Site Plan Requirements by State

Find site plan requirements for building permits in your state. Select your state below to learn about specific requirements, common elements, and how to create a permit-ready site plan.

• Alabama Site Plan Requirements

  Larger cities such as Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, and Mobile tend to have more formal planning processes. In rural counties, health departments and e...

• Alaska Site Plan Requirements

  Municipalities such as Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau typically have planning departments that review site plans as part of the permit process. Outside inc...

• Arizona Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Arizona, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or county,...

• Arkansas Site Plan Requirements

  Larger cities such as Little Rock, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Fort Smith tend to have more formal planning departments and clearer submittal expectations....

• California Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in California, what is consistent across the state, what almost always varies by city, and why...

• Colorado Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Colorado, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or county,...

• Connecticut Site Plan Requirements

  Towns such as Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, and Norwalk typically require site plan approval as a formal zoning step.

• Delaware Site Plan Requirements

  New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County play a significant role in site plan review, particularly outside incorporated towns. In more urbanized are...

• Florida Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Florida, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies locally, and which...

• Georgia Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Georgia, what is usually consistent statewide, what varies most by city or county, and which...

• Hawaii Site Plan Requirements

  Counties such as Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii County, and Kauai typically require site plans to be reviewed as part of zoning or building permit approval. In addit...

• Idaho Site Plan Requirements

  Cities like Boise, Meridian, and Nampa typically have formal zoning review, while counties oversee large unincorporated areas.

• Illinois Site Plan Requirements

  In larger metro areas such as Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, and Rockford, site plans are typically reviewed by planning or zoning staff before a building perm...

• Indiana Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, and South Bend typically have formal planning departments and published site plan standards. In rural ar...

• Iowa Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Sioux City usually have formal planning departments with published site plan requirements. In rural a...

• Kansas Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, and Topeka generally have formal planning departments with established site plan standards. In rural area...

• Kentucky Site Plan Requirements

  Metro areas such as Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, and Northern Kentucky communities typically have formal planning departments with published site pl...

• Louisiana Site Plan Requirements

  Larger cities and metro areas such as New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport typically have formal planning departments with defined site plan r...

• Maine Site Plan Requirements

  Communities such as Portland, Bangor, Lewiston, and Augusta typically have formal planning or code enforcement offices with established site plan expectation...

• Maryland Site Plan Requirements

  Counties such as Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Anne Arundel County, and Baltimore County typically have formal planning departments and detailed...

• Massachusetts Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Massachusetts, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or to...

• Michigan Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Lansing typically have formal planning departments and defined site plan review processes. Outside city...

• Minnesota Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, and Duluth typically have formal planning departments with published site plan standards. Outside city lim...

• Mississippi Site Plan Requirements

  Larger cities such as Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, and Southaven typically have planning or code enforcement departments with clearer site plan expectatio...

• Missouri Site Plan Requirements

  Larger metro areas such as St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia typically have formal planning departments with established site plan standards....

• Montana Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, and Great Falls typically have planning departments with defined site plan standards. Outside city limits, counti...

• Nebraska Site Plan Requirements

  Larger cities such as Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, and Grand Island generally have formal planning departments with established site plan standards. In rural ar...

• Nevada Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Nevada, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or county, a...

• New Hampshire Site Plan Requirements

  Communities such as Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and Portsmouth typically have planning or zoning offices that review site plans as part of zoning compliance...

• New Jersey Site Plan Requirements

  In many municipalities, site plan approval is handled by a planning board or zoning board rather than a simple administrative review. Counties generally do n...

• New Mexico Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Rio Rancho typically have formal planning departments and published site plan requirements. In unincorp...

• New York Site Plan Requirements

  In many jurisdictions, site plan review is handled by a planning board rather than as a purely administrative step. Counties generally do not control zoning,...

• North Carolina Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, and Wilmington typically administer their own zoning review. In unincorporated areas, counties handle permitting....

• North Dakota Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Minot typically have formal planning departments with established site plan standards. In rural counties, zo...

• Ohio Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Ohio, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or township, a...

• Oklahoma Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Oklahoma, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or county,...

• Oregon Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Portland, Eugene, Salem, and Bend typically require site plans to be reviewed as part of zoning or land use approval before a building permit...

• Pennsylvania Site Plan Requirements

  In metro regions such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg, site plans are commonly reviewed by planning or zoning staff as part of a forma...

• Rhode Island Site Plan Requirements

  Communities such as Providence, Warwick, Cranston, and Newport typically require site plans to be reviewed by planning staff or a planning board as part of z...

• South Carolina Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach typically have formal planning departments with established site plan review processes. In...

• South Dakota Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Brookings typically have planning departments with established site plan standards. In rural counties,...

• Tennessee Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Tennessee, what is usually consistent statewide, what almost always varies by city or county...

• Texas Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Texas, what is commonly consistent across the state, what varies the most, and what Texas-sp...

• Utah Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Salt Lake City, Provo, Orem, and West Valley City typically have formal planning departments and defined site plan submittal standards. In uni...

• Vermont Site Plan Requirements

  In addition to town-level review, certain larger or more impactful projects may trigger separate state-level land use review. Even when a project does not fa...

• Virginia Site Plan Requirements

  In more urbanized areas such as Northern Virginia and the Richmond region, site plans are often reviewed by planning departments as part of a formal zoning o...

• Washington Site Plan Requirements

  This guide explains how site plan requirements typically work in Washington State, what is usually consistent statewide, what varies most by city or county,...

• West Virginia Site Plan Requirements

  Larger municipalities such as Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, and Parkersburg typically have planning or code enforcement offices that review site plans...

• Wisconsin Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, and Kenosha typically have formal planning departments with defined site plan review processes. Outside city an...

• Wyoming Site Plan Requirements

  Cities such as Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, and Gillette typically have planning or code enforcement departments with defined site plan requirements. In rural...