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Welcome to the
Carrollton Planning Department. We hope you find the information here useful.
This website is intended to provide you with general references, answers to
common questions, and frequently-used forms. Please let us know how we're
doing!
The Planning
Department is located on the first floor of the Carrollton City Hall, 1945 East
Jackson Road (one block north of the intersection of Keller Springs Road and
Josey Lane). Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Contact Us!
by phone, at (972)
466-3040
by fax, at (972) 466-3193
by mail, at P.O. Box 110535, Carrollton,
Texas 75011-0535
by e-mail, at
What
is Planning?
"Would you tell me which way I ought to go from here?"
asked Alice.
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get," said the
Cheshire Cat.
"I really don't care where," replied Alice.
"Then it
doesn't much matter which way you go," said the Cat.
(Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll)
City planning is an organized and methodical way of preparing for the
future; of identifying community goals and how to reach them. If nobody cared
about the future of the community - about where it was going - then there would
be no such thing as planning. It wouldn't matter "which way you go."
Planning isn't just about where roads will be built, how big home lots should
be, and where schools or businesses should locate. It's understanding that each
decision has innumerable effects on many other aspects of our lives.
What Does the Planning Department Do?
The Carrollton Planning
Department:
Provides information and advice regarding zoning and land
use to enable people to make sound decisions about growth and development in
the community.
Handles applications for changes to the Comprehensive
Plan and/or zoning, and makes recommendations to the Planning & Zoning
Commission and City Council.
Administers requests for Special Use
Permits, and makes recommendations on them to the Planning & Zoning
Commission and City Council.
Processes applications for the
subdivision of land ("platting"), and makes recommendations on them to the
Planning & Zoning Commission.
Advises and assists applicants in
the development of their property.
Monitors the long-range needs of the
community.
(page updated January 30,
2001)
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