The Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) is announcing the launch of the public review and comments on the draft updates to the Comprehensive Plans for Unincorporated Chatham County, and the cities of Savannah and Garden City.

The Comprehensive Plan is a guide for the short and long-term growth, redevelopment, and preservation of all of Chatham County. It reflects the community's values and goals and lays out strategies to achieve them. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs establishes the standards and procedures for comprehensive planning by all local governments in Georgia. To maintain qualified local government certification, and thereby remain eligible for selected state funding and permitting programs, each local government must prepare, adopt, maintain, and implement a comprehensive plan as specified in the State’s standards. The Plans were revised in 2020 and are required to be updated every five (5) years.

While each community’s Comprehensive Plan must include specific plan elements, communities are encouraged to go beyond these minimum required elements and supplement its comprehensive plan with other plan elements to make the overall plan a good fit for the community. Plan 2045 is a five-year update of each community’s existing Comprehensive Plan that will be used by local officials as a guide to help make policy decisions regarding the community's growth and development.

This is a chance for the public to review the draft updates and share thoughts and feedback about the future of each community. The draft updates cover housing, land use, quality of life, natural resources, transportation, and economic development.

WHERE: MPC 110 East State Street Savannah, Georgia 31401

HOW: To provide feedback the following methods are available:

• Visit www.compplan2045.org
• Email your comments to the MPC staff at [email protected]
• Call (912) 651-1480 to leave comments
• Mail comments to: 
  Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC)
  Attn: Comp Plan Comments
  110 East State Street
  Savannah, 31401 

• In-person feedback can be made onsite at the MPC by making an appointment 24 hours in advance. Please call (912) 651-1440 to request an appointment.