Permits and Inspections staff issues permits, reviews development plans, enforces the City’s Building and Housing Codes, performs construction inspections, and provides professional services related to construction and development of the City. As a public safety function, the Building Commissioner and certified building inspectors strive to insure the safety of all building occupants through a rigorous inspection system.

Permits & Inspections division provides the following services:

• Inspections within City limits for building, air conditioning, air handling, demolition, electrical, fire extinguishing, footers, foundations, framing, heating, hood, plumbing, pool, suppression systems, ventilation, and water heaters.
• Inspections for housing and weed complaints
• Inspections within all Wayne County for weights and measures
• Licensing of electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractors

Required Inspections

• Airport  ( 1 items )
  

  Built in 1940, over 66 years ago, the inside terminal has a new look. It has small, but pleasant surroundings for pilots and visitors. Our restrooms have been completely remodeled. We have 2 wide (150 ft) runways over 5000 ft. Our runway lights are pilot activated 3 clicks low intensity 5 medium and 7 for high. 100LL and Jet-A fuels are available with full service. We offer a computer for weather and the internet, fax, phone, complimentary coffee, tea, cocoa, apples and candy.

• City Clerk  ( 2 items )
  

  City Clerk's Office Hours:
  Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

  Mission Statement

  To maintain and preserve the recorded history of the City of Richmond and to make these documents readily available to the citizens of Richmond.

  The Municipal Clerk is the historian for the entire recorded history of the City and is the oldest of public servants in local government. Municipal Clerks are the hub of government and is often the first point of contact with local government.

  Read a History of a City Clerk
   

  The Staff of the Clerk’s Office for the City of Richmond include the Clerk, Deputy Clerk and Ordinance Violations Clerk. In 2004, the switchboard for City Offices was moved to the Clerk’s Office. All calls are answered in person and we “go the extra mile” to ensure the correct information is given to a citizen or they are forwarded to the appropriate government or outside agency.

  RECORDS MANAGEMENT:

   
  Records management includes all current and historic City documents and materials created by the entire organization.

  The City Clerk files and tracks:

   

  Ordinances Agreements Meeting notices, agendas & minutes

  Resolutions Contracts Misc. Historic Documents

  Public Records Requests are processed through the Clerk’s Office.
   
  The Clerk is working to make Richmond’s legislative history available on the City website (http://www.richmondindiana.gov).
   
  
  ADMINISTRATION:
   
  • Administers Oaths of Office
  • Prepares agendas, agenda packets and minutes for
    • Common Council
    • Richmond Power and Light Board of Directors
    • Board of Public Works and Safety
  • Citizens can register to vote
  • Citizens can apply for absentee ballots
  • Animal Control Licensing
  • Licensing for Sexually Oriented Business
  • Handicapped and Residential Parking Permits
  • Alarm Permits
  • Bus passes
  • Off-street parking permits.

  MISCELLANEOUS:

  Wedding ceremonies for Richmond residents and military personnel can be performed on Wednesdays (by appointment-983-7232).

  Tours of the City Building are scheduled and organized through the Clerk’s Office (983-7230)

  
  INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES:
  

  Have a problem? Don’t know who to contact or where to look for help?

  Call us for assistance in finding who may best be able to serve your needs.

  The City of Richmond Information and Referral Service is the link to bring people and services together.

  The 2-1-1 Partnership through Area 9 will be available in 2008.

• Community Development  ( 6 items )
  

  Grants help support the cost of necessary infrastructure to attract new businesses and the cost of improvements in the community to raise the quality of life of citizens. Our focus is on securing grants for city departments. When we come across grant opportunities that are appropriate for community agencies or businesses, we forward that information to them. Federal and State tax dollars fund the grants. Rarely is a city government eligible for foundation funds. City departments implement most grants. Community Development does implement and manage CDBG funded grants, housing grants, and some INDOT grants.

  Frequently Asked Questions

  1. I own a historical building in need of repair, can you write me a grant for the repairs? The City does not write grants for individuals or businesses. The grants we write are for city departments. The internet is a good source to find grant money or loans for individual people.
  2. I need money for college. Will you find money for me? Colleges and universities have financial aid departments and personnel to assist you with finding money for tuition and completing applications.
  3. I would like to have my home listed as a historical building. How do I do that? National Registry of Historic Places has a great website to help you through the process.
  4. I hear the city has money for house repairs. How can I get some? The City has an Owner Occupied Rehab grant for house repairs. The homeowners are chosen as part of the application process. Each grant takes about 12-18 months to complete.
• Comprehensive Plan  ( 1 items )
  
   

  Comprehensive Plan Mission Statement

  The City of Richmond, through the Department of Metropolitan Development will provide services, and programs to preserve and enhance the economic sustainability and quality of life for its current and future residents. The City will continue to recognize the importance of local community planning with a framework of implementable land use strategies and development guidelines that will ensure a sustainable built and natural environment. The City of Richmond will work closely with Wayne County jurisdictions and other agencies as identified in the comprehensive plan to optimize resources.

