Glossary
 

Updated 01/01/07

Chattahoochee Hill Country (The Hill Country)
Area of land encompassing 65,000 acres in south Fulton, northwestern Coweta, eastern Carroll, and Douglas counties, so designated by the Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization of local landowners. Source: www.chatthillcountry.org 

Chattahoochee Hill Country Overlay District (The Overlay)
Zoning resolution adopted by Fulton County intended to protect the natural areas of the Hill Country and ensure responsibly planned, economic, and social growth. Applies to all properties located in that portion of south Fulton County bordered to the west by the Chattahoochee River, to the south by Coweta County, and to the east by Cascade-Palmetto Hwy (SR 154), except as noted in Section 12J.7. 
Source: Fulton County

City of Chattahoochee Hill Country (Chattahoochee Hills or Chatt Hills)
Senate Bill 553 provides a charter for the City of Chattahoochee Hill Country (Chatt Hills) and its incorporation, boundaries, and governing power. Appendix A describes the territory, which presently consists of approximately 33,000 acres. The bill goes to referendum on June 19, 2007 (community votes on incorporation).
Source: SB 553 and Fulton County Map.

Chattahoochee Hills Organizing Committee (The Organizing Committee)
Georgia nonprofit organization comprised of more than 70 community volunteers. The Organizing Committee is open to the community—anyone may attend meetings or participate in the committee.

Vision is for a locally controlled, locally protected Chattahoochee Hill Country.

Mission is to develop a plan which outlines revenue sources, services provided, and other aspects of establishing the city of Chattahoochee Hill Country; and to communicate this plan to the community such that an informed electorate goes to the polls in June 2007.

Future City in Chattahoochee Hills (Future City)
Effort led by the Organizing Committee to inform the community about the issues involving incorporation. Information is disseminated to the community via:

• Web Site: www.chatthills.org

• Newsletter: to receive the newsletter contact info@chatthills.org

• Neighborhood Meetings: to request a neighborhood meeting, contact info@chatthills.org

• Community Meetings: scheduled for January 20, 2006 and early March 2007

Others in the Hill Country   

• Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance (CHCA): 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization of local landowners that led the community-wide effort to develop the Chattahoochee Hill Country Overlay District.

• Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy (CHCC): (501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides public education on the benefits on conservation of greenspace and rural agricultural land in the Hill Country.

• Chattahoochee Hill Country Investments:  A subsidiary of the Merrill Trust Corporation (owner of the approximately 2000 acres annexed into City of Palmetto Sept. 2006).  No relationship to CHCA or CHCC.

• Chattahoochee Hill Country Transfer of Development Rights Program (TDR)
  A conservation initiative operated by CHCC that allows property owners to sell the development rights to their property while retaining ownership of the land itself.  Developed for the CHCA area by Dr. Laurie Fowler and Dr. Jamie Roskie of the University of Georgia School of Law, College of the Environment.

• Serenbe Community: 900-acre sustainable living community in the Hill Country.

• Hill Country Montessori: (previously named Chattahoochee Hill Country Neighborhood School)
  A place-based Montessori school for students from age 3 through 8th grade. www.chcneighborhoodschool.org

• South Fulton Concerned Citizens:  (501)(c)(4)] nonprofit organization that serves as a clearinghouse for many activities affecting the creation of the City of South Fulton. www.southfultonconcernedcitizens.org

• South Fulton Parkway Alliance:  (501)(c)(3]) nonprofit organization that serves as a clearinghouse for many activities affecting the corridor along the Parkway. www.southfultonparkwayalliance.org

• South Fulton Scenic Byway:  Designated by the Georgia Department of Transportation under the Georgia Scenic Byways Program, the South Fulton Scenic Byway is a 29-mile loop in south Fulton County that highlights the rural character and lifestyle of the surrounding area.  South Fulton Scenic Byway Map.