Zoning and Land Use
At Clark Quinn, we offer a complete land use team, including attorneys and an experienced American Institute Certified Planner (AICP). This unique and diverse team works collaboratively to make the best decisions and approach for any given project to maximize our clients’ options, budget and the success of the project. Clark Quinn’s zoning and land use professionals touch all aspects of land development and Indiana real estate law. Our zoning and land use professionals represent a diverse range of clients including national retail developers, local commercial, industrial residential and mixed use developers and builders, small businesses, regulated industries, landowners, various municipalities and governmental entities, engineers and architects. We offer a wide range of experience representing clients in matters including rezonings, variances, special exceptions, platting, public-private partnerships, architectural design and site review approvals, as well as related approvals, certifications, permitting and code compliance.
Our extensive experience also includes land use presentations before various Plan Commissions, Boards of Zoning Appeals, Plat Committees, Town Councils, City Councils, Technical Review Committees, Boards of Public Works, Drainage Boards, Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Groups both locally and throughout the State of Indiana. We offer the advantage of extensive expertise and experience while maintaining personal relationships and contact with our clients and decision makers. We advise our clients on site planning and development issues. Our zoning and land use attorneys prepare petitions and legal requirements for land use processes, attend hearings and meetings with staff and any interested stakeholders. At Clark Quinn, we offer a complete land use team, including an American Institute Certified Planner (AICP) to aid in making the best decisions and approach for any given project to maximize our clients’ options and the success of the project.
We offer professional, personal and efficient assistance with:
- Planning
- Rezoning
- Planned Unit Development
- Variances: use, development standards, dimensional
- Platting – Approval or modification
- Vacations
- Legal Non-Conforming Uses (LCNU or “Grandfathered Uses”)
- Permitting
- Zoning Ordinance Revisions, Updates and Interpretations
- Code Compliance Issues
- Zoning Violations
- Comprehensive planning for municipalities – judicial review of zoning decisions
- Requests for Proposals (RFP) – drafting and responding
- Site plan assistance
- Architectural review
- Design Review
For more information about the Firm’s zoning and land use practice, please contact Russell L. Brown, John B. “Bart” Herriman, William W. Gooden, Clark P. Kirkman, or Elizabeth Bentz Williams.