   

  Our Vision

  The City of Richmond intends to be a premier Midwestern city recognized for its superior business environment, focus on education, culture and historically rich neighborhoods. Richmond will be a well-planned city, valued by its citizens for its economically vibrant and aesthetically pleasing sustainable environment. The City of Richmond and its citizens will commit to a high standard of community planning as evidenced through their involvement and participation in decision making for proper growth and development. The City of Richmond values and preserves the beauty of its natural and architectural resources and shall promote smart growth through its sustainable development philosophy.

• Economic Development  ( 2 items )
  

  Economic Development staff work cooperatively with the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County to attract and bring new businesses to the area. The staff oversees the Revolving Loan Fund for small business loans, and tax abatements for business expansions. Staffing is provided to the Aquifer Commission, Community & Economic Development Loan Fund, Economic Development Commission, and the Redevelopment Commission. 
  
  Please continue to visit this site for updates!

• Finance  ( 2 items )
  

  The City Controller’s Office is responsible for all financial activity for the City of Richmond. Our department performs accounting functions, manages city-wide purchasing activity and oversees the Information Technology team.

  On a weekly and monthly basis the Accounting Staff processes payroll for the City employees, pays invoices through Accounts Payable, reconciles bank statements, and distributes reports so all Departments understand their available budget amounts.

  The Purchasing staff works closely with all Departments and our vendors to ensure that the City is abiding by the State and Local purchasing guidelines. The Purchasing staff also award projects and purchases to the lowest, most responsive bidders.

  We are responsible for continuous cash management and budgetary analysis, in order to provide vital financial information to Common Council, the various City Boards and Commissions, and every City department. This important informtion enables the City to purchase equipment and engage in projects that provide essential services to our citizens.

  The Controller’s Office also prepares the City’s Annual Budget, complies with all State and Federal reporting requirements including Fixed Assets and the implementation of GASB 34. We organize the annual City auction, work with the State Board of Accounts on the annual audit, and analyze health insurance costs in order able to provide adequate coverage to our employees with fair employee premium contributions.

  This is a service department and much of our work is behind the scenes. The Controller’s Office is not visible to the public like the Police, Fire, Street, Sanitation, and Parks & Recreation Departments are; however, we are here to provide financial guidance to our community’s leaders, to secure our City’s finances, and accommodate internal and external associates with the requested financial information and recommendations for making sound business decisions or simply for understanding our budgetary and accounting processes.

• Fire Department  ( 3 items )
  

  Richmond Fire Department Contact Information Fire Administration Building 101 South 5th Street Richmond, IN 47374   Brenda Dingwerth, Exec. Secretary Ph: 765.983.7266 Fx: 765.962.1808 A paid fire department was first started in December 1872. In 1900, the Richmond Fire Department had three firehouses and fifteen men who worked full time. Horses were still being used and there were fifty alarm boxes. The paid firemen still depended on volunteers for extra help when there was a big fire. Today there is very little use for volunteer helpers. There are no fire horses and red fire trucks are used. Today the Richmond Fire Department is made up of six (6) fire stations manned by eighty-one (81) firefighters assigned to three (3) shifts (25 per shift) with the balance assigned to administration. The City of Richmond's coverage is 23.821 square miles as of February 24, 2000. With additional contractual protection, the fire department protects over approximately sixty-two (62) square miles. Equipment manned is five (5) engine companies, one (1) rescue, one (1) 100' aerial company, two (2) grass fire units two (2) standby engines and one (1) water rescue unit. The services provided include Fire Suppression, First Responder Medical Services, Code Enforcement, Auto Extrication, Heavy Rescue Swift Water Rescue, Dive Team Services, Inspections/Arson Investigations, Hazardous Material Decontamination and Public Fire Education (adult and youth). We also have a full time Fire Training Chief with continual education programs. Contact Information Chief Mike Crawley, Fire Chief Phone: 765.983.7264

• Human Resources  ( 1 items )
  

  The City of Richmond's Human Resources department covers both the personnel files as well as employee benefits.
  Human resources is open to the public Monday through Friday, from 8 am until 4:30 pm.

