Planning & Zoning
The Planning & Zoning Commission meets the last Thursday of every month to hear and approve rezoning of property, subdividing of property and other planning and zoning issues. Any matters brought before the planning and zoning commission must subsequently be approved by the mayor and the town council in the form of an ordinance.
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How the process works
Property owners who want to have property rezoned or subdivided must complete an application packet from the Town of Walker. These are available at the Permit Department in the Municipal Building, 10136 Florida Boulevard. Or, to obtain one online, click here.
To be included on the agenda, a completed application packet and payment of a $75 planning and zoning fee are due in the Permit Department office two weeks before the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, which is held on the fourth Thursday of each month.
The procedure for approval takes approximately two months from start to finish, barring any unforeseen problems. Each application must go through the following steps before approval is granted:
Step 1: Required material is submitted to the Planning & Zoning Commission for review.
Step 2: After review, the commission then votes to set a request for a public hearing at the next meeting.
Step 3: Notice of the public hearing is posted in the newspaper.
Step 4: A public hearing is held and a vote is taken to send to the Board of Aldermen for consideration of final approval.
Step 5: The Board of Aldermen votes on the request at its next meeting.
Application requirements
If you are applying to have property rezoned or subdivided, you must meet the following requirements:
1. Proof of ownership of the property for which rezoning or subdividing is being requested. Only the landowner can rezone or subdivide the property.
2. A completed application. To obtain one online, click here.
3. A $75 planning and zoning fee.
4. The application, proof of ownership, fee and map [see requirements below] must be submitted to the Permit Department no later than two weeks prior to the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting to be placed on that month's agenda.
5. A representative MUST be present at the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting at the time the application is considered to answer any questions the commissioners may have.
6. Planning & Zoning Commission meetings are held on the last Thursday of each month at the Walker Municipal Building, 10136 Florida Boulevard.
Requirements for maps
submitted with application
All maps submitted with the rezoning or subdividing application packet must include the following items:
1. Description of the property.
2. Owner's name, address and telephone number.
3. Land surveyor/engineer name, address, telephone, stamp and/or seal.
4. Existing property lines.
5. Existing buildings.
6. Existing drainage ditches and canals.
7. Ownership of adjoining properties with addresses.
8. Names of any adjoining subdivisions.
9. Vicinity map at 1 inch to 2,000 feet or larger.
10. Date.
11. Signature lines for the following: Planning & Zoning Commission chairperson; Mayor Bobby Font; and the property owner.
12. North arrow.
13. Graphics scale.
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