Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators

2024 Winter Conference
2024-02-07 - 2024-02-09 | University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA, 30602, United States
Registration for the 2024 GAZA Winter Conference at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, GA, February 7 – 9, 2024 is now open! Click on the link below to register online with a credit card or to download the mail in registration form (found on the registration site) to send with a check to the address listed.
Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators Conference Registration
LODGING RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ON OR BEFORE January 7, 2024. A link for hotel reservations is located on the registration site. Don’t delay making plans for your accommodations!
Conference registration will close on January 15, 2024

2023 Summer Conference
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-25 | Brasstown Valley Resort, 6321 US-76, Young Harris, GA, 30582, United States
For more information, please visit Carl Vinson Institute of Government

2023 Winter Conference
2023-01-31 - 2023-02-03 | The Ritz-Carlton – Reynolds, Lake Oconee, 1 Lake Oconee Trail, Greensboro, GA, 30642, United States
Conference sessions on Thursday and Friday include:

No shortcuts: Robert’s Rules of Order during public hearings
A checklist for preparing the best possible staff report
How to be prepared for a rezoning public hearing as a planning commissioner/elected official
Hot topics in zoning
A guide to the annexation process

Please visit here for more information regarding the agenda and lodging accommodations.

Planning and Zoning 101: The Basics
2023-01-31 04:00 (America/New_York) | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
All appointed board and commission members (existing and new), local government staff and elected officials should attend this training.
This is a solid introduction to the basics of what planning and zoning are.
You will learn:

terminology
what the roles in the local government planning and zoning processes are (citizens, applicants, planning commission/planning commissioners, planning and zoning staff, and elected officials)
what state laws are applicable to the work Planners and Zoners do
what the job is and how to do the job
how to interpret and use the city/county comprehensive plan to make land use decisions
why the plan is the anchor of those decisions
how to use the local ordinance and the plan to make the decisions
how to plan for the future: demographic and land use trends as well as population projections and asset-based planning.

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Planning & Zoning 102: Civic Engagement
2022-12-01 04:00 - 11:00 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
All appointed board and commission members, and planning staff should attend this training.
In this course participants will learn about community engagement, including how to conduct and handle problems at meetings as well as broader strategies for involvement. The course includes the use of case studies, group work, and discussion to facilitate understanding.
You will focus on:

broader context of civic health and community
methods to handle contentious public hearings
outreach and engagement strategies

Planning & Zoning 101: The Basics
2022-11-10 04:00 - 11:00 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
All appointed board and commission members (existing and new), local government staff and elected officials should attend this training.
This is a solid introduction to the basics of what planning and zoning are.
You will learn:

terminology
what the roles in the local government planning and zoning processes are (citizens, applicants, planning commission/planning commissioners, planning and zoning staff, and elected officials)
what state laws are applicable to the work Planners and Zoners do
what the job is and how to do the job
how to interpret and use the city/county comprehensive plan to make land use decisions
why the plan is the anchor of those decisions
how to use the local ordinance and the plan to make the decisions
how to plan for the future: demographic and land use trends as well as population projections and asset-based planning.

2022 Summer Conference
2022-08-17 12:00 - 2022-08-19 08:00 | Jekyll Island Convention Center, 75 Beachview Dr N, Jekyll Island, GA, 31527, United States
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COMMUNITY PLANNING INSTITUTE (CPI): Preparing and Implementing your Comprehensive Plan
2022-05-11 - 2022-05-13 | GA
May 12-13, 2022
on
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Early Bird Registration will open March 28, 2022
Registration Information will be added to the DCA website on
Monday, March 28th:
https://dca.ga.gov/local-government-assistance/planning/local-planning/community-planning-institute
The DCA Office of Planning, in partnership with the Georgia Planning Association, offers a class called the Community Planning Institute to Georgia’s planning commissioners, elected officials and local government staff. The Institute provides information about planning for land use, growth and development.

Preparing and Implementing your Comprehensive Plan is a 2-day class that covers the local comprehensive planning process. You may be eligible for a scholarship for this CPI Class through the Denise Abboud Memorial Fund, Georgia Planning Memorial Foundation at The Georgia Planning Association website. For more information, click here:
https://georgiaplanning.org/georgia-planning-memorial-foundation/

This class provides:

An overview of the importance of community planning– why we plan and who should be involved;
A review of Georgia’s planning requirements;
How to engage your constituents in envisioning and planning for their future;
Plan implementation tools, including successful examples from PlanFirst communities;
Other plan implementation tools such as local planning case studies, zoning, or form-based codes.