   

• Mayor  ( 3 items )
  

  The Mayor’s office will continue to have an open door for our citizens to discuss issues and concerns that are important to our city.

  Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. P: 765-983-7208

  City of Richmond Mayor’s Office 50 North 5th Street Richmond, IN 47374

  A Message From Sally
  Mayor Sarah Sally L. Hutton will be serving her second term in office beginning January 1, 2008.
  

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  I want to thank all of you for your friendship, advice and continued support over the past four years. The City of Richmond is a wonderful place to live and the envy of many Indiana communities. Good schools, quality housing stock, a commitment to helping our neighbors and the continued growth and expansion of good-paying jobs combine to make Richmond the center of East Central Indiana.

  As we continue to provide an outstanding quality of life and prepare our community for future job expansion, I have envisioned a solid and achievable plan where Richmond will be known and respected as a vibrant, prosperous, inviting community; a place where we join together to live, work, learn, raise a family, play, retire, and serve others.

   

  We can only reach our destination

  —Our vision for a better Richmond—

  By working together—and by working together

  We can reach our destination

• Metropolitan Development  ( 3 items )
  

  - Staff Directory - Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

  Our Mission Statement
  
  The Mission of the City of Richmond Department of Metropolitan Development is to encourage and assist planned growth, safe construction and quality of life improvements for the citizens of Richmond through innovation, partnerships and quality customer service based on the recommendations of the Richmond Comprehensive Plan and guidelines established in the Richmond Code and the International Building Code.

  The Department of Metropolitan Development is responsible for preparing, implementing and enforcing plans and regulatory tools that guide future growth, enhancement, and preservation of the community.
  
  The Department consists of the offices of Community Development, Permits and Inspections, and Planning. These offices administer activities including, but not limited to planning, building inspections, code enforcement, zoning, subdivision review, economic and community development, and flood prevention within the City Limits of Richmond.
  
  The Department staffs the Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Revolving Loan Fund Committee, Unsafe Building Commission and Implementation Steering Committee.
  
  Departmental Organization
  The department is divided into four areas:
  
  Community Development
  Community Development staff serve the Richmond community through various functions relating to development, growth and construction. Staff secures grant funding for several city departments, administers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects, as well as inform and educate the community about how the City functions and the work of various departments. The City produces a monthly program on the local cable public access Channel 11. WCTV tapes the show ‘City Connections’ and broadcasts the programs at a variety of times and days throughout the week.
  
  Permits and Inspections
  Permits and Inspections staff issues permits, reviews development plans, enforces the City’s Building and Housing Codes, performs construction inspections, and provides professional services related to construction and development of the City. As a public safety function, the Building Commissioner and certified building inspectors strive to insure the safety of all building occupants through a rigorous inspection system.

  Planning
  Planning staff coordinates annexations, zoning of property for residential and commercial use, and site design approval. A professional planning staff reviews all projects for conformance to local ordinances and standards, oversees the implementation of proposed plans and developments and the administration of the existing zoning ordinances of the City. This staff also provides assistance to petitioners through the process of filing documentation for subdivisions, annexations, re-zonings, variances, dedications and vacations of public rights of way.

  Economic Development

  Economic Development staff work cooperatively with the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County to attract and bring new businesses to the area. The staff oversees the Revolving Loan Fund for small business loans, and tax abatements for business expansions. Staffing is provided to the Aquifer Commission, Community & Economic Development Loan Fund, Economic Development Commission, and the Redevelopment Commission.

• Planning & Zoning  ( 5 items )
  

  Planning staff coordinates annexations, zoning of property for residential and commercial use, and site design approval. A professional planning staff reviews all projects for conformance to local ordinances and standards, oversees the implementation of proposed plans and developments and the administration of the existing zoning ordinances of the City. This staff also provides assistance to petitioners through the process of filing documentation for subdivisions, annexations, re-zonings, variances, dedications and vacations of public rights of way.

   

  Projects

  

   

   

  Ball State University
  College of Architecture and Planning
  Department of Landscape Architecture

  Public open space is not a leftover of little importance but it is rather the central artery where democracy flows and enriches community. Public open space must be linked consequentially to the entire community in order to promote good and healthy function that supports a good quality of life. Students fom this department explored 46 seperate projects which represent a creative effort to interpret and envision public open space in Richmond, Indiana. Please review these presentations by selecting the Forms and Reports tab to the upper left.

  Its major purpose is to invite engagement and civic dialogue toward the articulation of a program of action for comprehensive improvement and capture of the open space opportunities in Richmond that will make the city an attractive place to live, relocate, work, and recreate. These are neither perfect nor final concepts but rather “burrs in the saddle” that may cause a stop to address conditions, ponder solutions. and effect the convenient and appropriate change.

