2020 Comprehensive Plan Update

What is the 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update? The Hamilton County Plan Commission is planning its land use, development, and environmental policies for the next ten years within its jurisdictional area. Hamilton County has nine different planning jurisdictions within the County. The Hamilton County Plan Commission has jurisdiction over the areas of the County that are shown on the map below in the blue color. If you want to see how the County is broke up into the nine different planning jurisdictions, click here

2020 Comprehensive Plan Survey:

The Hamilton County Plan Commission is updating the Comprehensive Plan and wants your input. The project mission is for residents and leaders of Hamilton County to shape a land use vision that strikes a healthy balance between environment, community, culture/values, and economy for the Hamilton County Plan Commission to implement over the next ten years.

Please clink on the image below to complete the 2020 Comp Plan Survey
(This link will take you outside the Hamilton County website)

State Law

Comprehensive planning is allowed by Indiana Code Title 36-7-4-500 series. The law gives municipalities, like Hamilton County, the capability to approve and adopt a Comprehensive Plan. By Indiana Code, the plan must have at least these three elements:

A statement of objectives for the future development of the jurisdiction.
A statement of policy for the land use development of the jurisdiction.
A statement of policy for the development of public ways, public places, public lands, public structures, and public utilities.