The Planning and Zoning Department manages the County's long range planning efforts and coordinates the County's development review process. This department also administers the County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances.
The Planning and Zoning Department also provides staff support for the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Activities managed by this department include rezoning, special exception review, zoning text amendments to the zoning ordinance, assistance in site plan/subdivision plat review and evaluation, development and maintenance of the Comprehensive Planand other planning activities involving transportation, housing, public facilities, utilities, and resource protection. This department also is responsible for enforcing the Zoning Ordinance.
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system (GIS) allows us to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts.
Amherst County is under contract with the Timmons Group to create a GIS system. Timmons Group is currently working with County staff to include different layers of information such as: parcel boundaries, streets, flood areas, national forest boundaries, trails, etc. The GIS system should be available for the public in early summer 2010.
*PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CANCELED - 8/19/10*
ThePlanning Commission meets on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 PM in the Amherst County Administration Building.
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