Planning Division Applications

***Please be advised that our application review fees have increased effective July 1, 2019. Please contact (757) 514-4060 to confirm fees with our office.***

Special Note for Conditional Use Permit Applications & Rezoning Applications: If you would like to request a waiver from certain submittal requirements, the associated Waiver Forms listed below must be completed, submitted, and approved by the Director of Planning and Community Development prior to submitting your application. 

Online Submission

City Offices are now open to the public. However, applicants are encouraged to submit application materials electronically using the City’s sharefile link here: https://cityofsuffolk.sharefile.com/r-rcc440117d8214811956d2657c594cfd3 

Please notify staff by phone at 757-514-4060 or by email at planningemail@suffolkva.us after submitting your application materials online.

 We kindly ask that prior to uploading materials, please name your files using the following format:

  • For first submittals: “1st Submittal – Project Name or Address – Type of Document (site plan, title report, design narrative, etc.)”. The original signed hard copy of the application form must still be submitted either via mail or in person. 
  • For resubmittals: “2nd/3rd/4th Submittal – Application Number (such as SPL2021-00001) – Type of Document.”

COVID-19 Plan Submittal Procedures

Plan Review Applications

Applications Commission / Council
Certificate of Appropriateness (PDF) Administrative or Historic Landmarks Commission
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (CBPA) Encroachment-Exception (PDF) Administrative Review or Planning Commission
Conditional Use Permit (PDF) Planning Commission/ City Council
Conditional Use Permit WAIVER FORM ONLY (PDF) Approval Determined by Planning Director
Determination Of Subdivision (PDF) Administrative Review
Engineering Plan Review (PDF) Administrative Review
Family Transfer Subdivision Plat (PDF) Planning Commission
Final Subdivision Plat Review (PDF) Administrative Review
Minor Subdivision (PDF) Administrative Review
PFM Submittal and Review Check List (PDF) Administrative Review
Preliminary Subdivision (PDF) Planning Review
Rezoning (PDF) Planning Commission/ City Council
Rezoning WAIVER FORM ONLY (PDF) Approval Determined by Planning Director
Right-of-Way Encroachment Administrative Review
Site Plan Review (PDF) Administrative Review
Site Plan Waiver Request (PDF) Administrative Review
Street Name Change (PDF) Planning Commission/ City Council
Street Vacation (PDF) City Council
Subdivision Variance (PDF) Planning Commission/ City Council