Land Use Coordinating Committee

Last modified Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:15

Function
The Land Use Coordinating Committee (LUCC) is a subcommittee of the Environment and Land Use Committee (ELUC) of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

LUCC has the following duties:

Assist the Land Use Division of ARC in the performance of its duties in a manner determined by the Chief of the Land Use Division;
Make technical recommendations to the ELUC on the planning duties for which assistance has been requested;
Refine and detail the land use policies of the ARC Regional Development Plan including recognizing the varying needs of town and activity centers;
Develop and apply a mechanism for evaluating proposed system-wide (e.g., transportation, water and sewer) plans against the achievement of land use policies;
Develop and apply a mechanism for evaluating proposed major public investment (e.g., transportation, water and sewer) plans against the achievement of land use policies;
Participate in reviews of Developments of Regional Impact (DRI) and other reviews referred by the ARC staff to ensure consideration of land use implications of the proposals;
Conduct an on-going research program on the feasibility of or barriers to implementation of innovative land use tools and best development practices;
Conduct evaluations of potential land use modeling techniques and processes;
Prepare and conduct training for local governments on development tools and mechanisms for local government evaluation of land use impacts of transportation projects;
Establish appropriate development benchmarks and report regularly to the public on progress toward the achievement of these policies; and
Pursue other activities under the direction of the Chief of Land Use Division of ARC or upon request of the ELUC.

General
Members

Categorical
Members

City Of Atlanta
City of Douglasville
City of Locust Grove
Cobb County
Fayette County
Forsyth County
GRTA
Henry County
Spalding County
Rockdale County
MARTA
Barrow County
Bartow County
City of Buford
City of Conyers
City of Kennesaw
City of Lake City
City of Palmetto
Gwinnett County
City of Stone Mountain
City of Ball Ground
Clayton County
Coweta County
DeKalb County
Fulton County
Georgia DCA
Georgia DNR
Newton County
Paulding County
Douglas County
Walton County
Cherokee County
City of Alpharetta
City of Fayetteville

PATH Foundation
GA Chapter ASLA
Greater Atlanta Homebuilders
GT City Planning Department
ULI
Georgia Conservancy
E. Cobb Civic Assocation
Federation of GA Home

The monthly Land Use Coordinating Committee meetings are held at 9:30 a.m. in the Allen S. Hardin Amphitheater/ARC Board Room at: