Planning Services

About

The Planning Services Division works together with the community to enhance and maintain quality of life in Abilene by guiding specific use and arrangement of urban development through administration and enforcement of the City’s Land Development Code (LDC) and Comprehensive Plan. In addition, the Planning Services Division encourages proper growth, development, redevelopment, and stabilization of neighborhoods by providing technical assistance to the City’s Council, boards, commissions, developers, and citizens.

The Planning staff provides expertise and policy advice for the following boards, commissions, and committees:

City Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Tax Increment Redevelopment Zone (TIRZ) Board
Mayor’s Downtown Task Force
Board of Adjustment
Landmarks Commission
Development Review Committee (DRC)
Entertainment District Task Force

Staff also provides other core services such as administering the City’s Facade Improvement and Demolition Assistance Grant Programs.

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission is comprised of seven Abilene citizens who act as an advisory board to City Council in regards to land use and zoning related matters. Members are appointed by the Mayor for three year terms.

The Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council hold public hearings on cases in City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. If you are interested in any case, you have the opportunity to make your opinion known to the appropriate body at that time.

It is also permissible to mail us a signed letter, which will be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council, whichever is hearing the case at that time.

Applications

All Planning Services applications are now online. Apply for Zoning, Plats, Conditional Use Permits, Thoroughfare Closures, and Itinerant Business Permits all from one place.

Did You See a "Zoning" Sign?

Meeting Dates

Planning & Zoning: October 5
City Council Final Reading & Public Hearing: November 4

Sign Location(s)	Case Number & Manager	Request
437,541, 557 North 11th Street	Z-2021-28 Nick Watts Planner I	Change Zoning from Residential Single-Family (RS-6) to a Heavy Commercial (HC) District
700-800 Blocks (South Side) of East South 27th Street	Z-2021-29 Brad Stone Planner III	Amend Terms and Conditions of Planned Development District Number 104 (PD 104) as They Affect Approximately 18 Acres of Now-Vacant Land Located Therein and Planned for Low to Medium Densities of Single and Two-Family Homes

Meeting Dates

Planning & Zoning: November 2
City Council Final Reading & Public Hearing: December 2

Sign Location(s)	Case Number & Manager	Request
3250 Beltway South	Z-2021-30 Brad Stone Planner III	Change zoning from Agricultural Open Space (AO) to a Neighborhood Retail (NR) District
3658 East Highway 80	Z-2021-31 Brad Stone Planner III	Change zoning from Agricultural Open Space (AO) to a General Commercial (GC) District
665 East South 27th	Z-2021-32 Cheryl Sawyers Division Manager	Change zoning from Agricultural Open Space (AO) to a Residential Medium-Density (MD) District
3750 Rolling Green Drive	Z-2021-33 Brad Stone Planner III	Change zoning from Residential Multi-Family (MF) to a Planned Development (PD) District
1633 Griffith Road	Z-2021-34 Jared Smith Planner II	Change zoning from Residential Single-Family (RS-6) to a Residential Single-Family Patio Home (PH) District
2414 South 27th Street	Z-2021-35 Nick Watts Planner I	Change zoning from Residential Single-Family (RS-6) to a Neighborhood Retail (NR) District
3850 Catclaw Drive	Z-2021-36 Nick Watts Planner I	Amend terms and conditions of Planned Development District Number 77 (PD 77)