The Planning Department develops and implements plans and policies related to land development to strengthen the long-term sustainability of Pitt County. 

Responsibilities  

• Floodplain management
• Land subdivision and manufactured home park regulation enforcement
• Permitting
• Soil erosion and sedimentation control administration
• Zoning administration 
• Community development activities
• Computerized mapping using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• E-911 address assignment
• Population studies
• Transportation planning
• Recreation planning