St. Joseph County I City of South Bend
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
COMMERCIAL TEMPORARY TRAILER APPLICATION
APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO BD
(See submittal options below)
BD REVIEWS APPLICATION
BD VERIFIES APPLICATION INCOMPLETE
APPLICATION DENIED
Fees submitted to
BD
PERMIT ISSUED
Applications can be submitted:
1. In person; or
2. By regular mail; or
3. By email to building@southbendin.gov
Requires changes and/or
additional information
Does not meet
requirements
APPROVED
Applicant submits
application adjustments
OR
OR
Make checks out to “St. Joseph County/South Bend”
BD Building Department
BE ADVISED
1. Receipt of application does not mean a permit has been issued; AND
2. If installation has occurred without a permit, you WILL be triple fined
PREREVIEW (NOT A
REQUIREMENT)
POST PERMIT ON SITE
Install tent/trailer
Follow procedures for Electrical, Plumbing, & HVAC work (and
schedule inspections) if applicable
https://southbendin.gov/department/community-
investment/building/building-permits
REMOVE tent/trailer by the date indicated on your
permit or within a year of permit issuance, whichever
is earlier.
FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN FINES
Installing SIGNS as part of this project or
event?
Make sure you get SIGN permits.
https://southbendin.gov/department/community-
investment/building/building-permits
PERMITTING PROCESS
COMMERCIAL TEMPORARY TENT/TRAILER/ACCESSORY APPLICATION
COMMERCIAL TEMPORARY TRAILER PERMIT CHECKLIST
1. Completed Application
(IF APPLYING FOR MULTIPLE TRAILERS, SUBMIT A SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR EACH STRUCTURE)
2. Site plan showing:
a. ALL property dimensions
b. size and location of ALL existing structures
c. parking spaces AND their dimensions after installation of proposed trailers;
d. parking calculation
e. location of septic system(s) and well(s) (if applicable)
f. size and location of ALL proposed tents/trailers
g. setbacks of all proposed tents/trailers from property lines, existing buildings, well and septic systems;
h. if parcel is under 3 acres, it must be drawn to scale
i. An example of a site plan can be found here: https://southbendin.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2018/08/Example-of-Site-Plan.pdf
3. Special use/exception and/or variance approvals if applicable
4. All applicable contractors involved in the project-building, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. (on application form)
5. Application fee **SEE FEE SCHEDULE FOR APPLICABLE PERMIT FEES
USEFUL LINKS
City of South Bend Zoning/Variance Applications http://southbendin.gov/zoning
St. Joseph County Zoning/Variance Applications http://www.sjcindiana.com/306/Division-of-Planning-Zoning
PROPOSED
PROJECT
ADDRESS:
Address
City
Zip
Township
ZONING:
OVERLAY/NNZO:
HISTORIC DISTRICT:
Yes No
Yes No
PROPERTY OWNER:
PHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL:
MAILING ADDRESS:
Address
City
State
Zip
COMMERCIAL TEMPORARY TENT/TRAILER/ACCESSORY APPLICATION
PERMIT TYPE: NEW RENEWAL
START DATE
END DATE
TOTAL DAYS IN USE
“Seasonal retail sales uses shall not exceed forty-five (45) consecutive days per occurrence nor a total of one-hundred and twenty (120) days during any
calendar year§ 21-03.11(b)(6)(E), and § 154.071(F)(5). In this case each 45 day or part thereof will be charged a separate permit fee.
STRUCTURE TYPE
& PURPOSE:
TENT TRAILER
OTHER
PURPOSE/USE
PARKING
Parking spaces taken by
temporary structure
Additional parking spaces
provided for temporary use
Parking calculation required on site plan if additional parking is NOT being provided OR spaces for existing uses are being used by temporary structure(s).
Minimum of 3 parking spaces must be dedicated to each temporary structure.
EXISTING
STRUCTURES:
Primary Structure (sq/ft)
Accessory Buildings (sq/ft)
Other (sq/ft)
PROPOSED SETBACKS OF
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE:
Front Lot Line (ft)
Side Lot line (ft)
Side Lot line (ft)
Rear lot line (ft)
Other (ft)
BUILDING
CONTRACTOR:
OR
OWNER AS CONTRACTOR
PHONE:
EMAIL:
ADDRESS:
Address
City
State
Zip
*Application must be signed below
I certify the above to be a true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
APPLICANT SIGNATURE
DATE
PRINT NAME
ORG/BUSINESS OR OWNER
PHONE
EMAIL