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Building Department
Kenny Haun
Phone: 219-866-2311
Email: khaun@cityofrensselaerin.com
Fax: (219) 866-7551
Address: 124 S. Van Rensselaer Street

The City of Rensselaer has a State Approved Building Department, which administers and enforces Indiana Building Codes within the City of Rensselaer and its two-mile "buffer zone."

The Building Department also administers and enforces the City's Zoning & Subdivision Control Ordinances to protect the orderly, small-town lifestyle that Rensselaer is noted for. Local officials involved with the Ordinances include:
Department Department Head Telephone
Plan Commission George Cover 219-866-7489
Zoning Appeals Ray Claussen 219-866-5812
Zoning Consultant HNTB Engineering 317-686-4682
Engineering Consultant Guido Borgnini 317-636-4682
City Attorney Todd Sammons 219-866-8810
Street/Water/Sewage Mike Murphy 219-866-7833
Gas LeMoyne Koehler 219-866-5206
Electric Donna Cochran 219-866-8475
Building Department hours are 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday. You are encouraged to call or stop in at any time.

Building permit applications, zoning maps and zoning Ordinance books ($25.00) are available in the Building Department Office located in City Hall.

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