Franklin County Planning and Zoning is the first stop for many rural land questions

Outside Franklin County’s cities, many land questions start with Planning and Zoning. This office handles land splits, lot-line changes, zoning districts, new addresses, road names, and floodplain checks.

That matters even if nobody is pouring a foundation yet. If you are splitting a tract, combining parcels, naming a road, asking for an address, checking a conditional use, asking for a variance, or working near a floodplain, this is the office to check first.

The address still controls the path. Land inside a city may have city steps. Some projects may also need State of Missouri permits. Once the land is clearly in unincorporated Franklin County, Planning and Zoning can sort out the land-use layer. Building-code permits and inspections are a separate Building Department question.