Development and Planning serves as a one-stop-shop for businesses and individuals involved in a variety of activities, including:
- Purchasing or developing property (platting, subdivisions, plan review)
- Undertaking construction projects (permitting, inspections)
Condemning unsafe structures
Opening or relocating businesses (certificates of occupancy, land use regulations)
Zoning variances or reclassification
Abandonments of easements or rights-of-way
Annexation of land into the city of Lafayette
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Historic property designations
Alcohol permitting
Compliance with zoning regulations and junked vehicle regulations
The Department is divided into five Divisions each handling unique responsibilities.
DEVELOPMENT 337-291-8000
PLANNING 337-291-8445
CODES 337-291-8461
COMPLIANCE 337-291-7362
ETrakIt
ETrakIt is an online search engine for activities of the Planning, Zoning, & Development Department. ETrakIt can show viewers all building permits for a particular address, projects going through Commercial Plan Review, developments that are going before the Planning Commission or the Hearing Examiner, variances up for review by the Board of Zoning Adjustment, as well as rezoning requests to be heard by the Zoning Commission. ETrakIt is an invaluable source for information for the building, architecture and surveyor communities.
ETrakIt: Search Building Permit Records
Location(s)
The customer service counter for building and development permits is located in the Clifton Chenier Center, 220 West Willow Street, Building B. Regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Public meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment are held at the Clifton Chenier Center.
Permitting related to the Office of Alcohol and Noise Control is located at 2100 Jefferson Street.
The Lafayette Preservation Commission and the Evangeline Thruway Redevelopment Team meetings are held at the Rosa Parks Transportation Center, which also houses the Planning Division.
After Hours Emergency Phone Numbers:
Bruce Williams (Building Official) is 337.349.5705
Eric Armentor (Chief Building Inspector) is 337.349.5703
Greg Wiltz (Chief Electrical Inspector) is 337.349.5710
David Cloteaux (Chief Plumbing Inspector) is 337.349.5706
John Broyles (Permit Manager) is 337.349.8528