BUILDING & SAFETY

Office of Building & Safety — Phone: 812-883-5060

The Department of Building and Safety provides services to the community in the areas of Planning, Zoning and Building/Safety Code Enforcement.

Planning & Zoning — In the area of planning and zoning, the department acts as a liaison and advisor to the Mayor, City Council and Plan Commission in such matters as potential and current commercial and residential developments, re-zoning request, zoning code variance request and develops and recommends changes to the City's zoning and land usage ordinances as required due to national, state and local trends in demographics and commercial development.

Building and Safety — In the area of building and safety, the department provides services such as building permit issuance, plan review, technical assistance, administration of variance and re-zoning petition filings, code enforcement of state and local building and safety codes and recommends changes to the City's building and safety codes.

Department Staffing — The Building and Safety Department staff consist of 2 full-time personnel.

Building Commissioner — The Building Commissioner is appointed by the Mayor and serves as the Department Head and also as the Building Inspector and Safety Officer.

Permits Clerk — The Permits Clerk is the first point of contact for the issuance of construction permits, re-zoning and variance petition request and assists the Building Commissioner in plan review, code review and the scheduling of building and safety inspections.

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If you have an inquiry or comment, you may contact this department via an on-line form.