Applications and Forms
The applications for the following submittals are currently available from the Planning Office. For more information, call (785) 832-3150. Click here for Planning Fee Schedule
- Minor Subdivision(Lot Split, Replat, Lot Line Adjustment)
- Major Subdivision – Preliminary Plat
- Major Subdivision – Final Plat
- Large Parcel Property Division (40+ acres)
- Cluster Development (20-40 acres)
- Conditional Use Permit - County (Submit Sheet A) (PDF)
- Rezoning in County (Submit Sheet A) (PDF)
- How to Protest CUP/Rezoning - County (PDF)
- County Site Plan Application (PDF)
- Variances & Other Zoning Permits
- Building, Mechanical, Electrical & Other Misc. Permits
- Landmark Designation on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places (PDF)
- Certificate of Appropriateness
- CLG Design Review
- Request for Written Interpretation of Development Plan (PDF)
- Request for Written Interpretation of the Development Code (PDF)
- Floodplain Development Permit (PDF)
- Administrative Permits & Regulations (PDF)
- Type B Home Occupation Checklist (PDF)
- Special Event Application (PDF)
- Final Development Plan (PDF)
- Minor Site Plan Review (PDF)
- Standard & Major Site Plan Review (PDF)
- Appeal of Administrative Decision-BZA (PDF)
- Appeal to the City Commission-Interpretation Development Code (PDF)
- Appeal to City Commission with Public Hearing (PDF)
- Institutional Development Plan Application (PDF)
- Preliminary Development Plan (PDF)
- Annexation Request (PDF)
- Rezoning-Map Amendment (PDF)
- Rezoning-Text Amendment
- Special Use Permit Application (PDF)
- How to Protest SUP/Rezoning - City (PDF)
- One & Two Family Dwelling Building Permits Application
- Owner-Occupant Form
- Multi-Family Building Permit Application
- Commercial Building Permit Application
- Commercial Requirement Checklist
- Miscellaneous Permit Application
- Permit Fee Schedule (PDF)
- Rental License Application Form
- Sign Permit Application
- Structural/Environmental Blight and Rental Property Code Violation Form
Subdivision Regulations for Lawrence
& Unincorporated Douglas County
Subdivision of Property in the City of Lawrence
Residential Property Divisions in the Unincorporated Area of Douglas County
- Inside the Urban Growth Area of Lawrence
Outside the Urban Growth Area of Lawrence
Non-Residential, Commercial, or Industrial Subdivisions
in the Rural Area of Douglas County
Douglas County Zoning Code
Historic Resources
City of Lawrence Land Development Code
Administrative Decisions(by the Planning Director)
Administrative Permits & Regulations(Approved by the Planning Director)
Administrative Plan Review(Approved by the Planning Director)
Appeal of Administrative Decisions(Approved by the Planning Director)
Land Use and Plan Review with a Public Hearing
(Approved by Planning or City Commission)
Variances from the Regulations of the Land Development Code
The applications for the following submittals are currently available from the Development Services Office. For more information, call (785) 832-7700.

