Planning Department 

Our mission is to provide the regulatory framework and leadership to guide the city in the process and maintenance of its vision and support of its respective boards and commissions by

• Creating a structure for updating existing plans, developing new plans, and promoting those plans so they are broadly used as the basis for all future decision making
• Recommending land use regulations that will bring the city toward its vision
• Aggressively pursuing opportunities consistent with the vision through outreach to the community
• Leading the city to a higher level of understanding and commitment to the city's potential

Planning Department Staff
Manager/Director:  Roger Houston
Deputy Planning Manager/Zoning:  Carter Falk
Deputy Planning Manager/Development:  Matt Taylor
Deputy Planning Manager/Environment and Planning:  Lucy St. John
Planner II: Chris Sullivan
Planner I:  Marcia Wilkins
Administrative Assistant (Zoning):  Linda Panny
Department Coordinator (Planning):  Christine Webber

Planning Department main phone number:  (603) 589-3090