Planning and Development Services Department

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Mission Statement

In partnership with the community, our mission is to assist Clayton in achieving its vision for the future by providing knowledgeable, professional and responsive service. We will:

Promote public health, safety and welfare.
Administer all codes and ordinances in a consistent manner.
Provide prompt, courteous service and accurate information to all of our customers.
Review projects efficiently and thoroughly.
Consider the effect of our actions on current and future generations.
Acknowledge the diversity of our customers and their needs (such as citizens, developers, business owners, city officials and other public agencies).
Promote and maintain ethics and transparency in our activities and honest and open communication with our customers.

Responsibilities

The Department includes two interrelated divisions. The duties of each division overlap and often reflect different stages in an overall development process.

The Planning and Zoning Division promotes responsible growth and development to ensure that the City remains a sustainable, well-designed, and prosperous community within a business-friendly environment, specifically by:

Guiding and facilitating development projects within the City of Clayton.
Reviewing and processing of development applications, platting of property and code amendments.
Interpreting and applying zoning regulations and future land use plans.
Providing professional planning and zoning services.

The Building Division is primarily responsible for ensuring structures are built and maintained in conformance with building codes, approved plans and permits, and are safe for occupancy, specifically by:

Receiving and reviewing building plans and applications and issuing permits.
Answering building code related questions.
Scheduling and conducting building inspections.
Administering the Property Maintenance Code.
Providing code enforcement services.

The staff of the Planning and Development Department also guide and support the work of the following Boards and Commissions:

Scheduled Community Conferences

Community Conferences are open public meetings hosted by a developer planning to submit for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) project. This meeting is a requirement of the PUD process and is an informal and informational public meeting with the developer taking place prior to the submittal of a formal application. During the Community Conference, the developer will present the proposed project and solicit public input and comments.

PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESS:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
CONFERENCE DATE, TIME:
CONFERENCE LOCATION:

Attention Residents and Contractors:

The Architectural Review Board (ARB) considers all exterior modifications to structures (including fences, signage, driveways, walkways, retaining walls, etc.) on public and private property. If you are making any type of changes to the exterior of your house including driveway replacement, landscape removal, hardscape additions, window replacement, exterior finish changes, etc. Please contact the City's Planning Department before you select a contractor to determine if the changes you propose meet the Architectural Standards and other applicable codes and if the work you are doing requires permitting.

We get a lot of questions about Subdivision Indentures. Here is some information that may help.

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