Planning & Zoning 102: Civic Engagement
2022-03-09 04:00 - 11:00 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
In this course, participants will learn about community engagement, including how to conduct and handle problems at meetings as well as broader strategies for involvement. The course instructors will use case studies, group work and discussion to facilitate understanding.
Topics covered in this session include:
• Broader context of civic health and community
• Methods to handle contentious public hearings
• Outreach and engagement strategies
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Winter Conference 2022
2022-02-08 - 2022-02-11 | University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA, 30602, United States
For more information, please visit: Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators Winter 2022 Conference Registration

Summer 2021 Conference
2021-08-17 - 2021-08-20 | Lake Lanier Islands Resort

Planning & Zoning 102: Civic Engagement
2021-02-18 04:00 - 11:00 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
All appointed board and commission members, and planning staff should attend this training.
In this course participants will learn about community engagement, including how to conduct and handle problems at meetings as well as broader strategies for involvement. The course includes the use of case studies, group work, and discussion to facilitate understanding.
You will focus on:

broader context of civic health and community
methods to handle contentious public hearings
outreach and engagement strategies

View more information.

Planning & Zoning Training 101: The Basics
2020-12-10 04:00 - 11:00 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
December 10, 2020
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
UGA Gwinnett Campus in Lawrenceville
Training 101 provides a solid introduction to the basics of what planning and zoning are.
Topics covered in this session include:
• Responsibilities of the planning commission
• Requirements of the Zoning Procedures Law
• Effective management of public meetings
• Role of the planning staff
• Board member ethics and conflict of interest
• Special use permits
• Differences between variances and rezoning
• Nonconforming uses
• Standard practices in land use
• Due process
• Georgia Planning Act
Registration Fee $190 per person
Register now!
Please note: In an effort to protect the health and safety of participants, the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government will follow all University of Georgia guidelines in delivering this program at UGA’s Gwinnett Campus. These include face covers for all participants and instructors.

Planning & Zoning 101
2020-05-26 - 2020-05-27 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
All appointed board and commission members (existing and new), local government staff and elected officials should attend this training.
This is a solid introduction to the basics of what planning and zoning are.
You will learn:

terminology
what the roles in the local government planning and zoning processes are (citizens, applicants, planning commission/planning commissioners, planning and zoning staff, and elected officials)
what state laws are applicable to the work Planners and Zoners do
what the job is and how to do the job
how to interpret and use the city/county comprehensive plan to make land use decisions
why the plan is the anchor of those decisions
how to use the local ordinance and the plan to make the decisions
how to plan for the future: demographic and land use trends as well as population projections and asset-based planning.

View more information

Planning & Zoning 102
2020-05-06 - 2020-05-07 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
All appointed board and commission members, and planning staff should attend this training.
In this course participants will learn about community engagement, including how to conduct and handle problems at meetings as well as broader strategies for involvement. The course includes the use of case studies, group work, and discussion to facilitate understanding.
You will focus on:

broader context of civic health and community
methods to handle contentious public hearings
outreach and engagement strategies

View more information

Georgia Land Bank Retreat & Training
2020-03-26 - 2020-03-28 | Windsor Hotel, 125 W Lamar St, Americus, GA, 31709, United States
Georgia Land Bank Retreat & Training Brochure

Planning & Zoning Training 101: The Basics
2020-03-26 05:00 - 12:00 | UGA Gwinnett Campus, 2530 Sever Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States

GAZA Winter 2020 Conference
2020-02-06 03:00 - 2020-02-07 12:00 | Great Wolf Lodge, 150 Tom Hall Pkwy, Lagrange, 30240, United States
We’re excited to hold the GAZA Winter 2020 Conference at the Great Wolf Lodge in LaGrange! Conference times, agenda, speakers and more information coming soon. Please check back for updates!
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Test Featured Event
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-24 | GA

Summer Conference Day 2
2019-08-22 04:00 - 13:00 | Savannah Marriott Riverfront, 100 General McIntosh BLVD, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
GAZA is excited to be holding this year’s Summer Conference in Savannah! Please see the agenda below for information on the sessions that we will be holding, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Agenda

Summer Conference
2019-08-21 12:00 - 2019-08-23 07:45 | Savannah Marriott Riverfront, 100 General McIntosh BLVD, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
