Options

21. Where we live determines: • Transportation options • Commuting patterns • Access to goods and services • Educational opportunities • Career opportunities

22. Community Agenda

23. What Do You Want to Be?

25. OPQG Assistance • Quality Growth Resource Teams • Quality Growth Advisory Clinics • Workshop & Training Opportunities • Quality Community Objectives Local Assessment

26. Online Resources(www.georgiaplanning.com) • Why Do We Plan? • Selecting a Plan Preparer • Planning for Community Involvement • Discovering & Planning for Community Character • Character Areas: Techniques & Guidance • Preparing Short-Term Work Programs Guidebooks

27. Chrissy Marlowe cmarlowe@dca.state.ga.us 706/425.3077 voice 706/621.3764 mobile 225 W. Broad St., Athens, 30601

29. 83 83 83 Quinn CountyCity of Fredericksburg See Map: of Fredericksburg

41. Directions You are the Joint Planning Commission for Quinn County and Fredericksburg. Consult the Character Area Defining Narrative and the provided maps to make decisions on agenda items. It’s only necessary to consult the Defining Narrative specific to your agenda’s Character Area, and possibly surrounding areas, in your decision making process. • Approve • Approve w/ Conditions • Deny • (NO Tables)

42. Information Summary • Current Population: • 65,000 total • Unincorporated county 35,000 • Fredericksburg 25,000 • Woodruff 5,000 • Projection: • 25% increase in next 20 years

43. Information Summary • City of Fredericksburg’s CBD is listed on the National Register of Historic Places • Fredericksburg and Woodruff operate water and sewage treatment systems, while most of the county relies on wells and septic. The municipalities in order to direct growth and prevent sprawl, do not have plans to extend service outside of their jurisdictions.

44. Information Summary • The county and municipalities have the following ordinances: • zoning • subdivision • erosion and sedimentation • river protection