This office is responsible for administering the City's planning activities. Full-time professional Planning staff reviews all items submitted for action by the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. The division maintains a wide variety of plans, information and maps about Joliet (see Plans and Studies and Resources). The division prepares and administers comprehensive plans and land use plans along with updates to the City's Subdivision Regulations [PDF] and Zoning Ordinance [PDF].

Planning Division
Michael J. Schwarz, AICP, Director
150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 
Second Floor, South Wing
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
(815) 724-4050
Fax: (815) 724-4056

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