The Planning Division encourages quality growth and development in the city through its management of the City of Ocala’s Comprehensive Plan and Development Code. The division is involved with site development plans and subdivision review, rezoning, special exception and variance analysis, comprehensive and neighborhood planning, annexations, historic preservation, and tree preservation. Staff also provides professional planning expertise to the Ocala City Council, Planning & Zoning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, the Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board, the Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Committees, and the Ocala Tree Commission.

In 2010, the City Council adopted a vision (Ocala 2035 Vision) plan that serves as a guide for planning and development in the City.

Community Presentation 7/27/23:

Brick by Brick - Planning 101 

NOTE DEADLINE CHANGE:

All application requests requiring action by the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) or Zoning Board of Adjustment (BoA) shall be submitted no later than 45 days prior the hearing (see schedule below). Incomplete applications will not be processed until all required information is submitted. Staff may request additional information to properly review any request. 

• P&Z meets on the second Monday of the month
• BoA meets on the third Monday of the month