Staff John Pugh, Director johnp@emichigancity.com Joe Siegel, Zoning Administrator josephs@emichigancity.com Chris Bohnert christopher@emichigancity.com Sherry Neal sherryn@emichigancity.com Judith Pinkston judithp@emichigancity.com Debbie Wilson debbiew@emichigancity.com
Planning & Redevelopment 100 East Michigan Boulevard Michigan City, Indiana 46360 voice:(219) 873-1419 fax:(219) 873-1580

The Planning Department is chartered with ensuring an orderly arrangement of overall designs and objectives for new projects within the City. They use various methods for achieving a detailed formulation of a program of action, projecting the realization of achievements in an orderly arrangement for an overall city design or objective.

For more information on the appointed commission supporting this department, click here.

The Zoning Department arranges the partitions of the city by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (i.e., residential zones for residences, commercial zones for businesses, and industrial zones for manufacturing).

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Building inspectors determine the conditions of all types of dwellings (homes, apartments, offices, industrial centers, etc) by way of building inspections, for the purpose of safeguarding the health and safety of the occupants and the general public.

For more information about the boards and commissions that support this department, click on the following links: Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Redevelopment Commission, Historic Review Board.

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