Making Gary safe, livable, clean and vibrant is the overarching, forward-looking vision that guides all planning efforts. Planning encourages progressive land use decisions, consistently works to improve City of Gary ordinances and processes, and carefully reviews each development plan. Tasks include:
Plan Commission Members
1. Alan Harrell
2. Bill Cook
3. William Allen (City Engineer)
4. Tom Cera
5. Lloyd Fisher
6. Tai Adkins (Common Council)
7. Willie Miller
8. Taryl Bonds
Ordinance Requirements Sec. 2-1440. - Members.
(a) The city plan commission of the city shall consist of nine members. Five members shall be citizens of the city who shall be qualified by knowledge or experience in matters pertaining to the development of the city and who shall not hold any other office in the city government, and who shall be appointed by the mayor, and of whom not more than three shall be members of the same political party.
The remaining four members shall be chosen as follows:
-one member shall be a member of the common council to be selected by it;
-one member shall be a member of the board of park commissioners to be selected by that board;
-one member shall be a member of the board of public works and safety or shall be a designated representative of the board of public works and safety to be selected by that board; and
-one member shall be the city civil engineer.
The terms of the representatives from the common council and board of park commissioners shall expire with the termination of their respective terms of office, unless the council or board, at its first regular meeting of each year, appoints another to serve as its representative.
(b)
The citizen members of the commission shall hold office for the term provided by law. The expiration date of each appointment shall be shown in the certificate of appointment.
(c)
The members of the city plan commission may receive a salary or a per diem allowance for each day they attend a commission meeting; and shall be entitled to reimbursement for all expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Code 1982, § 35.016; Ord. No. 3755; Ord. No. 7400, § 4, 12-12-2002)
2025 Plan Commission Schedule of Meeting
Meets are held on the 3RD Thursday of the month at 3:00pm CT. Meetings are held in-person at City Hall and/or via Zoom in accordance with state requirements.
2024 Plan Commission Schedule of Meeting
Meets are held on the 3RD Thursday of the month at 3:00pm CT. Meetings are held in-person at City Hall and/or via Zoom in accordance with state requirements.
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Current Focus Projects include:
504 Broadway, Suite 200
Gary, IN 46402
P: 219-886-1531
NaJeana Brown
Zoning Plan Reviewer/Inspector
nbrown@gary.gov
Monday and Wednesday – Public walk-in hours from 11 am – 3 pm
Friday – 9 am – Noon available for office hours by appointment only