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OCONEE COUNTY PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
22 North Main Street
P.O. Box 145, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677
Phone: 706-769-3910
Fax: 706-769-2901
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
B.R.
White, Director
Brad Callender, Planner
Krista Gridley, Planner
Jason Gantt,
Planner
Deanna Ruark, DRC Coordinator
Karla Hulsey, Planning Commission Coordinator
The mission of the Planning Department is to assist
the Board of Commissioners in
planning orderly growth and development, insuring
that development guidelines
and regulations are followed in the establishment of
subdivisions, commercial
developments and zoning areas; and its main
functions include overseeing
operations of the Planning Commission, the
Development Review Committee
and related ordinances and documents.
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Next Planning Commission Meeting
NO MEETING IN JULY
Oconee County Courthouse - 7:00
p.m.
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Next
DRC Meeting
NEXT MEETING - JULY 17,
2009
Planning Dept. Conf. Room -
9:00
a.m.
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(agendas will be made available
the week before a meeting)
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PLANNING COMMISSION
The Oconee County
Planning Commission is a joint endeavor between Oconee County and the
cities of Bishop, Bogart, North High Shoals and Watkinsville.
Started in the 1960s,
the Commission currently has twelve members – eight
appointed by the Oconee County Board of Commissioners and one appointed by
each city’s Mayor and Council.
The Commission reviews rezone and special use requests and
forwards their recommendation to the
appropriate elected body
depending on
jurisdiction.
Planning
Commission meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1 in the Oconee
County Courthouse on the third Monday each month. Agendas are published in the Oconee Enterprise on
the Thursday before each meeting and are available on the county
web site.
Planning Commission Members
Appointed by Board of
Commissioners:
Chuck Steen (Post 1)
Penny Mills (Post 2)
Mike Floyd (Post 3)
Bill Ramsey (Post 4)
Bill Yarbrough (Post 5)
Michael Maxey (Post 6)
Travis Marshall (Post 7)
Dan Arnold, Chair (Post
8).
Appointed by City Council:
George Rodrigues
(Watkinsville - Post 9)
Karl Berg
(North High Shoals - Post 10)
David Camp (Bogart - Post 11)
Bruce MacPherson
(Bishop - Post 12)
2009 Planning Commission Agendas & Minutes
Agendas will be made
available the week before
the meeting. Minutes
will not be
available online until approved at the next Planning Commission
meeting.
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AGENDAS |
MINUTES |
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October
20, 2008 |
October
20, 2008 |
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November
17, 2008 |
November
17, 2008 |
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December 15,
2008 |
December 15,
2008 |
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January 20, 2009 |
January 20, 2009 |
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NO MEETING -
February 16, 2009 |
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NO MEETING
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March 16, 2009 |
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April 20, 2009 |
April 20, 2009 |
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NO MEETING - May 18,
2009 |
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NO MEETING - June 15, 2009 |
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NO MEETING - July
20, 2009 |
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August 17, 2009 |
August 17, 2009 |
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September 21, 2009 |
September 21, 2009 |
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October 19, 2009 |
October 19, 2009 |
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November 16, 2009 |
November 16, 2009 |
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December 14, 2009 |
December 14, 2009 |
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
COMMITTEE (DRC)
The Development Review
Committee was created in
the mid-90s to assist
developers with
permitting new
construction. The
committee is made up of
representatives from
Planning, Public Works,
Code Enforcement,
Environmental Health,
Utility, Emergency
Management and Fire.
The DRC reviews and
approves construction
plans for new
residential and
commercial subdivisions
as well as the site
development plans for
commercial and
multi-family lots.
They review Preliminary
Plats & Site Plans for
approval.
Meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in
the Planning Department office at 22 N. Main Street.
Please see schedule below.
Development Review Committee Members
Planning Department:
Krista Gridley (Chair)
706-769-3910
Public Works:
Sandy Thursby (Vice
Chair)
706-769-2937
Code Enforcement:
Steve Hansford
706-769-3907
Environmental Health:
Ryan Jones
706-769-3983 ext 27
Utility Department:
Chris Thomas
706-769-3960
Emergency Management:
Quinton Still
706-310-3600
Fire Department:
Bruce Thaxton
706-769-3975
2008 Development Review Committee Agendas & Minutes
Agendas will be made
available the week before
the meeting. Minutes
will not be
available online until approved at the next month's DRC meeting.
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AGENDAS |
MINUTES |
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October
17 |
October
17 |
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November
21 |
November
21 |
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December 19 |
December 19 |
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January 16,
2009 |
January 16,
2009 |
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February 20,
2009 |
February 20,
2009 |
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NO MEETING -
March 20,
2009 |
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NO MEETING -
April 17,
2009 |
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NO MEETING -
May 15, 2009 |
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NO MEETING -
June 19,
2009 |
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July 17,
2009 |
July 17,
2009 |
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August 21,
2009 |
August 21,
2009 |
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September
18, 2009 |
September
18, 2009 |
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October 16,
2009 |
October 16,
2009 |
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November 20,
2009 |
November 20,
2009 |
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December 18,
2009 |
December 18,
2009 |
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