Zoning brief (free)
- Parcel and zoning district
- Permitted, conditional and prohibited uses
- Setbacks, height and lot coverage
- Overlays and flood zone
- What would need a variance or conditional use
- How to get an official zoning letter
Buyers, small investors and appraisers checking a parcel
What's the property address?
Free zoning brief for an address: district, permitted uses and setbacks quoted from the code, with links to check. Not an official zoning letter.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Parcel
- Zoning district
- Permitted uses
- Setbacks
- Flood zone
How it works
Zoning brief, from one answer
- Enter the address and what you want to do there.
- ePlan finds the district and quotes the use and setback rules.
- Read the brief free. Need an exception from the board? Start a variance statement.
What you get
Zoning brief and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Variance or conditional use justification statement door.
Variance or conditional use statement (paid)
- Request
- Board's standards answered
- Exhibits
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- ParcelRegrid nationwide parcel data (or the county assessor)
- Zoning districtNational Zoning Atlas, where mapped, and the local zoning code
- Flood zoneFEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
$30
per property is what Lexington, Kentucky charges for an official zoning verification letter, typically back 3 to 5 days after payment
Source: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Zoning verification letters
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft the written statement for a zoning variance or conditional use permit, answering your town's tests point by point. Free to read.
Questions
Zoning brief: what people ask
Is this an official zoning verification letter?
No. Only the local government issues an official letter. Lexington, Kentucky, for example, charges $30 per property; its letter covers zoning, conditional restrictions, development plans and zoning violations, typically 3 to 5 days after payment.
What if my plan doesn't fit the zoning?
You may be able to ask the board for a variance or a conditional use. In Minnesota, for example, a variance needs practical difficulties unique to the property, and the board can't grant a variance for a use the zone doesn't allow.
Where does the zoning data come from?
From the city or county's own zoning map and code, and from the National Zoning Atlas, a public project digitizing the country's zoning codes, where it has mapped your area. Each rule in the brief links to its source.
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Zoning brief: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the Variance or conditional use justification statement door with your answer filled in.