Planning and Inspections

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EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025, All City of Dunn Fire plan reviews and Fire Inspections are processed by Harnett County. 

Harnett County will bill separately from the City of Dunn for plan review and inspections.

 Questions regarding this process, please contact

Harnett County Central Permitting number 910-893-7525 ext 1.

Operating hours are Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Planning & Zoning

The Planning Department's mission is to provide professional land use planning to the organization and to the citizens to ensure future growth and orderly development of the City and its environs, as well as efficient customer service by providing physical and social data for informed decision-making.

Inspections Department

The Inspections Department role is to provide our best customer service to home owners, contractors, developers, other city departments, city staff, and vendors. We strive to provide services to our citizens and customers with state of the art technology.

 
 

More About Dunn

Dunn was originally called "Lucknow" and was renamed in 1873

The city of Dunn was incorporated on February 12, 1887, at which time it was a logging town and a turpentine distilling center. The name honors Bennett Dunn, who supervised the construction of the railway line between Wilson and Fayetteville.

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