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2018 Georgia Code 36-70-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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ARTICLE 1 PLANNING

36-70-1. Legislative intent and purpose.

The local governments of the State of Georgia are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in promoting, developing, sustaining, and assisting local governments. In addition, the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in protecting and preserving the natural resources, the environment, and the vital areas of the state. The purpose of this article is to provide for local governments to serve these essential public interests of the state by authorizing and promoting the establishment, implementation, and performance of coordinated and comprehensive planning by municipal governments and county governments, and this article shall be construed liberally to achieve that end. This article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted the General Assembly in the Constitution of the State of Georgia, including, but not limited to, the authority provided in Article III, Section VI, Paragraphs I and II(a)(1) and Article IX, Section II, Paragraphs III and IV.

(Code 1981, §36-70-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 4.1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1567, § 1.)

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- For article, "Georgia Wetlands: Values, Trends, and Legal Status," see 41 Mercer L. Rev. 791 (1990). For annual survey on local government law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 205 (2017).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 36-70-1

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Bd. of Commissioners of Lowndes Cnty. v. Mayor & Council of the City of Valdosta, 309 Ga. 899 (Ga. 2020).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 28, 2020

...this case. 1. Background. Lowndes County sued the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) and members of the DCA board over DCA’s application of the Service Delivery Strategy Act (“SDS Act”), OCGA § 36-70-1 et seq....
...inefficiencies resulting from duplication of services and competition between local governments and to provide a mechanism to resolve disputes over local government service delivery, funding equity, and land use.” OCGA § 36-70-20; see also OCGA § 36-70-1....