   

  If you would like a copy of the entire document at a higher resolution, or would like to discuss the study further; please contact the Department of Metropolitan Development at (765) 983-7217 or smitchell@ci.richmond.in.us This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Police Department  ( 15 items )
  

  Richmond Police Department

  The Richmond Police Department was founded in March of 1834 with the appointment of Isaac Barnes as the first "High Constable". As the City has grown, so too has the Police Department. Today, the Police Department consists of 77 sworn Officers and 15 Civilian staff responsible for maintaining peace in the city and responding to calls for service from the citizens and visitors alike.

  The 77 sworn officers uphold Indiana law as well as ordinances passed by the City. In addition, these officers have the responsibility to prevent crime through vigilance and directed patrols, respond to crimes in progress, investigate these crimes to their conclusion, and arrest those who break the law.

  In 2007, Officers of the Richmond Police Department responded to 40,790 calls for service from citizens and visitors to the City of Roses.

  Crime Mapping

  

  Crime Mapping                  Incident Reporting

   

• Public Works  ( 1 items )
  

  Department Responsibility

  The Department of Public Works and Engineering is responsible for the engineering and construction of various public works projects including:

  1. Roads
  2. Sidewalks
  3. Storm Sewers
  4. Ditches
  5. Public Facilities

  The Department of Public Works and Engineering also issues the following permits:

  1. Stormwater Permits
  2. Drainage Permits

  Sub-Division Requirements

  1. City Code Chapter 153: Subdivision Control
  2. Stormwater Permit Requirements – Stormwater Permit Manual
  3. Design Standards – City of Richmond Engineering Design Standards (Link)

  City Maps

  1. City Maps (Link)
  2. GIS
• Purchasing  ( 3 items )
  

  

   

   

  The Purchasing Department of the City of Richmond is a service oriented department with two full-time employees, Vicki Robinson, Director and Rose Dangerfield, Assistant. A fundamental purchasing objective for the City of Richmond is to obtain quality goods and services at minimum cost. Purchasing also has the added responsibility of protecting the interests of the taxpayers and must continually function in an environment of public scrutiny.

  Statutes, ordinances, and regulations generally require state and local governments to conduct their purchasing operation on the basis of competitive bidding. This requirement is intended to secure sound value, to guard against favoritism and profiteering at public expense, and to safeguard the interest of the seller by providing equal opportunities to compete for government business. The ways and means of obtaining prices is as important, if not more important, than the prices themselves.

  Any business interested in doing business with the City of Richmond is asked to mail all correspondence including their company name, address, contact name and phone number, and company profile to: City of Richmond, Purchasing, 50 North 5th Street, Richmond, IN 47374.

• Parks & Recreation  ( 12 items )
  

  Richmond Parks and Recreation...  your connection to nature, recreation, leisure and quality of life in our community.

   

  

   

   

  The Richmond Parks Masterplan

  2009-2013

   

  Sign up here to receive monthly email updates from the Parks Department including information about upcoming events, programs, registration deadlines and more!

  Parks Department Newsletter

   

   

   
  Look us up on facebook & myspace! If you want to stay in touch with what's happening at the Parks Department, add us by visiting www.myspace.com/richmondparks

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

• Roseview Transit  ( 3 items )
  

  Daytime Hours (normal routes)
  Monday - Friday	6:15am - 5:45 pm
  Saturday	9:15am - 4:45 pm
  Blackout Dates (no service on these days)
  New Year's Day Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

• Sanitation  ( 13 items )
  

  Richmond Sanitary District is a city owned utility that serves residential, business and industrial customers. We provide sewer service, wastewater treatment, trash/recyclables collection, and landfill service. We also offer our residential customers several special services, such as our household hazardous waste program, special pick-ups and roll-off container leasing.

  The area served includes the City Of Richmond and areas to the west and north in Wayne and Center townships. Richmond Sanitary District serves over 55,000 residential, business and industrial customers.

  The money it takes to operate Richmond Sanitary District comes from property taxes (for trash collection), monthly sewer bills, and user fees from the New Paris Pike Landfill. Richmond Sanitary District operates under strict guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

• Streets  ( 6 items )
  

  The Street Department is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all city streets, curbs, and sidewalks. The department also offers a number of other services to residents. The areas of responsibility within the Street Department are:

  • Street Maintenance-Paving
  • Street Maintenance-Sweeping
  • Sidewalk/Curb Maintenance-Concrete
  • Snow & Ice Removal
  • Leaf Removal
  • Signage
  • Urban Forest Management