Sketch Plan, Preliminary Plan / PUD & Final Plan / PUD
Final plans provide the legal documents that will be a part of the city and county records. The final plan typically includes a final plat and a development agreement, along with all other final documents and agreements between the owner or developer and the city. Final plans require a public hearing before the City Council.
Preliminary plans provide the necessary information to allow staff and the Planning Commission to review a more detailed design and to resolve planning or engineering problems that may have been raised at the sketch plan phase. Preliminary plans require a public hearing before the Planning Commission.
Sketch plans allow a review of the concept and the appropriateness of the proposed development in order to identify major problems which must be resolved and to assess the overall feasibility of the request. A sketch plan requires a public hearing before the Planning Commission.
Application Process
1. Neighborhood meeting is required before submitting a formal application for a sketch plan and a preliminary plan.
2. Schedule a pre-application meeting
Prior to developing in the City of Lafayette, please schedule a pre-application meeting. Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) and Special Use Reviews require a pre-application conference. Pre-applications conferences are optional for other types of projects; however, we recommend meeting with staff prior to submitting most land use applications. The meeting will provide direction on necessary applications, plan sets, studies, the process, and a general timeline.
Complete an application for each type needed. For example, if you need a Site Plan/Architectural Review and Special Use Review, you will need both applications.
4. Submit completed application form(s) and all supplemental information to planning@lafayetteco.gov
All plan submittals must be done electronically. Paper copies will not be accepted.
All plans and supporting documents should be in separate PDF files with descriptive names.
Large plans can be submitted through Dropbox or a similar FTP site via a link from that site.
Submittals are accepted each Tuesday to be entered into the review cycle the following week.