How Will We Grow will create a blueprint for how Manatee County will grow by the year 2035. Holistic process to include public input meetings, Land Development Code & Comprehensive Plan changes related to managing future growth in the community.

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The Port Manatee Encouragement Zone is a County initiative to facilitate a greater range of employment-based uses near Port Manatee and helps strengthen the economic health of Manatee County.

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Development Trends show how development has increased over the past several years and development maps display where future growth is occurring.

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The Planning division provides you with professional, knowledgeable, quality service utilizing all available resources.

Please contact the Reviewer on Call by email or by calling 941-749-3070 for all Planning and Zoning inquiries. This section is responsible for front counter operations, assisting customers with land development regulations regarding site development, site plan intake and completeness review, site plan routing, building permit zoning review and Addressing

Robert Wenzel
Division Manager and County Zoning Official
941-748-4501 Ext. 6845
robert.wenzel@mymanatee.org

Comprehensive Planning

The Planning Services Division consists of the Development Review, Agenda, Comprehensive Planning, and the GIS Mapping Sections of the Development Services. This Division oversees the Comprehensive Plan and Development Review and primarily deals with the public hearing-related land development applications and maintains the Comprehensive Plan.

Planning Section Manager
941-748-4501 Ext. 
 

Public Hearing Division

Rossina Leider
Public Hearing Section Manager
941-748-4501 Ext. 6859
[email protected]

Administrative Review Division

The Administrative Review Section of the Development Services Department primarily deal with the administrative review of land development applications and code interpretations.

James Rigo
Administrative Review Section Manager
941-748-4501 Ext. 6905
[email protected]

Environmental Review

The Environmental Review Section's focus during the development planning process is to protect and preserve the county's natural resources while seeking to balance growth and development. The Environmental Review Section accomplishes this by reviewing a project's civil and landscape plan set which may include:

• Wetland Delineation Report
• Wetland Mitigation Plan
• Wetland Buffer Enhancement Plan
• Threatened and Endangered Biological Survey Report
• Best Management Practices Plan
• Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
• Well Management Plan

Gary Race
Environmental Section Manager
941-748-4501 Ext. 6936
[email protected]