PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR
CHAD REISCHL, AICP
Email: Creischl@cityofjeff.net
About Us
The City of Jeffersonville is a unique and dynamic community situated on the banks of the Ohio River. As the City continues to evolve as part of the growing Louisville Metropolitan Area, the Jeffersonville Planning & Zoning Department is committed to facilitating development and improving quality of life for community residents, business owners, and other community stakeholders. Our aim is to serve as a resource and catalyst for smart growth and development that enhances the City and ensures that Jeffersonville remains a unique and special place.
The Planning and Zoning Department actively seeks to facilitate change through long-range planning initiatives, creative place-making, strategic infrastructure improvements, and amendments to public policy. Collaborative planning with citizens, businesses, organizations and institutions is integral to our work. The Department enforces the city’s Zoning Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan, and Subdivision Control Ordinance and operates under Indiana Codes 36-7-4, 36-7-10, and 36-7-10.
The Jeffersonville Planning & Zoning Department provides staff support for the city’s Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals and serves as a resource to citizens and developers who need assistance with the city’s development and zoning controls.
Latest News from the Department
The City has a new Urban Forestry Report and Work Plan!
The City received grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to undertake a study of the City’s urban forest. This report follows a recommendation of the Building Jeff Comprehensive Plan to support and enhance our urban tree canopy. The report assesses areas of public land to determine the overall health of the City’s tree canopy, provides an inventory of trees in public parks and streetscapes, and provides strategies to continue to improve our City’s health and appearance.
The full report can be read here: opens in a new windowThe Jeffersonville Urban Forestry & Work Planopens PDF file
The new Downtown Jeffersonville Master Plan has been completed!
The Planning and Zoning Department has completed the Downtown Jeffersonville Master Plan! This new plan, adopted by City Council, provides a centralized vision for the future of Downtown Jeffersonville. The Plan combines numerous disparate planning efforts with feedback from the community to provide a number of recommendations to help guide the future development of Downtown.
You can read the full plan here: opens in a new windowThe Downtown Jeffersonville Master Planopens PDF file
The 2024 Planning and Zoning Annual Report is here!
The City of Jeffersonville’s Planning and Zoning Department has released its Annual Report for 2024! Find out what happened last year and where we’re going this year!
You can read the report here: opens in a new windowThe 2024 Planning and Zoning Annual Report opens PDF file
City Council has passed an ordinance requiring the registration of all Short-Term Rentals
On November 6, 2024, the Jeffersonville City Council finalized an ordinance enacting a registration program on all short-term rentals in the city of Jeffersonville.
Please view the following notice for details about this registration program:
Short-Term Rental Public Noticeopens PDF file
To read the ordinance in its entirety, please view Article 8.11 in the City’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) opens in a new windowfound here.
To apply for a Short-Term Rental permit, opens in a new windowclick here.
City of Jeffersonville has updated its Comprehensive Plan!
The City’s Planning Staff has concluded its year-long effort to update the City’s Comprehensive Plan. After numerous discussions with City residents, business groups, and civic leaders and collecting data and mapping trends, the Building Jeff Comprehensive Plan was approved by the Jeffersonville City Council. This plan provides a road map to help guide the growth and development of Jeffersonville for the next 10 to 20 years. This plan will help ensure that development occurs in a thoughtful, well-planned manner that addresses the City’s history and its future.
The finalized Building Jeff Plan can be found here: The Building Jeff Comprehensive Planopens PDF file
Planning Staff
Cassie Nichols – Administrative Assistant:
Phone: (812) 285-6413
Email: opens in a new windowcnichols@cityofjeff.net
Shane Shaughnessy – Planner II:
Phone: (812) 280-4733
Email: opens in a new windowsshaughnessy@cityofjeff.net
Shelby Walsh – Planner I:
Phone: (812) 280-4712
Email: opens in a new windowswalsh@cityofjeff.net
Note: Code Enforcement is now supervised by the Building Commission.
Contact Us
500 Quartermaster Court, Suite 200 Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Phone: (812) 285-6413 | Fax: (812) 285-6468
Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, M-F
