View the adopted plan here.

“The Comprehensive Plan is a roadmap for long-range policy direction,” said Dunwoody Community Development Director Richard McLeod. “We use it to guide decisions about land use, transportation, economic development, housing, infrastructure and more. This is an important part of our continued evolution as a young and growing city.”

Project Updates: 

(October 14, 2025) The final draft of the 2025-2045 Direction Dunwoody Comprehensive Plan was approved by the Mayor and City Council. 

(July 7, 2025) The final draft of the 2025-2045 Direction Dunwoody Comprehensive Plan with comments from Dunwoody's Planning Commission. View it here A public hearing with Dunwoody City Council to review this document is scheduled July 28. From there, it will go to the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia's Department of Community Affairs for review.

(June 26, 2025) The Dunwoody City Council will consider the final draft of the 2025-45 Direction Dunwoody Comprehensive Plan during its regular meeting on Monday, July 28, at 6 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall. The meeting will include public comment as part of a public hearing. The Council will vote on whether to transmit the report to the Atlanta Regional Commission and Department of Community Affairs for review.

(June 18, 2025) The final draft of the 2025-45 Direction Dunwoody Comprehensive Plan was unanimously approved by the Dunwoody Planning Commission during a Special Called Meeting at on June 18, 2025. You can review the plan by clicking this link.

(April 2025) The City of Dunwoody held a Comprehensive Plan Public Workshop on Tuesday, April 22. Click to learn more.

The Project Team gave an update on the DRAFT Comp Plan to a joint meeting of the Dunwoody City Council, Planning Commission, Dunwoody Development Authority and Zoning Board of Appeals on April 1.
The presentation slides are linked here.

(Jan. 27, 2025) The project team presented an update to the Dunwoody City Council. Community engagement events have included the following: Dream Dunwoody Workshop at Park Place, Back-to-School Night at the Dunwoody Village, Holiday Lights at Brook Run Park, Pics in the Park at Pernoshal Park, the Hispanic Heritage Cultural Celebration at Ashford Lane, and pamphlet distribution at the Ravinia and in five Dunwoody parks. The initial survey generated 1,076 survey responses and 1,588 unique comments. The Steering Committee held meetings on July 30, Oct. 1, Nov. 19, Feb. 6 and May 6.

Recurring themes: 

• There is a need for additional housing in both quantity and type, particularly for first-time buyers and seniors.
• Residents would like to see a “Downtown Dunwoody” with walkable shops and restaurants.
• Residents love local centers like Dunwoody Village and want to see these places to grow and thrive.
• There is concern over vacant retail and office spaces impacting economic development & growth.
• Traffic congestion is a major issue, and people want more connectivity and ways to get around.
• People want to see their neighborhood character and greenspaces preserved.

Dunwoody City Council Presentation Slides - Jan. 27, 2025

The Comprehensive Plan is a roadmap for long-range policy direction. It guides decisions about land use, transportation, economic development, housing, infrastructure and more as an important part of Dunwoody's continued evolution as a young and growing city. 

Comprehensive Plan

In an effort to maintain its relevance and in keeping with the Rules of Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Chapter 110-12-1, Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning, the City conducted a Comprehensive Plan Five-Year Update throughout 2015 and 2020. 

The City is now working on the next 10-year update to be concluded in Fall of 2025. The update coordinates the assessment of new demographic and economic data and trends, considers the current version of the Comprehensive Plan, and makes amendments based on community input.

The Comprehensive Plan is a policy document that assists decision-making and administrative actions in an effort to guide the City of Dunwoody towards the community’s preferred future. Subsequent to the original Comprehensive Plan adoption, the city has also adopted the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Dunwoody Village Master Plan, the Georgetown/North Shallowford Master Plan, the Edge City 2.0 Study, and the Dunwoody Trail Master Plan as addenda, demonstrating the City’s continued commitment and efforts toward establishing an encompassing guiding policy document.

On Tuesday, July 22, 2024 the City of Dunwoody officially kicked off its comprehensive plan and unified development ordinance update at a public hearing at City Hall. At the hearing, the project team gave an overview of the project and how the community could get involved. You can find the presentation linked below.

Dunwoody City Council Presentation Slides - July 22, 2024