Planning & Zoning is a division of the Community Development Department and is responsible for the following services:
- Site Plan Review Applications
- Special Exception and Variance Applications
- Implementing & updating the Charlotte 2050 Comprehensive Plan
- Zoning District ("Rezoning") & Future Land Use Map changes
- Implementing & updating the Land Development Regulations
- Preliminary Plats and Final Plats
- 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
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- Doggie Dining Permit Application (Health Department)
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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: Zoning@CharlotteCountyFL.gov
Office Hours: (except holidays)
- Mondays 9am to 3pm. Last customer taken at 2:30pm. Phones are not answered after 3pm.
- Tuesday through Friday 7:30am to 3pm. Last customer taken at 2:30pm. Phones are not answered after 3pm.
Planning Section
Phone: 941.764.4903
Fax: 941.743.1292
Email: PlanningZoning@CharlotteCountyFL.gov
Office Hours:
- Mondays 9am to 3pm. Last customer taken at 2:30pm. Phones are not answered after 3pm.
- Tuesday through Friday 7:30am to 3pm. Last customer taken at 2:30pm. Phones are not answered after 3pm.