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The Chattahoochee Hill Country covers 65,000 acres of south Fulton, northwestern Coweta, eastern Carroll and eastern Douglas counties. The Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance and the Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy work to implement a sustainable land use plan that protects the ecological health and quality of life in this area through greenspace preservation and innovative land use tools.

Mission

Coordinate a comprehensive land use model that emphasizes ecological health and optimizes property value and quality growth in the project areas.

Create and implement innovative land use and conservation programs that protect the environment, enhance the quality of life, and promote sustainable economic growth.

Educate the general public on the benefits of conservation of greenspace and rural agricultural land and implement programs to accomplish these ends in the four-county Chattahoochee Hill Country area.

The Chattahoochee Hill Country Story

The Chattahoochee Hill Country's efforts began when the local residents, aware of impending development, came together to create a new land use plan promoting sustainable development coupled with environmental preservation. The community, working with local government and nonprofit partners, held a series of public meetings to define the vision and document their goals.

In 2001, they obtained a grant and hired a professional planning firm to facilitate the process and document their vision.  The result was the Chattahoochee Hill Country Community Plan, a plan now incorporated in the South Fulton 2015 Amended Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the Fulton County Chattahoochee Hill Country Overlay District Ordinance, both adopted in 2002.  By combining various land use tool, from outright land purchase for conservation to conservation easements and innovative development strategies such as mixed-use villages, CHC has fostered environmentally friendly regional growth.  Adopted in April of 2003, the Fulton County Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Ordinance provides a mechanism for managing development by concentrating it in areas the community designated for development.  The Chattahoochee Hill Country Land Use Plan represents the first plan in the region that was developed by a community through a grassroots initiative, and has won recognition from the Atlanta Regional Commission, the Urban Land Institute, the Georgia Planning Association, and others.  The innovative sustainable development tools developed so far are just the beginning.

The Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises private funds to leverage foundation and governmental grants supporting sustainable development with environmental protection. 

To get involved, please call 770-463-1548 or email chatt@chatthillcountry.org

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