Opportunity Zones were created through The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) passed by Congress in 2017. This community development program provides a tax incentive for investors to re-invest unrealized capital gains into designated areas. Chatham County has three census tracts that are designated Opportunity Zones: 203, 206 and 207.02.
You can view Opportunity Zones on Chatham County’s GIS program.
- Open GIS and click the second icon in the header row in the upper right-hand of the screen, called Layer List.
- In the Layer List, find Land Use & Planning. Check the box and expand the menu item.
- Within the Land Use & Planning menu, find Federal Opportunity Zone and select the box next to it to turn the layer on.
- Note that there are other boxes checked in the Land Use & Planning layer and different colors on the map. All zoning layers are automatically turned on but can be turned off by unchecking the individual boxes.
Learn more about Opportunity Zones.