City of Toccoa >> Planning Department

COMMUNITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

The Planning Department’s mission is to provide support for programs and activities related to the physical development and use of land in the City of Toccoa. These activities include, but are not limited to the development of the City’s Comprehensive Plan as well as reviewing and permitting land uses through processes such as rezoning and use permits.

The department provides staff support to a number of City Commission appointed Boards and Commissions including the Planning Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, and the Downtown Development Authority.

The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is a volunteer board, which serves as the city's preservation representative within the Planning and Community Development Department. The HPC was established by the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance.
The HPC is charged with the responsibility of initiating local designatuon, design review for designated properties, heritage education and public awareness, and preservation planning and research. The aesthetic and economic benefits of preservation are both qualitative and quantitative. Preservation provides the opportunity for tourism and an assured quality of life for residents. The local historic district map highlights in yellow the properties located in the historic district.

The State of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources' Historic Preservation Division has created a Preservation Primer that highlights the best practices of historic preservation in the State of Georgia.

Tax maps and information about Toccoa and Stephens County properties can be found on the Stephens County Tax Assessor's Website.

To access the City of Toccoa's ordinances, visit our page on the Toccoa Municipal Code Corporation's library of codes.

Commonly requested City of Toccoa applications and oridinances can be found below. These pdf files are provided as a public service for reference use only: