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General Information
The Planning Department has two primary functions:
1. Land use planning
and
2. Grant writing and administration.
Planning The department reviews a variety of applications related to the use of land. The staff processes applications for items considered by the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals such as zoning changes, subdivision plats, conditional uses, and variances. Staff provides zoning review of applications handled primarily by other departments such as building permits, business licenses, and alcoholic beverage permits. Interpretation and enforcement of the zoning and subdivision regulations are functions of the department. The department is also responsible for long range planning of the community. The department must fulfill the requirements of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for preparing and updating the city's comprehensive land use plan and the short-term work program, which is a requisite companion of the comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan is a guide for the future physical growth and development of the community. The Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Mayor and City Council use the document when making land use decisions. Grant Writing and Administration The department prepares grant applications and administers grants for projects sponsored by the City of Statesboro. These recently have been in the form of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Transportation Enhancement Grants from the Georgia Department of Transportation. Recent CDBG funds have been used to develop infrastructure in the Statesboro Pointe subdivision and to assist Habitat for Humanity purchase property in that subdivision. The department is administering a Transportation Enhancement Grant that will be used to enhance a portion of East Main Street by moving overhead utilities underground and providing new sidewalks, street lighting, benches, and landscaping. The department has applied for a second Transportation Enhancement Grant to make the same improvements along two blocks of West Main Street.
50 East Main Street | Post Office Box 348 | Statesboro, Georgia 30459
Telephone: (912) 764-0668 | Fax: (912) 764-4691
E-Mail: planning@statesboroga.net | 
