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Plan
Commission | Board
of Zoning Appeals
Historic Preservation Commission
Community Development | Economic Development
Ken Prince, Director
Phone (574) 258-1625
Fax (574) 968-6999
600 E. 3rd Street
Mishawaka, IN 46544
E-Mail
the Planning & Development Department
The Department of Planning and Development is responsible for all aspects
of city planning within the City of Mishawaka. This department is also responsible for Community Development, Economic Development and Redevelopment, as well as land use and comprehensive
planning, project development coordination, growth management and
zoning administration. The department serves as the staff for the
Mishawaka City Plan Commission, the City of Mishawaka Board of Zoning
Appeals and the City of Mishawaka Historic Preservation Commission.
On a daily basis, the department is responsible for the issuance
of improvement location permits for the construction or modification
of signs, fences, sheds, decks, garages and houses.
The Mishawaka City Plan Commission is responsible for reviewing
and making recommendations to the Mishawaka Common Council on petitions
of rezoning, annexation, vacation of public rights-of-way, and establishment
and amendments to Planned Unit Developments. The Commission also
reviews and approves all site plans for new development in Multi-Family
Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Planned Unit Developments.
Lastly, the Commission is responsible for the maintenance of all
ordinances and plans affecting land use planning including the Zoning
Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, On-Premise Sign Standards Ordinance
and the Mishawaka 2000 Comprehensive Plan.
The Board of Zoning Appeals is responsible for approving or denying
all developmental variance appeals to the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision
Ordinance, and the On-Premise Sign Standards Ordinance. The Board
also reviews and makes recommendations to the Mishawaka Common Council
on appeals of use and conditional use.
The City of Mishawaka Historic Preservation Commission is responsible
for the preservation of the city's historical resources. The Commission
is in the development stages of an educational campaign that will
work to promote different public and private sites that played a
role in the development of the city.
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