ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING A FUTURE POLICY AND
FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES,
POLICIES, AND FINDINGS FOR SUCH PLAN.
The Council of Columbus, Georgia Hereby Ordains:
That the proposed 2028 Comprehensive Plan (herein referred to as ?the Plan?),
containing the Community Assessment, Community Participation Program, and the
Community Agenda, that includes the Future Policy and Future Land Use maps,
Issues and Opportunities, and Citywide Policies for implementation which by
reference is hereby incorporated in and made a part of this ordinance, is
hereby adopted as the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Columbus.
Section 1. Authority and Administration of the Plan
1. The city's capital improvement plan and its capital budget shall be
consistent with the Plan.
2. Any modifications of the Plan by the Council shall be considered an
amendment to this ordinance and require a public hearing before the Council.
3. All land-use actions by any agency or board of this government body shall be
consistent with the Plan, as well as amendments to the Plan.
4. All land-use actions not consistent with the Plan after the adoption of this
ordinance, or amendments to the Plan, shall be null and void.
5. At least every five years, but not more often than two years, the Planning
Department shall comprehensively review the Plan and shall determine whether
the Plan requires amendment or comprehensive revision. If it is determined that
an amendment or comprehensive revision is required, the City Council may take
appropriate action.
6. Simultaneous with any amendment to the Plan, the Planning Department shall
be responsible for the review of the Unified Development Ordinance, to
determine whether the ordinance requires revision and amendment. A written
report from the Planning Department on such matters shall be required prior to
any action taken by the City Council concerning the amendment of the Plan.
7.Planning Department on such matters shall be required prior to any action
taken by the City Council concerning the amendment of the Plan.
Section 2. Maintaining the Comprehensive Plan
1. The Planning Department shall maintain a 20-year Comprehensive Plan for the
physical development of the city.
2. The Plan shall meet or exceed the criteria as established by the ?Georgia
Department of Community Affairs? Standards and Procedures for Local
Comprehensive Planning?.
3. The Land-Use section of the Plan shall consist of text and a map setting
forth categories of allowable land-use issues and density for each of the
city?s Planning Districts.
4. The Planning Department shall prepare, maintain and recommend to the City
Council action on the Unified Development Ordinance zoning map for the purpose
of implementing the Plan. Both the ordinance and the map are required to be
consistent with the Plan.
5. The Planning Department shall forward the Plan to the City Council for
adoption.
6. In revising the Plan to meet the standards under Georgia law, the Planning
Department must hold at least one public hearing in each of the Planning
Districts to solicit the opinions of citizens that live and work in that
District and a public hearing to solicit the opinion of citizens from
throughout the community.
7. The Land-Use Plan of the Plan and the Unified Development Ordinance shall
each contain a table or matrix specifying which zoning districts in the Zoning
Ordinance are consistent with each of the land-use categories in the Land-Use
Plan of the Plan.
Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
21st day of October, 2008 introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the ______ day of ___________, 2008, and adopted at said
meeting by the affirmative vote of ______ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting____________.
Councilor Anthony voting__________.
Councilor Baker voting____________.
Councilor Barnes voting___________.
Councilor Davis voting____________.
Councilor Henderson voting________.
Councilor Hunter voting___________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_________.
Councilor Pugh voting_____________.
Councilor Woodson voting__________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON
CLERK OF COUNCIL MAYOR
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