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Gary City previews comprehensive plan and zoning rewrite, seeks ideas for Genesis Center redevelopment
Summary
Agency staff outlined a new comprehensive plan and a full rewrite of the zoning code (last updated in 1990), announced a request for ideas for the Genesis Center site with an August 8 deadline, and outlined an RFP-driven timeline for a new convention center design-build selection and construction estimates.
An agency official for Gary City told residents the city is moving forward with a new comprehensive plan and a full rewrite of its zoning code, which the official said "has not been updated since 1990." The official said the comprehensive plan will include a future land-use map and that the zoning code rewrite will follow the planning commission review, with both documents expected to be adopted "as we enter into 2026."
The official said the city has issued a request for ideas for the Genesis Center site now that the Lake County Convention Center at Hard Rock has been approved, inviting the private market and members…
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