Lafayette County, Missouri

The Lafayette County Planning & Economic Development Office has jurisdiction over only the unincorporated areas of Lafayette County, or those areas outside of city limits. If you live within an incorporated city, you will need to contact your city hall regarding any planning and zoning matters as they have jurisdiction inside their city boundaries.

The role of the Lafayette County Planning Department is to encourage and protect investment in Lafayette County. Responsibilities of the department include:

Implement the Comprehensive Plan, which is the long-range guide for development;
Administer the Land Use Development Code, which includes all County zoning and subdivision regulations;
Process applications for building permits, sewage permits, rezoning, special use permits, variances, farm splits, conservation subdivisions, development plans and more;
Provide recommendations and support to the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment and the County Commission; and
Provide information to the public, including realtors, appraisers, developers, contractors and property owners.

The Planning Department also is the ideal starting point to learn more about investing in Lafayette County. If we don’t have the information you need, we’ll get it for you or make sure to get you to the right place.

Land Use Development Code and Comprehensive Plan:

  Land Development Code 2016 pdf

  Comprehensive Plan pdf

View County Maps: (additional Comprehensive Plan maps located at bottom of page):

              Map 12 Growth Tiers pdf (adopted April 2013)

  Map 13 Future Land Use pdf (adopted April 2013)

            Draft Zoning Map 2013 pdf

*Please use the zoning layer in our GIS mapping system at the link below to obtain updated property zoning information. For detailed requests, please call 660-259-4439 or email.

Geographic Information System (GIS) site

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LAFAYETTE COUNTY IS A ZONED COUNTY
Please do not purchase land, divide land, start construction, begin a business, or plan development in unincorporated parts of the County without first consulting the Lafayette County Planning & Economic Development Office. Permits must be issued prior to beginning any construction, or associated fines will be applied.
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Notice to All Landowners

The Lafayette County Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Lafayette County Commission Room located at 1001 Main St, Lexington, MO. 64067. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a Zoning Map Amendment from AG to RE and Preliminary Concept Plan from Steve and Lisa Bailey (BWB Holdings, LLC) for the 61.26-acre property located at 7275 Highway O, Odessa, Missouri. The Parcel ID# is 15-8.0-28-0-000-062.000. This is a continuation of a Public Hearing from the Planning Commission on February 20, 2024, and County Commission on March 5, 2024.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Lafayette County Planning & Economic Development, at 660-259-4439 or email planning@lafayettecountymo.gov.

Lafayette County Planning and Economic Development Department

Comprehensive Plan Maps