What does the Planning Department do?

The Planning Department is responsible for the coordination of all long-range and current planning functions of the City. The Planning Department is comprised of three divisions - Comprehensive Planning, Current Planning and Administrative.

The Administrative Division advises the City Manager, Planning Commission and City Council on all planning-related activities. It develops the Department's policies, operating procedures and the budget.

The Comprehensive Planning division provides vision and guidance for the long range development of the City. This Division develops and maintains the City's Comprehensive Plan, conducts special studies, and monitors population growth.

The Current Planning Division coordinates the City's development review activities. This division reviews all rezonings, conditional use permits, subdivisions and site plans.

The Planning Management Support division supports the Comprehensive and Current Planning divisions with any data or maps needed; as well as, assignment of street names and building addresses, GIS mapping, development tracking, website maintenance, public communication of information, zoning map updates, records management, and any special data requests from the City Manager's office or the Boards and Commissions Planning staffs.