Development and Neighborhood Services

DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES

KALEB KENTNER Director

What We Do

Through consistent, excellent customer service we assist the public to use, develop, maintain, and preserve their property . The department is comprised of Planning, Building Inspection, and Code Enforcement division

Our purpose is to encourage the appropriate use of land and buildings, including the location, development, preservation, construction, and maintenance of properties under the jurisdiction of the city This is achieved by applying federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to the use and construction of property and land . We assist the public in navigating through these regulations to achieve their goals

We use planning, zoning, historic preservation, building inspections, code enforcement, and the utilization of the Main Street Program to accomplish our purpose In coordination with other city departments, we strive to make Weatherford the strongest community in Texas .

Accomplishments

● Completed Housing Study

● Updated Zoning regulations: Commercial zoning districts, parking requirements, and land uses

Goals

● Increased efforts in Code Compliance to protect and serve the character of our community

● Continued maintenance of primary corridors and neighborhoods

● Maintain and furnish a professionally trained staff that will provide consistent, excellent customer service

● Streamline and simplify policies and procedures

● Continue to assist downtown businesses, through the Main Street Program

● Explore opportunities to preserve our historic properties

Current Projects

● Updating implementation of the 2021 International Building Code

● Implementing new development, inspection, and project management software

● Becoming a Certified Local Government (CLG) community regarding historic preservation

● Downtown Master Plan

● Corridor clean-up project