Page last updated on February 25, 2026 at 5:02 pm
Below is information related to processes for permits and verifications that are issued by the Department. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the Planning and Transportation Department at 812-349-3423 or [email protected].
Permit, Petition, Verification, and Occupancy Information
Certificate of Zoning Compliance (CZC) for Building Permit
If you need to apply for a building permit for a new triplex, fourplex, multifamily, commercial, institutional, office, industrial, or any non-Class 2 structure or anything requiring a building permit on a site containing those primary buildings, including a remodel or accessory structure, please apply through the Monroe County Building Department. This is the current process and will not be changing at this time.
If you need to apply for a building permit for a new single-family detached or attached, duplex, or townhouse structure or anything requiring a building permit on a site containing those primary buildings, including a remodel or accessory structure, you must apply for and receive your CZC through CivicAccess before you can apply at the Monroe County Building Department. These types of structures are referred to as Class 2 structures and are regulated differently beginning January 1, 2026 per Indiana Enrolled House Bill 1005. You must have a complete application in order to apply. The process and requirements are discussed on the Class 2 Structure Permitting Process page.
Permanent Sign Permit
If you need to apply for a sign permit for a Permanent Sign, please apply through CivicAccess.
Temporary Sign Permit
If you need to apply for a sign permit for a Temporary Sign, please apply through CivicAccess.
Temporary Signs NOT requiring a permit - Yard Sign Placement Guidelines for when there is a:
Site Development Permit
If you need to apply for a site development permit for a site that has an approved site plan and/or a floodplain development permit in process, please apply through CivicAccess.
Floodplain Development Permit
If you need to apply for a floodplain development permit for work in the floodplain including building and earth movement, please apply through CivicAccess.
Temporary Use Permit
If you need to apply for a temporary use permit for a Temporary Use, please apply through CivicAccess.
Zoning Verification Letter
If you need to apply for a zoning verification letter, please apply through CivicAccess.
Change In Use Permit
If you need to apply for a change in use permit, please access the application and submit a copy of the completed application and supporting site plan to [email protected] or you can supply a paper copy of the completed application and supporting site plan to the Department.
Occupancy Inspection
If your development site is completed to the temporary or final occupancy standards, please submit an application for Temporary or Final Occupancy.
Petition Documents
If you are applying for a zoning map amendment (rezone), planned unit development (PUD), site plan, primary or secondary subdivision, subdivision vacation, variance, conditional use, or an administrative appeal, please access the application and submit with your other documents at your petition filing appointment.
The 'DRC Calendar', otherwise known as the 2026 Meeting Schedule and Project Submission Deadlines Calendar, lists hearing dates for the Plan Commission, Plat Committee, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Hearing Officer. It also includes deadlines that must be met in order to appear at those hearings.
Planning and Transportation, Fee Schedule (effective 3-14-2022)