Zoning Ordinance
Zoning Ordinance is intended to govern the use of land and
structures in the City, and for review and approval of all proposed development
of property in the City, and to provide a development review process that will
be comprehensive, consistent, and efficient in the implementation of the
Commission Plan and other adopted goals, policies, and standards of the City. The standards and regulation of the
zoning ordinance will help design and make the Comprehensive Plan reality.
Special Use Ordinance
Special Uses is intended to amend the Zoning Ordinance text
to provide for certain uses to be classified as “special uses” and allowed in
certain zoning classifications only upon the showing that the proposed uses at
proposed locations within the community promotes the public interest, public
health, safety and welfare, public convenience, and should not adversely affect
property values.
Subdivision Control Ordinance
Subdivision Control is intended to promote the purposes of
securing light, air, convenience of access and safety from fire, flood, and
other danger, lessening or avoiding congestion in public ways promoting the
public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience, and general public
welfare, securing the conservation of property values, and securing responsible
development and growth.
Fence Ordinance
Fence Ordinance is intended to provide a framework for the
protection of the residents and property owners of the City of East Chicago,
the general public, and public and private property through the regulation of
the installation, erection, repair construction, placement and maintenance of
fences on property located within the City of East Chicago.
Sign Ordinance
Sign Ordinance is intended to provide adequate opportunity for the erection of signs while reducing visual clutter and achieving an aesthetically pleasing appearance in the City of East Chicago. By this means, this ordinance will improve the visual environment of the City, eliminate traffic hazards caused by improper signs and ensure that information is presented safely and effectively.