City of Johns Creek Comprehensive Plan 2030

Inclusive of a Green Plan & Transportation Master Plan

Introduction

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City begins Comprehensive Plan process
Project to be completed Nov. '08

What makes one American city different from the next results from the land-use policies it adopts, beginning with its overall vision for how that land will be developed, or re-developed.

In Georgia, that vision is guided by what is known as a Comprehensive Plan.

Shortly after its Dec. 1, 2006 incorporation, Johns Creek adopted the Interim Comprehensive Plan 2025 and land-use map, which was based on Fulton County's 2025 Comprehensive Plan (Focus Fulton). In accordance with the City of Johns Creek Charter, pursuant to House Bill 1321, the interim 2025 plan serves as a guide for managed development and should not be construed as a potential land use guarantee given the many dynamics associated with land use.

In September the City began the process to develop its own Comp Plan. It will include a transportation master plan and greenspace plan and the process will be led by consultants Pond & Company, Carter & Burgess, David Tedder Law and Marie Garrett Consulting, with input from a Citizens Advisory Committee.

A successful comp plan can shape a city the way its citizens want it to be shaped: compact or sprawling; bike-friendly or not; mixed-use or not. The answers all lie in the planning.

All Johns Creek residents and business owners are invited to follow the 14-month process here on-line or by attending a series of scheduled public hearings, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 26 (see meeting agendas) in the 3rd floor Council Chambers of City Hall, 12000 Findley Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097.

Process

According to Georgia state guidelines, the comprehensive plan process consists of three components:

1. Community Assessment:  Research phase — collecting and analyzing data on current conditions such as population and existing land use.

2. Community Participation:  Public input phase — six public work sessions, three on the comp plan over all and three dealing specifically with transportation, along with four public hearings.

3. Community Agenda:  The actual plan — our vision for the future as well as the strategy for achieving that vision, encompassing such topics as Issues and Opportunities, Vision and Policy Objectives, and a Future Development Map.