Planning & Zoning

The purpose of the Planning & Zoning Department is to:

• Conserve and stabilize the value of property
• Aid in rendering of police and fire protection
• Provide adequate open space for light, air, and aesthetic satisfaction
• Preclude congestion on streets, roads, and highways
• Facilitate orderly, efficient, and integrated development of the county
• Prevent undue concentration of population
• Facilitate the provision of efficient systems, transportation, schools, parks, and other public requirements
• Promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of Phillips County

Phillips County Land Use Code

Weed and Junk Control Resolution

Parking and Loading Guidelines

Phone number for questions: 970-854-3778

Planning and Land Use Code Forms / Fees:

Planning and Land Use Code Fee Schedule

Online Submission Permits/Applications

Building Permit
Projects that increase the size of a structure and cost > $1,000 to complete require an approved building permit. A contractor's drawing and/or blueprints are required for the permit. When the project is finished, a notice of completion and final cost documentation are required to finish the building permit process.

Printable Permits/Applications

Building Permit
Projects that increase the size of a structure and cost > $1,000 to complete require an approved building permit. A contractor's drawing and/or blueprints are required for the permit. When the project is finished, a notice of completion and final cost documentation are required to finish the building permit process.

Special Transportation Permit

Subdivision Exemption Application
State law requires any division of land creating a parcel of less than 35 acres (parcel must be at least 2.5 acres) to be platted and go through the subdivision process.

Land Use Change Permit Application
Required when changing the use of land. The construction of one single family dwelling, and accessory uses that are incidental and secondary to the single-family dwelling, on a single lot shall not require a Land Use Change Permit, but does require a building permit. New or changes in agricultural uses are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Land Use Change Permit except for those activities and structures listed in Section 2-102.B.2 of the Land Use Code, or if the Administrator deems that the nature, scale, or intensity of the proposed use creates impacts to public health, safety, welfare, and the environment such that a Land Use Change Permit is warranted. Phillips County has adopted three classes of Land Use Permits: Administrative Land Use Permits, Minor Land Use Permits, and Major Land Use Permits. The determination of the class of Land Use Permit that will be required for a Land Use Change shall be made at the time that an application has been filed with the County.

Application for Variance
Required to receive a variance from Land Use Code requirements such as deviations from setbacks, height restrictions, or lot sizes that would not be contrary to the public interest when, owing to special circumstances or conditions like exceptional topographic conditions, narrowness, shallowness, or the shape of a specific piece of property, the literal enforcement of the provisions of the Land Use Code would result in peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties to or exceptional and undue hardship upon the owner of the property.

Boundary Line Adjustment
Required for the adjustment of boundary lines between parcels without the creation of any additional parcels, and the deletion of existing boundary lines.

Request for an Exemption from Land Use Change Permit - Home Occupations
The conduct of a home occupation is exempt from the requirement to obtain a Land Use Change Permit so long as the home
occupation complies with the minimum standards in the Land Use Code.

Need New Address Assigned
Required when seeking to have residence that did not already have an address

Weed & Junk Complaint Form
Required to bring a complaint against a land owner for weed or junk problems

Check, credit card, debit card and electronic check payments are all accepted.