General Info

Lawrence County Planning Department Members and Staff are committed to systematically organize, lead, direct and administer planning, so as to maximize the economic, environmental and social development of Lawrence County. We provide professional planning and technical assistance to Lawrence County's 27 municipalities in a variety of land use activities, including: Comprehensive Land Use Planning It is our goal to provide the citizens of the County with pertinent planning data, in an understandable form, in order to facilitate intelligent land use decision making and policy formulation. Ordinance Development The Planning office is available to assist in the creation of any type of land use regulation, including zoning ordinances, subdivision and land development ordinances, overlay zoning district regulations, flood plain management ordinances, storm water management regulations, sign ordinances, and much more. Land Development Reviews The land development review process for the County includes site plan reviews, subdivisions, rezoning, special exceptions, variances and future land use map changes. We also manage other land development regulation processes related to natural resources and public facility concurrency management project reviews. Lawrence County Planning Commission holds monthly meetings which the public is invited to join. We are always happy to assist with Land, Transportation and Ordinance issues. The Planning staff is available to provide training programs to local officials related to planning, zoning, subdivisions, land development requirements, enforcement issues and much more. Give us a call to setup a training session. We provide traffic volume / classification counts and speed study services to local municipalities, developers, and commercial/industrial enterprises.