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The Columbus Consolidated Government's Planning Department provides research, analysis, and policy recommendations to the City Council and Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) on land use, zoning, transportation planning, historic preservation, subdivision plat reviews, and urban design.  Our department also acts as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Columbus-Phenix City area (CPCMPO).  

Through the use of a trained, professional planning staff, the department promotes advanced planning initiatives, objective studies and reviews, and the involvement of the community in planning needs. The planning department is committed to bringing together the area’s urban planning resources to prepare for the future needs of our communities.  This web site is designed to provide you with the information you need concerning planning in our community.  Our mission is to provide you with up to date reports on urban planning and design issues, while offering you the opportunity to voice your opinions.  We hope you will find this site informative and will visit it often.

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Columbus Comprehensive Plan Fiscal Impact Presentation.

Columbus region now meets attainment standards set by EPA for PM_2.5

August 26, 2008 -  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) have made initial recommendations to not include Columbus on the list of cities in non-attainment on P.M._2.5 air particle pollution.   Read more 

Proposed Overlay District for Veterans Parkway To Read the Document Click Here (this is a 554 KB PDF document) To View the Overlay Map Click Here (note:  This map is a large 64 MB PDF document. We suggest right clicking on the link and selecting "save as" to download seperately)

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