Office of Community Development & Planning

Mary Jane Thomas
Director of Community Development & Planning
Office of Community Development & Planning
Phone: 219 362-8260
Email: cityplanner@cityoflaporte.com

Press Releases:
     Aug 7, 2009 - C&O Railroad Right of Way clean up using USEPA Brownsfield Cleanup Grant
     Related document: Site Investigation Report / Remediation Work Plan - Railroad Property (250 page document)
 

Related Boards, Commissions & Programs:
BID Business Improvement District
  »BID Spring 2009 Newsletter
  »BID Survey/Spring 2009: printable PDF or on-line Form
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
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Historic Preservation Commission
    downloadable documents:
  »Certificate of Appropriateness
  »Certificate of Appropriateness Procedures
  »Historic Preservation Guidelines (40 pages - 10MB)
  »Single Site Historic District Application
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Redevelopment Commission
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La Porte Urban Enterprise Association
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Fire Station Building Corporation
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Grant Program Administration
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Tax Abatement Program
    downloadable documents:
  »Guidelines for Application for Statement of Benefits Form
   »Fact Sheet
   »Application for Statement of Benefits Form
   »Compliance with Statement of Benefits Real Estate Improvements
   »SB-1PP Form
   »SB-1RE Form

La Porte County Land Development Plan 2008
    downloadable documents:
La Porte County Land Development Plan 2008 Document 
(105 pages - 2.29MB)
La Porte County Land Development Plan Map
(printed out copy is better quality than computer screen view)
 

Design Documentation
Downtown Design Standards
NewPorte Landing Design Standards
(20 pages - 24 MB file may take a few minutes
to download using a dial-up or DSL connection)