Conyers-Rockdale Planning Commission

The Conyers-Rockdale Planning Commission conducts public hearings, receives studies and reports from staff, reviews requests, and makes recommendations to the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners (BOC) and the City of Conyers concerning the matters brought before them.

The Planning Commission reviews recommendations from the Department of Planning & Development and prepares recommendations on the following requests:

• Text Amendments:
  • Comprehensive Plan;
  • Unified Development Ordinance.
• Map Amendments:
  • Future Land Use Map (Comprehensive Plan):
    • Application.
  • Rezonings (Zoning Map):
    • Application.
  • Special Use Permits:
    • Application;
    • Telecommunication Towers:
      • Application;
      • UDO Chapter 218 Article IV.
    • Conditions of Zoning:
      • Future Land Use Map (Same application as above);
      • Rezoning (Same application as above);
      • Special Use Permit (Same application as above).
    • Developments of Regional Impact (DRI):
      • Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Developments of Regional Impact.

The Planning Commission recommendations are then presented to the Board of Commissioners at their Zoning Public Hearing.   The Planning Commission Meeting Schedule provides the date of the Zoning Public Hearing.  The Board of Commissioners will then vote on the requests at their Voting Session.

The Planning Commission meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Rockdale County Assembly Hall or Auditorium, except in the event of lack of business, in which case a public notice of the cancellation will be posted at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting.

All meetings are held at the Rockdale County Assembly Hall, 901 N Main St NW or Auditorium, 903 N Main St NW, Conyers, GA, 30012.