Planning

Sumter City-County Planning Department

This department is a joint department supported by the City of Sumter and Sumter County.

The Sumter City-County Planning Department provides responsive, efficient, factual, balanced, and transparent land use expertise to the citizens, property owners, businesses and public officials of the Sumter Community.

In doing so we:

• Ensure that the land use process is fair, open and clear
• Implement land use regulations in a uniform and reliable manner
• Develop Tools and Strategies for the City of Sumter and Sumter County’s future growth and revitalization that are sensible, economically sustainable, and environmentally sensitive
• Know that we work for YOU:  neighbors and businesses, citizens and officials, advocates and land owners, equally deserving of respect, prompt attention, and diligence.

Sumter City & County Flood Information

For a memo from Sumter City-County Planning Commission regarding amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and how it deals with vacant nonconforming sites click HERE.