Planning Department

Contact Information

Planning Department
2020 Hampton Street 1st Floor
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 576-2190

Mission

The mission of the Department of Planning and Development Services is to create better communities in Richland County through a public planning process. This is accomplished by incorporating best practices for balancing environmental and economic concerns in County land use regulations, creating incentives for redeveloping sites, revitalizing communities and employing GIS illustrating data to make complex problems easier to understand.

Divisions and Programs

Comprehensive Planning

Neighborhood Planning

E-911 Addressing and Road Naming

Floodplain Management

Development Services

Boards and Commissions

Planning Commission

Board of Zoning Appeals

Zoning Public Hearings

2017 Meeting Dates