Application Process
Once your application is received, it will be reviewed for completeness. If any further information is needed, our office will contact you. Small projects typically take 5 business days to process. Larger projects may take up to 15 business days to process. While the online system will send email updates throughout the process, we will call you to let you know when your permit is ready to be paid for and picked up. All new construction and zoning process applications require a pre-planning meeting with staff prior to submitting applications. Please call 765-983-7341 to schedule your meeting.
Pre-planning/Zoning Permits
All pre-planning/zoning fees are assessed as application fees upon application submittal. Please note this is not a guarantee of application acceptance. The following permits are available for online application:
Improvement Location Permit Application
An Improvement Location Permit (ILP) is required before permanent construction, installation, addition, alteration, or relocation of a structure; before permanent alteration to the land; and before establishment of a new or change to an existing land use. The following are examples of projects that require an Improvement Location Permit:
- Constructing a new dwelling unit
- Constructing a new commercial unit
- Constructing a garage or carport
- Adding a room to a primary structure
- Adding an impervious surface
- Changing a structure’s height
- Digging a recreation pond
- Installing a manufactured home
- Installing a swimming pool
- Installing a new driveway
- Installing a deck or patio (over 400 sq. ft)
- Installing any structure over 200 sq. ft
ILP Application Packet (required submittal)
Aquifer Protection Survey (required for new/expanding businesses within the Aquifer Protection Overlay)
Permanent Sign Permit Application
A Sign Permit Application is required before permanent construction, installation, addition, alteration, or relocation of signs on a non-residential property. The purpose of a Sign Permit is to encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communication within the City of Richmond IN; to maintain the City's aesthetic environment by ensuring compatibility of signs with the area surrounding them; to encourage the use of signs appropriate to residential and commercial activities, to ensure the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, to encourage development within the City, and to ensure compliance with Unified Development Ordinance Chapter 154 Article 5: Sign Standards.
Sign ILP Application Packet (required submittal)
