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Planning staff announces new cloud permitting 'planning module' and upcoming trainings

Michigan City Planning Commission · June 23, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners were told the planning department has launched a cloud permitting tool called the planning module and will digitize workflows and provide training for applicants and board members.

A commissioner announced at the June 23 Michigan City Planning Commission meeting that the planning department has launched a cloud permitting tool called the “planning module.” The commissioner said the new system will digitize workflows across planning functions, including planning commission applications, board of zoning appeals filings, historic preservation reviews and site plan submissions.

The commissioner said the department will provide trainings for boards and commissions to explain updated internal workflows and how applicants should use the new online system. No implementation timeline or budget details were provided during the meeting.

The announcement was made near the meeting’s close as part of new business; commissioners did not take formal action on the matter during this session.