Planning Board

The Planning Board advises Town Council on rezonings and other development related items.

The Planning Board helps to ensure proposed development does not adversely impact the health, safety, and welfare of Clayton, while assuring the protection of the Town's character and providing high quality development. The Unified Development Code, the Strategic Growth Plan, and other adopted documents, including project-specific information such as traffic impact analyses or housing and marketing studies are used to guide the Planning Board in reviewing applications.

The Planning Board is responsible for providing recommendations on key amendments to the zoning and the code of ordinances including text amendments, rezoning, and conditional zoning districts. The Board's recommendation directly informs the Town Council to make decisions on these types of applications.

Resources

• View the Meeting Dates for 2026
• Access Agendas From 2016 and After
• Learn more about By-Laws and Duties of the Planning Board
• Information on upcoming projects can also be found on the Public Hearings and Notices page
• Access the Advisory Boards page to learn more about our advisory board openings! If you have great ideas you want to share, have skills you feel would benefit the community and have the willingness to give your time and energies to making this community great, please get involved and apply to serve on an advisory board.
• If you'd like the full meeting minutes, please come to the Clerk's Office in Town Hall anytime.

Members

• Jodie Dupree (ETJ), Chair - Term Expires December 31, 2028; Serving Since January 2022
• Derrick Applewhite (TL), Vice-Chair - Term Expires December 31, 2028; Serving Since January 2023
• Daniel Gleason (TL) - Term Expires December 31, 2026; Serving Since January 2024
• Mike Surasky (ETJ) - Term Expires December 31, 2026; Serving Since January 2024
• Anita Bland (ETJ) - Term Expires December 31, 2026; Serving Since January 2024
• Jason Carter (TL) - Term Expires December 31, 2027; Serving Since January 2025
• Deborah Hooker (TL) - Term Expires December 31, 2027; Serving Since January 2025
• Mark Hall (ETJ) - Term Expires December 31, 2027; Serving Since January 2025
• Tom McKearney (TL) - Term Expires December 31, 2027; Serving Since January 2025
• Alexander Pilkington, Alternate (ETJ) - Term Expires December 31, 2026; Serving Since January 2026
• Randell Durham, Alternate (TL) - Term Expires December 31, 2026; Serving Since January 2026

Ex-Officio Members

• Andria Archer, Mayor Pro Tem

Member Tag Definitions

• TL: Inside Town Limits
• ETJ: Outside Town Limits, but inside Extra Territorial Jurisdiction planning boundary