planning and community development

Planning department’s 2022 annual report shows fewer new homes than in 2021

Mar 22, 2023
The City of Lake City had fewer home starts in 2022 than in 2021 as a city initiative to get single-family homes built in Eagle Vista Estates winds down. Homebuilding elsewhere in the city remained steady year-over-year. The annual report from the city’s Planning and Community Development...

Megan Smith speaks at Rotary Club meeting

May 11, 2022
Lake City City Planning and Community Development Director Megan Smith was the guest speaker at Lake City Rotary Club May 9. “She spoke about all the many things that are happening in our community,” the club said in a news release. Pictured are Smith (left) and Rotary Club member Steve Lang. The...

Permit numbers spiked, but their values decreased in 2019

Jan 9, 2020
Home construction is down from a peak a few years ago, but flat fee permits have nearly doubled from a year ago. Those are two of the data points from the Lake City Planning and Community Development Department’s annual report, which was on the agenda for the city’s planning commission Tuesday...

Lake City comprehensive plan refreshed

Nov 21, 2018
On Nov. 13, the Lake City City Council approved an update to the city’s comprehensive plan. The 43-page document is the first comprehensive plan update since 2012 and represents years of off-and-on work by the city planning commission. Comprehensive plans are required for metro area cities, but...

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