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COMMERCIAL
BUILDING PERMIT
PLAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The State of Indiana requires a State Plan Review based on qualifying parameters. Generally, certain types of structures,
detached structures 500 square feet or less, attached structures 300 square feet or less, plumbing work that does not
exceed 5 fixture units, and projects with less than 100 linear feet of non load-bearing partitions, can usually be handled
with just a local Plan Review.
We have County & City Fire Reviews on Wednesday mornings and County & City Plan Reviews on Thursday mornings.
We prefer that digital (PDF) copies of plans be submitted. If you are required to submit to the State, please supply us
with a complete set of prints “as submitted” to the State. The State requirements are as follows:
1. Site Plan – showing all setbacks, existing buildings, street widths and easements, septic and well or sewer and
water lines location, landscaping, parking spaces with calculations, drainage plan with calculations.
2. Foundation and Basement Plans and details.
3. Floor Plans – dimensioned for each floor
4. Fire and Safety Plan – showing graphically or by legend the location and rating of building elements such as area
separation walls, smoke barriers, fire-resistive corridor walls, stair enclosures, shaft enclosures and horizontal
exits.
5. Exterior Walls – elevations and adjacent ground elevations
6. Sections and Details – walls, floors and roof, showing dimensions and materials.
7. Structural Plans – and elevations showing size and location of all members, truss designs showing all connection
details, stress calculations and loading.
8. Room Finish Schedule – for walls, ceilings and floors
9. Door Schedule – showing material, size, thickness and fire rating.
10. Electrical Plans – diagrams, details and grounding of service entrance and power or lighting information
required for energy conservation.
11. Plumbing Plans – showing location of fixtures, risers, drains and isometrics.
12. Mechanical Plans – showing location and size of ductwork, equipment, fire dampers, smoke dampers and
equipment schedules showing capacity.
13. Fire Protection Plan – (if required) showing type of system, location of sprinkler heads, standpipes, hose
connections, fire pumps, riser and hanger details.
14. Site lighting plan – photometric plan.
Local Plan Review will include submission to other departments as necessary. Reviews by other departments such as
Area Plan Commission, Engineering, and Health may require additional details and fees. It is the applicant’s
responsibility to ensure these requirements.
After our Local Plan Review, you will be contacted regarding the status of the review and any further requirements.
Please provide an email address in addition to phone number. Once all the information and approvals described in this
document are completed and we receive approval from the Area Plan Commission, we will issue a permit.
Local Plan Review submissions received Monday will be processed Tuesday, reviewed Wednesday and Thursday, and
notes will be emailed to the applicant on Friday. Projects with all qualifying requirements satisfied may be issued a
permit. Any submittals after Monday will be processed in the following week’s review cycle.
Applications and supporting documents can be submitted in one of the following ways:
1. Uploaded to Dropbox (see link on page 1); or
2. In person; or