Pierce County Community Development
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312 Nichols Street
Blackshear, Georgia 31516
Phone: 912-449-2037
Fax: 912-449-2224
Mission Statement: The mission of the
Pierce County Community Development Department is to protect and
enhance the quality of life for the current and future residents of the City of
Blackshear and Pierce County through comprehensive planning and implementation
strategies.
Planning and Zoning Operations: The Pierce County Community Development
Department is
responsible for a wide range of tasks related to growth and development in the
City of Blackshear, City of Patterson, and Pierce County. The department handles public inquiries,
annexation and rezoning requests, subdivision and site plan review, short and
long range planning, composition of land use regulations and assures
implementation of the community Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance and
Subdivision Regulations. The department serves as an advisor to the Blackshear
City Council, Pierce County Board of Commissioners, Joint Planning Commission,
City Administrator, and City Of Patterson.
The Pierce County Community Development Department is responsible for carrying out general
functions and duties related to but not limited to collecting, analyzing, and
interpreting data and other information related to the development and growth of
the City of Blackshear, City Of Patterson, and Pierce County, and to make such information available
to the Planning Commission, Pierce County Commission, Blackshear City Council,
Patterson City Council, and others including the general public in a timely and useable manner and
format. The department serves to administratively process subdivision
applications as prescribed in the Subdivision Regulations.
The Pierce County Community Development Department is also responsible for planning functions
and duties related to but not limited to preparing the text of the Comprehensive
Plan and any amendments in a timely manner or to direct or coordinate the work
of others who may have this responsibility, to implement the goals, objectives,
and policies or other provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and any amendments in
a timely manner including coordinating the work of others whose responsibility
for specific elements within the Comprehensive plan has been established, to
prepare area or specific plans as may be prescribed by the Comprehensive Plan or
by authorization by the Planning Commission, Pierce County Commission,
Patterson City Council, or
Blackshear City Council in a timely manner or to direct or coordinate the work
of others who may have this responsibility, and to provide data and other
information to the Planning Commission, Pierce County Commission, Patterson City
Council, or Blackshear
City Council to allow such body to make planning recommendations and decisions.
The Pierce County Community Development Department is also responsible for zoning functions and
duties related to but not limited to administratively approving such
applications or requests as designated by the Zoning Ordinance, administratively
decides such questions or issues as designated by the Zoning Ordinance, waiving
required information for applications as designated by the Zoning Ordinance,
making interpretations regarding the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance unless
otherwise specified, approves conditional uses as prescribed by the conditions
required by the Zoning Ordinance, provides recommendations to the Pierce County
Commission, Blackshear City Council, Patterson City Council, Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning
Appeals, or any other board, committee, or task force recommended by the
Comprehensive Plan or required by zoning and other applicable development
regulations, acts in an advisory capacity to the Pierce County Commission and
Blackshear City Council, provides staff support to the Planning Commission, or
any other board, committee, or task force recommended by the Comprehensive Plan
or required by zoning and other applicable development regulations, and
provides, as needed, education and training assistance to the Planning
Commission regarding the functions, powers, and duties of the Commission.