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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 Update | Let us stand by what is good and make it better if we can

Developed by the Planning & Government Services Division of the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission

Acknowledgements Table of Contents

Steering Committee

Northeast Georgia Regional Commission

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Introduction & Overview

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Chapter 1 Purpose

Process

Public Involvement

NEGRC’s Role

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Needs & Opportunities

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Chapter 2

“Old Church”

Population, Community & Governance

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Needs & Opportunities

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Planning, Land Use, and Housing

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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Needs & Opportunities

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Transportation Natural and Cultural Resources

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Needs & Opportunities

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Community Facilities and Services Intergovernmental Coordination

Economic Development

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Vision

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Chapter 3 Goals & Policies

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Chapter 4

1837 Town Plan

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Character Areas Compatibility Index

Character Area Description of Character Area Zoning Compatibility* Appropriate Land Uses*

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Historic Oxford

Zoning Compatibility Appropriate Land Uses

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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Town Center

Zoning Compatibility Appropriate Land Uses

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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Town Neighborhood

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Zoning Compatibility Appropriate Land Uses

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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Estate/Rural Residential

Zoning Compatibility Appropriate Land Uses

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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

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Rural

Zoning Compatibility Appropriate Land Uses

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Future Development Map

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City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Land Use

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Transportation

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Chapter 5

Oxford Multi-Use Trail

Local and Regional Transportation Considerations

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Transportation

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Growth and Development

Oxford and the ARC MPO

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Community Work Program

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Chapter 6

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Community Work Program

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Short-Term Work Program, 2018-2022

# Activity Timeframe Responsible Party Cost Estimate Funding Source

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Community Work Program

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# Activity Timeframe Responsible Party Cost Estimate Funding Source

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# Activity Timeframe Responsible Party Cost Estimate Funding Source

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Report of Plan Accomplishments, 2013-2017

# Activity Status Notes

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Community Work Program

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# Activity Status Notes

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# Activity Status Notes

City of Oxford Comprehensive Plan 2018 | Appendix: Participation Records

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Appendix

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CITY OF OXFORD

RESOLUTION

TO ADOPT THE 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

WHEREAS, the 1989 Georgia General Assembly enacted House Bill 215, the Georgia Planning Act, requiring all local governments to prepare a comprehensive plan in accordance with the Minimum Planning Standards and Procedures promulgllted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Oxford, Georgia, was prepared in accordance with the Minimum Planning Standards and Procedures; and

NOW THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OXFORD,

that the Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Oxford, Georgia dated 201&, as approved by the Georgia Department Community Affairs is hereby adopted, and furthermore, that the Northeast Georgia Regional Coiiiiilission sholl be notified of said adoption within seven (7) days of the adoption of this resolution.

ADOPTED THIS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018.

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