Current Planning (Zoning)
Current Planning's primary function is to support the Metropolitan Development Commission and the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals by evaluating and administering approximately one thousand land use petitions annually. This includes support to other decision-making bodies, which function under the authority of the Metropolitan Development Commission (the Hearing Examiners, the Plat Committee and the Hearing Officer) and also for the town councils and variance boards of the excluded cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, and Speedway.
Additional functions of the section include: