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  • About Planning Division
  • Comprehensive Plan (2004-2025)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Land Development (Land Disturbance Permit / Subdivision Plat Information)
  • Planning Commission
  • Planning GIS Viewer
  • Proposed UDC Changes
  • Sign Ordinance
  • Tree Ordinance
  • Unified Development Code (UDC)
  • Zoning & Other Public Hearing Application Information
  • Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)


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    STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

    Planning & Development – Planning Division
    110 E. Main Street, Suite 100, Cumming GA 30040 (
    Map It)

    Expertise: Rezoning, Conditional Use Permit (CUP), Home Occupation Permit (HOP), & Sketch Plat Applications

    Teressa Cox (e-mail)

    Planner II

    Process Issues, Status of Applications, Scheduling, Submitting Applications and Technical Review Issues

    770-205-4568

    Expertise: Land Development Permits (Clearing & Grading, Road Construction, Site Development, Sewer & Water Line, ILPs) and Plats (Final Plats, As-Builts, Minor Plats)

    Cindy McBrayer (e-mail)

    Admin. Specialist

    Processing Issues, Status of Permits, Scheduling, Submitting Permits

    678-455-8473

    Sharon Farrell (e-mail)

    Planner III

    Technical Review Issues, Specific Existing Projects

    678-513-5946

    John Barlow (e-mail)

    Planner II

    Technical Review Issues, Specific Existing Projects

    770-886-2760

    Melanie Halstead (e-mail)

    Planner Technician

    Individual Lot Permits (ILPs)

    770-781-2237

    Susan Green (e-mail)

    Planner Technician

    Minor Plats / MRPA

    770-205-4565

    Expertise: Variances & Appeals of Administrative Decisions

    Susan Green (e-mail)

    Planner Technician

    Process Issues, Status of Applications, Scheduling, Submitting Applications

    770-205-4565

    Sharon Farrell (e-mail)

    Planner III

    Technical Review Issues

    678-513-5946

    Expertise: Zoning Condition Amendments

    Lori Kyle (e-mail)

    Sr. Admin. Specialist

    Process Issues, Status of Applications, Scheduling, Submitting Applications

    770-886-2824

    John Barlow (e-mail)

    Planner II

    Technical Review Issues

    770-886-2760

    Expertise: Sign Permitting

    Melanie Halstead (e-mail)

    Planner Technician

    Process Issues, Status of Application, Scheduling, Submitting Application, Technical Review Issues

    770-781-2237

    Expertise: Tree Ordinance and Landscape Plans

    Greg Wallace (e-mail)

    Arborist

    Technical Review Issues, Specific Existing Projects

    770-205-4562

    Expertise: Comprehensive Plan, Special Projects

    Vanessa Bernstein (e-mail)

    Sr. Long Range Planner

     

    678-513-5866

    Mandy Edmondson (e-mail)

    Planner II

     

    678-455-8481

    Expertise: Process Issues, Feedback, Complaints

    Matt Bucchin (e-mail)

    Principal Planner

    Process Issues, Feedback, Complaints

    678-513-5865

    GIS Personnel Assisting Planning Division

    Mary Jo Enderby (e-mail)

    GIS Specialist

    Digital Submissions

    770-781-2108  ext. 2750

    Dawn Hamby (e-mail)

    GIS Sr. Technician

    Addressing

    770-886-2835

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    110 East Main Street, Suite 100
    Cumming, GA
    FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENTPhone:  (770) 781-2115
    Fax:  (770) 781-2197