The City of Rensselaer has a State Approved Building Department, which administers and enforces Indiana Building Codes (see code list below) 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 (website) |
George Cover |
219-866-7489 |
Zoning Appeals (website) |
Stan Haines |
219-866-2160 |
Zoning Consultant |
LSL Planning |
317-636-0850 |
Engineering Consultant |
McMahon |
219-462-7743 |
City Attorney |
Jacob Ahler |
219-866-3435 |
Street/Water/Sewage |
Jerry Lockridge |
219-866-7833 |
Gas |
Carol Lockridge |
219-866-5206 |
Electric |
Leonard Larson, Line Foreman |
219-866-8475 |
Building permit applications and zoning maps are available in the Building Department Office located in City Hall.