​Planning & Zoning is a division of the Community Development Department and is responsible for the following services:

• Site Plan Review (see link to the right)
• Special Exceptions and Variances
• Implementing & updating the Charlotte 2050 Comprehensive Plan
• Zoning District ("Rezoning") & Future Land Use Map changes
• Implementing & updating the Land Development Regulations
• Plats and Plat Vacations
• Code enforcement of certain sections of the county's Code of Laws & Ordinances
• Staff support for the Planning & Zoning Board, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate
• Community Planning
• Impact Fees
• Other Planning Services

Related Links

• Fee Schedule
• Commercial Business Guide (Change of Occupancy)
• Doggie Dining Brochure
• Doggie Dining Ordinance
• Doggie Dining Florida Statute
• Doggie Dining Permit Application (Health Department)

Report a Violation

• Code Compliance

Contact

Charlotte County Planning & Zoning Division
E. Jay Carlson Community Development Building
18400 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, FL 33948-1074

​Zoning Section
​Phone: 941.743.1964
​Fax: 941.743.1598
Email​: PlanningZoning@CharlotteCountyFL.gov
​Office Hours: 7:30 am to 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Planning Section
Phone: 941.764.4903
​Fax: ​941.743.1292
Email​: CodeEnforcement@CharlotteCountyFL.gov​
Office Hours: 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except holidays.