{"id":52732,"date":"2021-02-04T19:18:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T19:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negrc.org\/planning-government-services\/?p=52732"},"modified":"2021-02-09T14:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:42:54","slug":"dca-variance-for-local-government-planning-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negrc.org\/planning-government-services\/dca-variance-for-local-government-planning-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"DCA Variance for Local Government Planning Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner, Christopher Nunn, recently issued <a href=\"https:\/\/negrc.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/Commissioners-Variance-Order.COVID4_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an order<\/a> allowing local governments with June 30, 2021 planning deadlines to seek a deadline variance. To request a variance to extend this deadline to October 31, 2021, the local government must submit a variance request, signed by the chief local elected official or city\/county manager, to &#112;&#108;&#x61;n&#110;&#x69;&#x6e;g&#64;&#x64;&#x63;a&#46;&#x67;a&#46;&#x67;&#x6f;v or by mailing a hard copy to DCA. Variance requests should be submitted by June 1st, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A template variance request is provided below, along with the full order issued by the DCA Commissioner:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/negrc.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/EmergencyVarianceRequestTemplate.JUN21toOCT21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Variance Request Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/negrc.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/Commissioners-Variance-Order.COVID4_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commissioner&#8217;s Variance Order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For an editable version of the variance request or for questions and assistance, please contact Eva Kennedy, NEGRC Director of Planning &amp; Government Services, at &#101;&#x6b;&#101;&#x6e;&#110;&#x65;&#100;&#x79;&#64;&#x6e;&#101;&#x67;r&#x63;&#46;&#x6f;r&#x67;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner, Christopher Nunn, recently issued an order allowing local governments with June 30, 2021 planning deadlines to seek a deadline variance. 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