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City of SpringfieldMissouri

Building & Land Use

Planning & Development

Permits, inspections, zoning and long-range planning.

A team collaborating around a table with laptops and sticky notes on a glass wall.

What Planning & Development does

Whether you're adding a deck or opening a business, Planning & Development is where projects get reviewed, permitted and inspected — guiding growth with clear codes, predictable timelines and staff who pick up the phone.

Responsibilities

  • Building, trade and sign permits
  • Inspections and certificates of occupancy
  • Zoning, rezoning and land-use review
  • Long-range and neighborhood planning

Common tasks