Community & Economic Development

Community & Economic Development handles a wide variety of services under various divisions:

Construction & Development Services provides building, mechanical, and electrical inspections for all existing and new construction, as well as administers land use planning, zoning policies, and historic preservation.

Neighborhood Standards, also known as Code Enforcement, offers citizens a single point of contact for all neighborhood environmental issues and complaints.

Neighborhood Development administers housing rehabilitation and home ownership programs as well as provides assistance to neighborhood and community service organizations.  Grant reports are available by clicking here.

Economic Development is responsible for administering a variety of economic development programs such as the City’s state-certified Enterprise and River Edge Redevelopment Zones, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and CDBG Rehabilitation & Development and Facade programs.

Long Range Planning guides and encourages growth and developemnt within the City, while preserving neighborhood character and preventing undesired or incompatible uses of land.  Long Range Planning accomplishes these tasks with the assistance of the Public Works Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning (RMAP).

You can view various plans, studies and reports from Community & Economic Development here.