| Name | Position | Telephone | Tony Foster II | Executive Director | 765-983-7211 | Scott Zimmerman | City Planner | 765-983-7343 | Penny Klusman | Administrative Assistant | 765-983-7342 | Sarah Mitchell | Planning Technician | 765-983-7217 |
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
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