Atlanta Regional Commission Future Land Use

ARC documentation states that: This map was created from the future land use maps of municipal and county comprehensive plans within the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) area in 1996. The local government source documents were originally compiled at various scales, with varying enhancements to a common classification system, and for differing time frames (target planning years ranged from 2000 to 2020).

Where necessary, land use categories were first converted back to the basic land use classification system of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) Minimum Planning Standards. In order for these data to be useful at a regional level, the source documents were then generalized, based on a 50 acre minimum mapping unit, and digitized for relative consistency in detail and edge-matching. As local governments routinely adopt amendments to their future land use maps, it is recommended that interested parties contact individual counties or municipalities directly to get accurate, up-to-date future land use information.