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The Department of Economic & Community Development provides staff support to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission generally meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00p.m. in the Council Chambers, located on the second floor of the Municipal Building at 400 East Buena Vista Avenue.

The Planning Commission approves development proposals - site plans, planned developments and subdivisions. The Commission also authorizes planning surveys and studies to be conducted and periodically recommends updates and modifications to the City's Comprehensive Plan, Zoning & Development Standards Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. 


2005 Comprehensive Plan
Approved by the Planning Commission August 4, 2005
Approved by the City Council December 19, 2005
On August 4, 2005, after more than two years of research and drafting, the North Augusta Planning Commission approved the 2005 Comprehensive Plan. The Commission forwarded it to the City Council with a recommendation that the Council also approve it. The City Council held a public hearing to discuss the Plan on September 19, 2005 and adopted the Plan on December 19, 2005.

State law requires local governments maintain an up to date comprehensive plan for the growth and development of the community. The plan must be reviewed at least every five years and updated every ten years. The city’s current plan was adopted in 1995 and partially updated in late 1999.

The Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994 prescribes a specific process for the preparation and adoption of a comprehensive plan. It provides that the plan be prepared and recommended by the Planning Commission. It also requires that the City Council hold a public hearing prior to adoption of the plan. Notice of the hearing must be advertised for at least 30 days prior to the City Council meeting. The plan must be adopted by ordinance. Additionally, a plan must be adopted before the city is able to enforce zoning or land development regulations.

Printed copies of the document are available for review in the Department of Economic and Community Development located on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 400 East Buena Vista Avenue. Questions about the plan or the upcoming meetings related to the adoption of the plan should be addressed to the Department of Economic Development at 803-441-4221.

City of North Augusta
2005 Comprehensive Plan


2006 Planning Commission Meeting Schedule and
Deadlines for Submission of Applications
Meeting Schedule:
The Planning Commission generally meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00PM in the City Council Chambers located on the 2nd floor of the municipal building, 400 E. Buena Vista Avenue.

Deadlines:
Each deadline for the submission of applications, plans and related information is at 5:00PM on the listed date, usually a Monday. An application, including plans, fees and all required information, must be complete by the initial deadline to be accepted and placed on the agenda for the next scheduled Commission meeting.

Public Hearing:
Rezoning and PD General Development Plan applications require a public hearing that must be advertised in the newspaper two weeks prior to the Planning Commission meeting. 

Plan Reviews:
Because plans associated with most applications require revisions, two staff reviews are generally necessary before an application can be scheduled for a Planning Commission meeting.  Scheduled deadlines provide approximately two weeks for each review.  The first deadline is for the initial submission.  After the first review, staff will advise the applicant of any conflicts with regulations, any required modifications, and any additional information required.  After revised plans and additional information are submitted, staff will complete a second, and possible a third, review to determine completeness and compliance.  An application will not be scheduled for Planning Commission consideration until it is complete and complies with all applicable city policies, regulations and provisions of the Zoning and Development Standards Ordinance (ZDSO).


Please click on the links below to review approved minutes of Planning Commission meetings.  If no link is available, no meeting was scheduled or the meeting has not yet occurred. If the link has an asterick (*), the minutes have not yet been approved.  Minutes for Planning Commission Meetings are generally approved at the next scheduled Planning Commission meeting.
2006 Meeting Dates
Deadline for 1st Submission
Deadline for 2nd Submission
2006 Meeting Minutes
January 19
12/12/05
1/3/06
February 16
1/17
1/30
March 16
2/13
2/27
April 20
3/20
4/3
May 18
4/17
5/1
June 15
5/15
5/30
July 20
6/19
7/3
August 17
7/17
7/31
September 21
8/21
9/5
October 19
9/18
10/2
Study Session
November 16
10/16
10/30
December 21
11/20
12/4
Study Session
Regular


2005 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
January 11
May 19
January 20
May 26
January 25
June 16
February 17
July 21
March 15
August 4
March 17
Study Session
August 18
March 31
September 15
April 7
October 20
Study Session
Regular
April 20
November 17
April 21
Study Session
December 15
 
2004  Planning Commission  Meeting Minutes
January 15
Study Session
July 15
February 19
August 19
March 18
September 16
April 15
Regular
Study Session
September 30
May 6
Regular
October 20
May 20
November 18
June 17
December 16*

2003 Planning Commission 
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date
January July
February August
March September - no meeting
April October
May November
June December

2002 Planning Commission 
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date
January August
February September
March September Special
April October
May November
June November Study
July December

2001 Planning Commission 
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date
January 28 October 25
March 22 October 29
April 26 November 15
June 28 December 20
September 27

2000 Planning Commission 
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date
January 27 July 27
February 24 August 24
March 23 - no meeting September 28
April 27 October 26
May 25 - no meeting November 16
June 22 December 14