Planning & Zoning Department

Planning Department

The Planning Department is dedicated to furthering Thomasville’s goals of diversifying its economy, increasing employment opportunities, celebrating its history and culture, improving the health of its residents, improving affordability, and upgrading its quality of life.

We focus on the design and implementation of high-quality ‘people first’ environments in Thomasville. Our areas of expertise include urban and regional planning, charrette facilitation, urban design, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.

Specifically, the Planning Department oversees the following activities:

• Development Proposals
• Area Plans and Concept Design
• Updates and revisions to Development Ordinances
• Charrettes / Visioning
• Zoning
• Development Review
• Housing and Community Development
• Historic Preservation
• Sustainability Initiatives