Planning

Responsibilities

The Planning Department advises the City Manager, City Council, the business community and the general public on general planning and regulatory development issues. The Planning Department is committed to providing the community with high-quality, proactive services and programs to enhance the quality of life of the City's residents, businesses and visitors, and to promote a well designed, sustainable, physically integrated, livable and economically diverse and prosperous community.

"The trouble with the future is that it usually arrives before we're ready for it."

Andrew H. Glasgow

Goals

The goal of our department is to serve our citizens and community by maintaining a quality place in which to live by:

  • Developing liveable communities and maintaining our small town character.
  • Revitalization of our Downtown and existing communities.
  • Protecting and preserving our natural and historical resources and,
  • Creating a diverse and sustainable economy to meet the growing demands of our expanding population.

Planning Department News

Form-Based Code Area Map

Click the image above for more information on Reimagine Gall Boulevard and Form-Based Code (FBC) zoning districts.

Zephyrhills 2030 comprehensive plan update

The planning department is currently in the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan. Click the image above to view the Zephyrhills 2030 page for more information.

 
 

301 Corridor Image Plot

The City of Zephyrhills, in a joint effort with Dade City and Pasco County, are working to establish a model development plan for US 301 between Zephyrhills and Dade City. Click the image above for more information.