The Planning Department is responsible for both the current and long-range planning functions of the City of Gastonia. In addition to providing assistance with land use information, zoning permits, occupancy permits, setbacks, sign permits, variances, complaints, and flood plain administration, the department's responsibilities also encompass comprehensive and small area planning and design, rezoning and other public hearing processes, as well as coordination of local historic districts and other design and development review processes. Further, the Planning Department serves as a significant resource to other City departments and divisions in the realm of concept visualization and GIS mapping & analysis.
Planning Director: Jason Thompson, AICP 704-854-6629 jasont@cityofgastonia.com
Comprehensive and small area planning and design, & current and long-range planning functions
Administrative Assistant: Vacant 704.854.6652 planning@cityofgastonia.com
Customer service, general inquiries
Planner: Maddy Gates 704.869.1023 maddyg@cityofgastonia.com
Customer service, general inquiries
Planning Technician: Chrystal Howard, CZO 704.854.6652 chrystalh@cityofgastonia.com
Zoning Verification Letters, Secretary to BOA, HDC, & GPC
Senior Planner: Kim Wallis, AICP 704.854.6605 kimw@cityofgastonia.com
Local Historic Districts - Brookwood & York-Chester, Certificate of Appropriateness Permits, Design Review Committee
Subdivisions, rezoning, & text amendments
Zoning Administrator: Vacant 704.866.6746
Site plan reviews, commercial zoning, signs, BOA - variances and appeals
Zoning Officer: Jason Putnam, CZO 704.866.6741 jasonp@cityofgastonia.com
Commercial and residential zoning, zoning violations, signs & certificate of compliance permits
Garland Municipal Business Center
150 S. York Street, Gastonia, NC 28052
(P.O. Box 1748, Gastonia, NC 28053-1748)
704.854.6652 (office)
704.869.1960 (fax)
