Planning

The purpose of planning is to provide and promote quality of place and sound development within the City of Dickinson. The Planning & Development Division maintains an updated Comprehensive Plan to provide policy recommendations and regulations related to land development. The staff works cooperatively with design professions, property owners and developers from the concept stage to completion of the project.

Common Development Regulations:

• Planning & Development (Floodplain) (Chapter 14)
• Sign Regulations (Chapter 15.1)
• Tree Preservation & Landscaping (Chapter 16.10)
• Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 18)
• Subdivision Regulations (Appendix A)

The purpose of zoning is to promote the health, safety, community-accepted standards or morals as well as the general welfare of the residents of Dickinson. The Zoning Division works toward conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city. Zoning regulations cover a variety of development issues including land use, dimensional requirements, parking, and signs. Zoning regulations and amendments reflect the goals and objectives of the adopted comprehensive plan. For more information, view the Zoning Ordinance.

Annexation

The Planning & Development Division handles all Annexation procedures by the City of Dickinson. To find out more information on past or current/pending annexations please visit our Annexation page here. If you have any questions regarding pending annexations please contact the Director of Community Development at 281-337-6286.