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Planning
The Planning and Community Development Department oversees:
- Development
- Mapping
- Minimum housing
- Planning
- Zoning
Staff reviews residential, commercial, and industrial development, and works to ensure new development is consistent with Lenoir's Comprehensive Plan.
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Planner On Call
Phone: 828-610-8442If you have a question about planning, zoning, or development in Lenoir, call the planner on call Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Public Hearings
Did you receive a notice of public hearing in the mail? Visit the Planning Board Meetings page to view upcoming meetings and public hearings.
NEW APPLICATIONS
All of our applications are available electronically as fillable PDFs (links below). We can accept electronic submissions via email (see below).
PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS
We are happy to discuss your project with you via phone. Please call the Planner on Call at 828-610-8442 to schedule an appointment, or email the Planning Technician (see above.) Many of our pre-application meetings can be handled entirely through email – please include plans, plat maps, etc. and a list of questions and your email will be routed to the appropriate staff person to review and respond.
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Board of Adjustment
The Board of Adjustment is tasked with hearing and ruling on variance requests and appeals of land development decisions.
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Development Ordinances
Access the Code or Ordinances as well as highlighted Planning ordinances.
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FAQs
View a list of frequently asked questions about planning and zoning.
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Mapping
Use our online map viewer, city boundaries, see the Greenway, or access the trash route map.
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Permit Applications, Forms, Fees
Zoning, floodplain, planning board, storm water, and other permit applications and forms and a list of fees
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Planning Board
The Planning Board serves as an advisory board to City Council. The board makes recommendations to City Council on discretionary land use approvals like zoning map changes, ordinance amendments, conditional and special uses, and major subdivisions.
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Plans & Projects
Discover more about the bicycle plan, comprehensive plan, Lenoir Architectural Survey, North Main Small Area Plan, Overmountain National Historic Trail, and Pedestrian Plan.
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Residential Ready to Build
Looking for plots ready to build single-family homes?
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Stormwater
The City of Lenoir is a Phase 2 stormwater management community under the Clean Water Act, which means that the City of Lenoir is required to meet conditions of a NPDES permit for our municipal storm sewer system (the system that carries rainwater from parking lots, roof tops, and other “built upon” areas to streams and rivers – our main source of drinking water). Our Stormwater Program is managed by the Western Piedmont Council of Governments. Stormwater Management is a common term that refers to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
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Hannah Williams, AICP
Planning DirectorPhone: 828-757-2168
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Lauren Hartley
Planning TechnicianPhone: 828-757-2107
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Planning
Physical Address
801 West Avenue NW
3rd Floor
Lenoir, NC 28645
Phone: 828-610-8442