{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-70-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-70-1","heading":"Legislative intent and purpose.","body":"The local governments of the State of Georgia are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in promoting, developing, sustaining, and assisting local governments. In addition, the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in protecting and preserving the natural resources, the environment, and the vital areas of the state. The purpose of this article is to provide for local governments to serve these essential public interests of the state by authorizing and promoting the establishment, implementation, and performance of coordinated and comprehensive planning by municipal governments and county governments, and this article shall be construed liberally to achieve that end. This article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted the General Assembly in the Constitution of the State of Georgia, including, but not limited to, the authority provided in Article III, Section VI, Paragraphs I and II(a)(1) and Article IX, Section II, Paragraphs III and IV.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations","CHAPTER 70 Coordinated and Comprehensive Planning and Service Delivery by Counties and Municipalities","Article 1 Planning"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a65c5b4cf1b5b0d5142c04bce0ed297ce29771242ca5e2f50a91aa7be863afc9","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-69a-9","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-70-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}