Development Services

Development Services

Welcome to the Development Services department. The Planning & Zoning and Building divisions of the Development Services department work to promote planning regulation and the health, safety, and welfare of the community and first responders. The department is responsible for historic preservation, Zoning code, building permitting and inspections, business tax administration, and public records related to those activities. 

Check out our quick links just below, as well as our main pages below that. Our quick links start with a Research Tool that allows you to check your proposed construction project against zoning code and get an idea of all the permits that will be required. Our EPL Guide & Info page is a how-to on using our permitting portal, which is our Civic Access portal where you will submit planning applications or apply for permits. Click on a tab below to learn more. 

 

Research Tool

Thinking about a construction project for your home or proposed business and you're not sure where to start? Check out our Planning & Permitting Research Tool portal. This platform lets you plan out your proposed project by first checking if what you want to do meets current Zoning allowances, and then walks you through your potential project's scope of work and provides you with a list of the permits that would be required and provides a rough estimate of the permitting fees. At the end, create a report to save and use as a guide. NOTE: This guide is not an actual permit application. 

 

When you're ready to start your project and you want to submit a permit application, move into our Civic Access permitting portal. 

 

EPL Guide & Info

EPL (Enterprise Permitting & Licensing) is our 100% digital online permitting platform while the Civic Access portal is the customer-facing side of EPL. Our EPL page contains PDF guides as well as Youtube walkthroughs on how to register for and use the Civic Access portal. We highly recommend spending some time on this page getting to know the portal before you begin your permit application. 

 

Civic Access

Use the Civic Access portal to manage your project - apply for permits, check your permit status, pay fees, resubmit for plan review, download your permit card and approved plans, schedule inspections, and more. In order to use the portal you must first register a profile. Already familiar with EPL? Click the link below to jump directly to the portal.

 

 

Visit the Economic Development page to learn about economic development in WPB. 

Don't see what you need? Contact Us for more information, for a document request, or to find what you're looking for.