The Planning division provides you with professional, knowledgeable, quality service utilizing all available resources.
Please contact the Reviewer on Call by email or by calling 941-749-3070 x6894 for all Planning and Zoning inquiries. This section is responsible for front counter operations, assisting customers with land development regulations regarding site development, site plan intake and completeness review, site plan routing, building permit zoning review and Addressing
Comprehensive Planning
The Planning Services Division consists of the Development Review, Agenda, Comprehensive Planning, and the GIS Mapping Sections of the Development Services. This Division oversees the Comprehensive Plan and Development Review and primarily deals with the public hearing-related land development applications and maintains the Comprehensive Plan.
Administrative Review Division
The Administrative Review Section of the Development Services Department primarily deal with the administrative review of land development applications and code interpretations.
Environmental Review
The Environmental Review Section's focus during the development planning process is to protect and preserve the county's natural resources while seeking to balance growth and development. The Environmental Review Section accomplishes this by reviewing a project's civil and landscape plan set which may include:
- Wetland Delineation Report
- Wetland Mitigation Plan
- Wetland Buffer Enhancement Plan
- Threatened and Endangered Biological Survey Report
- Best Management Practices Plan
- Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
- Well Management Plan
Environmental Review
941-748-4501 Ext.6894