Planning, Zoning and Development is 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); and
Condemning unsafe structures
Opening or relocating businesses (certificates of occupancy, land use regulations).
Development Class Schedule for Remainder of Year - PZD is offering multiple, free training opportunities through 2017 on the Unified Development Code, Right-of-Way Certification, Better Block How-To and Zoning 101. Stay tuned to this page or click here for more details. You can also follow us on Facebook.
The Department is also responsible for assisting citizens with requests for:
Zoning variances or reclassification;
Abandonments of easements or rights-of-way;
Annexation of land into the City of Lafayette; and
Implementing PlanLafayette, a long range comprehensive plan;
Regional transportation planning; and
Including a property on the Lafayette Parish Register of Historic Properties.
Click here to download our Development Guide for an overview of developing property in Lafayette.
The Department is divided into four Divisions each handling unique responsibilities.
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) - Effective December 7, 2015 (as amended March 2016) (For a listing of all amendments since 5/2015, click here.)
DEVELOPMENT 337-291-8000
ZONING 337-291-8445
CODES 337-291-8461
PLANNING
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 PZD information to the building, architecture and surveyor communities.
Fee Schedule
ETrakIt: Search Building Permit Records
Offices are located in the Clifton Chenier Center, 220 West Willow Street, Building B. Regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, and the Lafayette Preservation Commission are held on site.
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 Supervisor) is 337.349.8528