(A) Creation of Commission. There is established a City Plan Commission under the authority provided by I.C. 36-7-4-101 et seq.
(B) Members.
(1) The membership of the City Plan Commission shall be as provided by statute and shall consist of 11 members.
(2) Four members shall be appointed as follows.
(a) One member shall be selected by the City Council from its membership.
(b) One member shall be selected by the Board of Park Commissioners from its membership.
(c) One member or designated representative shall be selected by the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(d) One member shall be the City Engineer or a qualified assistant appointed by the City Engineer.
(3) The Mayor shall appoint five citizen members, not more than three of whom shall be members of the same political party.
(4) The Board of Commissioners shall appoint two citizen members, from differing political parties.
(C) Plan Commission Fee Schedule, established 2017.
(1) Fee Schedule.
Plan Commission Fees and Permits
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Plan Commission Fees and Permits
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Preliminary Plat - Major Subdivision as defined by the Unified Development Ordinance | $1,000 + $5/lot |
Final Plat - Major Subdivision as defined by the Unified Development Ordinance | $600 + $5/lot |
Preliminary Plat - Minor Subdivision as defined by the Unified Development Ordinance | $300 |
Final Plat - Minor Subdivision as defined by the Unified Development Ordinance | $100 per regulation |
Waiver of Subdivision Regulations | $100 per regulation |
Planned Unit Development | |
Preliminary | $1,000 + $5/lot |
Detailed | $1,200 + $5/lot |
Site Development Plans | $850 + $10/acre |
Plat Vacation | $125 |
Annexation - per petition | $425 |
Rezone - per petition | $500 + $10/acre |
Extra Reviews | $100 first extra review; $50 fee increase after |
Location Improvement Permits
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Residential | $50 |
Commercial/Industrial | $100 |
Sign Permits
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Residential | $20 |
Pole signs in excess of 30' in height | $250 + $1/sq. ft. |
Commercial | $50 review fee (to be assessed per application, not per sign) + $1/sq. ft. of sign area |
Billboards | $750 + $1/sq. ft. |
Temporary | $10 |
Board of Zoning Appeals
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Board of Zoning Appeals
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Dev. Standards Variance - Residential | $100 |
Dev. Standards Variance - Commercial, Industrial | $500 |
Additional Dev. Standards Variances on the Same Petition - Residential | $25 |
Additional Dev. Standards Variances on the Same Petition - Commercial | $100 |
Use variance | $500 |
Special Exception | $500 |
Administrative Appeal | $150 |
Special Meeting Request
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Board of Zoning Appeals | $250 |
Plan Commission | $550 |
Documents
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Documents
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Zoning Map 24 x 36 | $20 |
Comprehensive Plan | $20 |
Copies 8 x 11 B&W | $0.10 |
Copies 8 x 11 Color | $0.25 |
Copies 11 x 17 B&W | $0.20 |
Copies 11 x 17 Color | $0.35 |
Copies 24 x 36 B&W | $2 |
Copies 24 x 36 Color | $10 |
*Electronic copies through website or email are free | |
Fines
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Violations punishable by fine not exceeding $2,500 per offense per day. |
(2) For the purposes of this fee schedule, churches, institutional, and multi-family buildings are considered to be “commercial.”
(3) If the subject project’s site acreage is a non-whole number, the fee shall be calculated by rounding up to the nearest whole number.
(D) Outsourcing engineer review. In a case where the Plan Commission needs to outsource the engineering review, the petitioner shall be subject to additional fees. The additional fee will be 100% of the cost of the review by the outsourced engineer. This fee should be paid within 30 days after an invoice is sent to the petitioner or before a certificate of occupancy is requested, whichever occurs earlier.
(E) Expedited improvement location and building permit review. Response will be received within one business day upon the conclusion of all applicable approval processes and filing of all required materials for an improvement location and building permit.
(1) Residential - $125 plus $65/hour for review time over one hour.
(2) Commercial/Industrial - $250 plus $65/hour for review time over one hour.
(F) City engineer reviews. A fee of $35/hour will be charged for any review time by the City Engineer over five hours.
(G) Extra plan reviews. The following lists the number of reviews allowed for each project. Any additional reviews are subject to the extra review fees:
Preliminary plats | 3 |
Final plats | 2 |
Planned unit development | 3 |
Site development plans | 3 |
Plat vacation | 2 |
Construction plans (roads and infrastructure) | 3 |
(H) This fee schedule will eliminate any previously established engineer review fees found in the Plan Commission’s Developer Handbook.
(`81 Code, § 33.14) (Ord. 07-2587, passed 5-7-07; Am. Ord. 10-2666, passed 12-20-10; Am. Ord. 16-2802, passed 11-7-16; Am. Ord. 17-2826, passed 11-20-17; Am. Ord. 21-2940, passed 12-20-21)
Statutory reference:
City plan commissions, membership, see I.C. 36-7-4-207