Planning Department

Mission Statement

To provide the City of Lebanon with proper administration and planning of land use, to issue permits for residential, commercial, and industrial structures, and to safeguard the homes, businesses, schools, churches, and industry against unsanitary and unsafe areas in the City of Lebanon.

The Planning Department is responsible for issuing Building Permits, setting up and regulating Building Inspections, Floodplain Administrator, Code Enforcement, Implementing and Regulating Planning and Zoning for the City. We are staff for the Lebanon Plan Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and the Historic Preservation Commission. We oversee and administer the Blight Elimination Grant, Brownfields Grant, and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (Active Living Initiative).

– Comprehensive Plan

– Lebanon Standards – Updated 3/9/20

– Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan

– 2026 50/50 Sidewalk Replacement Cost Share Program

– 2026 50/50 Sidewalk Replacement Cost Share Program Petition

Project Domino Plan Documents

Eli Lilly Development Plan Project Documents

LEAP District PUD Ordinance Documents

Comprehensive Plan Amendment – LEAP District

Eli Lilly Medicine Foundry

Foundry Information

Floodplain Management

Why is Floodplain Management so important?

While many areas have flood problems, floodplain lands can be valuable community assets. That natural resources that are contained in these areas, as well as the natural functions of these resources, can contribute to overall quality of life. When floodplain areas are left in or restored to a natural state, they can not only reduce the severity of flooding, but better handle storm water runoff and help prevent pollution of the natural water system

Floodplain or Floodway?

The floodway is a channel of a river or stream and those portions of the land adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the peak flow of the regulatory (100-year) flood. The areas adjoining the channel which have been or may be covered by the regulatory flood is the floodway fringe. The floodplain includes both the floodway and the floodway fringe districts. Generally, the floodway should be kept clear of structures and other impediments to drainage flow. Floodway fringe areas may have drainage.

– Elevation Certificate – SOP

– Flood Ordinance

BZA Applications

– Conditional Use Application

– Variance Application

– Use Variance Application

Plan Commission Applications

– Secondary Plat Application

– PUD Preliminary Plan

– Primary Plat Application

– Development Plan Application Procedures Coversheet

– Administrative Plat Application

– Rezoning Application

– PUD Rezoning Application

– Right of Way Vacation Application

City of Lebanon Zoning Map

The purpose of this Zoning Ordinance is to regulate the use and development of land within the jurisdiction of the City of Lebanon. It is intended to promote the public health, safety and general welfare.

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Contact

401 S Meridian St
Lebanon, IN 46052

Phone: (765) 482-8845
Fax: (765) 482-8873

News

Property Tax Bills Could be Reduced Thanks to LEAP Payments

[Content Courtesy: Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ)]

The city of Lebanon could use payments from a massive data center to significantly reduce residential property tax bills in 2027 under a proposal introduced at the Tuesday October 13th City Council meeting.

City Seeking Statement of Qualifications for the Communitywide Brownfield Assessment Grant

The City of Lebanon is seeking an environmental consulting service the for the duration of a Brownfield Assessment Grant. The City received a $500,000 grant from the EPA to perform Phase 1 ad Phase 2 site assessments. Click here to view the request for statement of...

LPD to Hold Station Open Houses

To give the public a first-hand look at the current condition of the Lebanon Police Department station, LPD will host a series of open houses beginning Wednesday, September 23, at 6:00 p.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the current facility, located at 201 East Main Street, with members of the Lebanon Police Department guiding the tours.

Shein Grows into Lebanon

International online retailer Shein Global Holdings Ltd., which raised $1.7 billion in an initial public offering earlier this month, has completed work on a distribution center in Lebanon, growing the company’s footprint in central Indiana to more than 2.5 million square feet.

Staff


			
			
				Zachary Birge
				Project Manager
				
				zbirge@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Ben Bontrager
				Planning Director
				
				bbontrager@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Terry Burns
				Building Inspector
				
				tburns@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Skip Hart
				Building Inspector
				
				NSHart@Lebanon.IN.gov


			
			
				Makada Love
				Code Enforcement Inspector
				
				mlove@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Kristi Spencer
				Assistant Planner
				
				kspencer@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Andrew Stevens
				Code Enforcement Officer
				
				astevens@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Craig Stevens
				Building Inspector
				
				cstevens@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Derek Warren
				Deputy Director
				
				dwarren@lebanon.in.gov


			
			
				Jennifer Wilson
				Administrative Assistant
				
				JWilson@Lebanon.IN.gov