Planning Commission

The Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission is a ten-member body composed of ACC residents appointed by the Mayor and Commission for five-year terms. The Planning Commission meets regularly on the first Thursday of each month to deliberate and make recommendations to the Mayor & Commission regarding Planned Development requests, Special Use requests, Rezoning requests, the Planning & Zoning code, the Comprehensive Plan and other planning and development-related matters. Members
James Anderson, Chair
Sara Beresford
Maxine Easom, Vice Chair
David Finkel
Hank Joiner
Alice Kinman
Kristen Morales
Lucy Rowland
James Scanlon
Jeff Scarbrough
Agendas & Project Information
  • Annual Meeting & Deadline Schedule
  • Current Agenda
  • Past Agendas
  • Site Plans, Staff Reports & Location Maps - Location maps, site plans and staff reports for projects on current and past agendas can be found in the ACC Calendar. To view this information, use the Calendar links at the right (in the grey box) to click on an upcoming meeting, or search for meetings through the main Calendar page. Project information is posted on the date it was heard by the Planning Commission in the "Planning Commission Meeting" calendar.

Resources & Applications


Sign Up for Notices


  • Anyone may sign up to receive periodic e-mails or text messages about projects on Planning Commission agendas through Athens-Clarke County's Neighborhood Notification Initiative (NNI). Notices are sent monthly, prior to upcoming meetings, and also in the event of a change to an agenda.
  • NNI Information & Sign-up Instructions

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