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Planning Division Staff

Lee Smick
City Planner, AICP, CNU
651.280.6820
lsmick@ci.farmington.mn.us

Tony Wippler
Assistant City Planner
651.280.6822
twippler@ci.farmington.mn.us

Engineering Staff

Kevin Schorzman
P.E. City Engineer
651.280.6841
kschorzman@ci.farmington.mn.us

 

 

Planning Division

The Planning Division is responsible for guiding development and regulating land use within the City of Farmington.  The Planning Division staff consists of the City Planner and Assistant City Planner.

Typical duties of the Planning Division include:

  • Development and implementation of the City’s Comprehensive Plan
  • Provide professional advice, technical expertise and information support to other City Departments, Planning Commission and City Council
  • Administers and enforces the City’s Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances
  • Sign regulation
  • Assists in building permit review
  • Process land use applications such as Conditional Use Permits and Variances
  • Development review
  • Site plan review
  • Review and process annexation petitions and actively participates with neighboring townships to establish orderly annexation agreements
  • Provide counter service and general information to the public

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Farmington • 430 Third Street • Farmington, MN 55024 • 651-280-6800