The Planning Division helps to create and maintain the County’s Comprehensive Plan and associated long range policies; reviews and approves subdivisions, site plans, erosion and sediment control plans, and variance applications in compliance with the Louisa County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and other regulations contained within the Code of Virginia. The Division also provides GIS support for the department and other County agencies. Code enforcement activities include zoning setbacks; erosion & sediment measures; litter, debris, and other code complaints; and monitoring biosolid activities.

The neccesary links for Planning are below::

• Frequently Asked Questions about developing land and whether or not you need a Building Permit.
  
  
• Request for Information or Division Review
          Use this form to request information regarding land division & zoning questions.
• Planning & Zoning Application Filing Deadline for the Planning Commission
          Filing Deadlines for Rezoning, Conditional Use Permit, and Variance submissions to the Planning Commission.
• Planning Division Fee Schedule
          For all planning and zoning activities.
• Application for Site Plan Review
  
  • A site development plan shall be required for any construction, use, conditional use, change in use or other development in all zoning districts; provided that no such plan shall be required for the following: construction of single family dwellings, accessory structures, agricultural activity, expansion of use that does not require expansion of parking or additional ingress/engress.
• Site Development Plan Checklist
          Checklist for site development plan.
• FINAL Site Development Plan Checklist
          FINAL checklist for site development plan.
• Subdivision Development Instructions
          Required forms for subdivision development.
• For use in Subdivision Development
  • Louisa County Plant Material List
  • Louisa County Plant Material List (3MB PDF)
  • Louisa County Landscape Manual at Virginia Dept of Forestry website
• Planned Unit Development (PUD) Checklist
          A list of standards for a PUD development, to be completed and submitted with the application.
• Health Department Percolation Test (Certification Letter)
          Application to have Health Department perform percolation test and issue Certification Letter.
• Home Occupation Applications
          Required for all Class A and Class B home occupations.
• Two Lot Private Lane Requirements
          Requirements for two lot divisions with road requirements.
• A-2 Subdivision Information Sheet
          Information pertaining to Subdivisions in A-2 Zoning.
• Agricultural Structure Exemption
          Used to determine if a structure qualifies as an agricultural structure and whether it needs a building permit.
• Family Division
          Instructions for completing Family Division to qualified family members.
• Vacation Agreement - Combining Properties
          Used to combine two or properties by vacating boundary lines.
• Land Use Amendment Application
          Used for: Rezonings, Conditional Use Permits, Special Exceptions and Variances
          All applications require a pre-application meeting.
          Applications cannot be accepted unless complete and with fees.
          Reprint page 5 (adjacent owner info) as needed.
• Land Disturber Frequently Asked Questions
          In order to describe the land disturbing permit process, the Community Development Department has put together some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
• Logging Notification Regulations
          Prior to completion but not later than three working days after the commencement of an operation, the operator shall notify the State Forester of the commercial harvesting of timber.
• Land Disturbing Permit Instructions
          Used when Land Disturbing Activities exceed 10,000 square feet.
• Storm Water Management Permit
          Now required for Land Disturbing Activities over an acre, or anything in a subdivision.
• Sign Permit Application
          To request permit for new or modified signage.
• Thomas Jefferson Planning District Water Resources Map - 2002 (PDF)