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Andrew Carlton, Director 
336-838-3951 ext. 1005
336-838-7616 
email 

Dylan Powell, Town Planner
336-838-3951 ext. 1011 
email 

Matt Grogan, Town Planner
336-838-3951 ext. 1016  
email 

Office Located at 
Wilkesboro Town Hall
2nd Floor
203 West Main Street
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 

Mailing Address:
Town of Wilkesboro 
Attn: Planning
PO Box 1056 
Wilkesboro, NC 28697  

"MAIN STREET AMERICA" logo with cursive gray text "2025 Affiliate" below. The design represents affiliation with Main Street America for the year 2025, emphasizing community and urban revitalization themes.

Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

  Logo design featuring overlapping colorful squares with geometric patterns in blue, green, orange, and red, centered around concentric circles. Text below reads "North Carolina Small Town Main Street Community," indicating a community-focused initiative for small towns in North Carolina.

Wilkesboro is a North Carolina Small Town Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Historic Downtown Wilkesboro is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation. 

 

  

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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

Responsibilities of this department include current and long-range planning activities, commercial and residential permitting services, historic preservation, main street management, GIS maintenance, coordination and oversight of community development and code enforcement activities. 

The Director of Planning and Community Development for the Town of Wilkesboro carries out the following functions: 

  • Serves as the Zoning, Subdivision, Flood Hazard, and Watershed Administrator for the Town and its planning jurisdiction (ETJ).     

  • Assists the Planning Board in the development and implementation of long-range and current plans. 

  • Works with outside agencies to prepare and maintain long-range and current plans.

  • Technical Review Coordinator for all large projects and subdivisions.

  • Staff liaison to the Town Council, Planning Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Tree Board and Historic Downtown Main Street Committee.

  • Implements and administers the various zoning and land-use related ordinances and regulations of the Town, including permitting, plan review and code enforcement. 

  • Assists outside organizations in administering Town ordinances and regulations.

  • Receives and responds to citizen complaints involving zoning and land-use issues. 

  • Fulfills informational requests from the Town Manager, Town Board, Planning Board, and other departments.

  • Maintains mapping services for the town.

Some communities grow and change in a positive matter, while others do not; special places don't happen by accident! Great communities require planning, future orientation, and directed change. The Town of Wilkesboro Planning and Community Development Department strives to evaluate, inventory and manage community assets to create a shared vision for the Town's future.