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Community Development

The Community Development Department is composed of three distinct areas:

• Planning Division:  Through development of a comprehensive plan and associated land use regulations, the Planning Division works to assure the city's citizens of an optimum living environment while providing an expanded employment base in an environmentally conscious residential and business community. 

• Building Division:  The City issues building, mechanical and plumbing permits from its new Permit Center, located at 112 Anderson Road. 

• Code Enforcement Division:  Dealing with property maintenance issues and zoning code compliance, the Code Enforcement Division is active in helping neighborhoods maintain safe, attractive and inviting surroundings.

Planning Commission meetings are held monthly, on the 2nd Monday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 609 2nd Street.  Minutes of previous meetings can be reviewed here, and an agenda for the current month's meeting is also available for review. 

On January 27, 2009, the City Council approved a number of amendments to the zoning, subdivision, and development codes.  Although no policy changes were made, the organization and layout of these sections of the Cheney Municipal Code have changed substantially.  The effective date of these amended codes is March 7, 2009.

Current Development Projects

Current land use applications are summarized on this web site.  For further information about any current or proposed land use action, contact the Community Development office at 498-9240.  Building permit applications and related information are also available on this site.  If you have questions about whether a building permit may be required, contact the Permit Center at 498-9237.

Historic House Restoration Project

The Cheney Historic Preservation Commission is working actively toward restoration of the 1884 Sterling-Moorman House, located at the corner of 2nd and G Street.  Supporters may buy an engraved History Brick to be placed in the courtyard of the house.  Buy a Pioneer Paver to memorialize the date your family came to Cheney, to remember an ancestor, or to mark a significant date in your family.  For details, contact the Community Development Department at (509) 498-9240.