The City of Douglasville, through Planning effort, offers advice on policy decisions, reviews and coordinates information for proposed physical development in the City of Douglasville, and provides professional, technical, Historic Preservation Commission, as well as to the Mayor, City Council, and city staff.

Services provided through the Planning Division includes:

• Developing short, and long-term land use policies. 
• Transportation Planning
• Updating the City's Comprehensive Plan.
• Investigating and resolving citizen concerns.

The Planning Department is responsible for long-range planning for the City of Douglasville.

Future Planning looks at Capital Improvements, future land use planning, Livable Cities Initiative program, transportation planning, and the 20-year comprehensive long range plan.

• Track the progress of all the plans that the City of Douglasville has under way at present.
• Access Title VI complaint form and policies here.

Long-range planning is intended to promote livability, mobility, residential and development alternatives to create a live, work and play environment for Douglasville.