Responsibilities
The Department of Planning and Zoning is responsible for maintaining the City's comprehensive department plan, administering & enforcing zoning resolutions and carrying out local zoning ordinances. The department analyzes a given section of land and determines the limits of how that land can be developed and utilized according to local regulations.
Planning and Zoning Department reviews all residential, commercial, industrial and manufacturing development plans, al zoning and subdivision plats, and provides long-range planning for the City.
The Department coordinates the efforts of the City's Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission.