City Planning

Natchez downtown master plan honored as Mississippi’s 2018 best planning project 

To view the Downtown Plan, click here.

Department Functions

• Administer contractor permits and electrical inspections through the Office of Inspections
• Regulatory administrator for the Natchez Development Code, Preservation Ordinance, Sign Ordinance, Privilege (Business) Licenses, and commercial/industrial site plan review applications. 
• Manages development applications for exterior work within the Historic District. 
• Receive and process applications requiring public hearings before the Preservation Commission, Planning Commission, and in some cases the Mayor and Board of Alderman.