The City Building and Zoning Office Is Responsible for the Following Things

Issues Permits for the following
Building, demolition, electrical, plumbing, sign, occupancy and restoration of services.

Issues ordinance violation complaint tickets for the following
• Weeds, junk, trash, derelict vehicles, property maintenance violations, exterior and interior violations, etc...
• Send citations to court and make court appearances.

All proceedings before, during and after demolition
Assign address numbers for new construction
Locate zoning information

Handle the following commissions
• Plan Commission
• Historic Commission
• Building Board of Appeals
• Zoning Board of Appeals
• Plan Reviews for new construction and renovations

Inspect the following
• Occupancy
• New and existing structures, electrical, plumbing and signs
• Fire damaged structures
• Demolitions