Hamilton County
Hamilton County Plan Commission (Hamilton County Planning Department)
In short
Hamilton County Plan Commission (Hamilton County Planning Department) issues 3 permits we publish for Hamilton County, last verified 2026-10-15. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit, Improvement Location Permit and Certificate of Occupancy (Hamilton County Plan Commission)only if it applies to you | Hamilton County Plan Commission (Hamilton County Planning Department) | Commercial primary structure $350 + $0.15 per sq ft + $125 certificate of occupancy; commercial accessory structure $250 + $0.15 per sq ft + $125 C/O; commercial additions $250 + $0.15 per sq ft + $125 C/O; commercial remodels $200 + $0.15 per sq ft + $125 C/O; commercial parking lot $125; change of use $100; improvement location permit (commercial and other) $200 + $5 per acre; electrical (other) $175; commercial inspection $150; re-inspection $175. Work started before the permit: 1.5 times the regular fee for a first offence, 2 times for a second, 3 times for a third. Occupying before the certificate of occupancy: $1,200 for the first occurrence and $2,400 for each additional occurrence by the same company. | per permit, for the project applied for; contact the Planning Department at 317-776-8490 for the validity period of a given permit | 2026-10-15 |
| Sign Permit (Hamilton County Plan Commission)only if it applies to you | Hamilton County Plan Commission (Hamilton County Planning Department) | Commercial sign (ground, wall, canopy) $150; commercial window sign $75; home occupation sign $25. Temporary signs: displayed under 30 days, no charge; temporary uses $50; grand opening or closing $25. | per sign; contact the Planning Department at 317-776-8490 for the validity period of a given permit | 2026-10-15 |
| Home Occupation Permit (Hamilton County Plan Commission)only if it applies to you | Hamilton County Plan Commission (Hamilton County Planning Department) | $65 per home occupation permit, as set in Ord. 09-12-2022-A, Exhibit A (adopted 12 September 2022), in the Plan Commission's jurisdictional area only | per permit; contact the Planning Department at 317-776-8490 for the validity period | 2026-10-15 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Commercial Building Permit, Improvement Location Permit and Certificate of Occupancy (Hamilton County Plan Commission)
This record applies only in the Plan Commission's jurisdictional area (shown on the county map in White River, Wayne and Noblesville Townships). The Plan Commission page says the Commission "has jurisdiction over the areas of the County shown in blue on the map", and the county's Zoning Jurisdictions page lists nine planning jurisdictions, so a site in Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, Arcadia, Atlanta, Cicero or Sheridan follows that municipality's process instead. Within that area the Plan Commission's FAQ says all structural improvement, repair or addition needs a building permit, other than replacing windows and doors, interior decorating, exterior painting and re-shingling. As set in Ord. 09-12-2022-A, the Hamilton County Plan Commission's Schedule of Fees (Exhibit A), certified by the Plan Commission on 17 August 2022 and adopted by the County Commissioners on 12 September 2022, a commercial primary structure costs $350 plus $0.15 per square foot plus a $125 certificate of occupancy; commercial accessory structures and additions $250 plus $0.15 per square foot plus $125; commercial remodels $200 plus $0.15 per square foot plus $125; a commercial parking lot $125; a change of use $100; an improvement location permit $200 plus $5 per acre; electrical (other) $175; a commercial inspection $150 and a re-inspection $175. The county's Fee Schedule page, which links this 2022 schedule, states that work begun before a permit costs 1.5 times the regular fee for a first offence, 2 times for a second and 3 times for a third. Occupying a building before its certificate of occupancy costs $1,200, and $2,400 for each additional occurrence by the same company. The ordinance took effect ninety days after notice of its adoption was published.
Sign Permit (Hamilton County Plan Commission)
A business putting up a sign in the Plan Commission's jurisdictional area (shown on the county map in White River, Wayne and Noblesville Townships) applies to the Hamilton County Plan Commission, whose page lists a Sign Permit application among its forms; a sign inside one of the cities or towns goes through that municipality. As set in Ord. 09-12-2022-A, the Hamilton County Plan Commission's Schedule of Fees (Exhibit A), certified by the Plan Commission on 17 August 2022 and adopted by the County Commissioners on 12 September 2022, a commercial ground, wall or canopy sign costs $150, a commercial window sign $75 and a home occupation sign $25. For temporary signs the schedule charges nothing for a sign displayed under 30 days, $50 for temporary uses and $25 for a grand opening or closing. The Fee Schedule page states that work begun before a required permit costs 1.5 to 3 times the regular fee, rising with each offence. The Planning Department is at 9615 E 148th Street, Suite 101, Noblesville; 317-776-8490.
Home Occupation Permit (Hamilton County Plan Commission)
A home-based business, such as a one-chair salon, a personal training studio or a contractor's office run from a residence, in the Plan Commission's jurisdictional area (shown on the county map in White River, Wayne and Noblesville Townships) applies to the Hamilton County Plan Commission for a home occupation permit; its page lists a Home Occupation application among its forms. A home business inside Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield or one of the towns follows that municipality's rules instead. As set in Ord. 09-12-2022-A, the Hamilton County Plan Commission's Schedule of Fees (Exhibit A), certified by the Plan Commission on 17 August 2022 and adopted by the County Commissioners on 12 September 2022, the home occupation permit costs $65, and a home occupation sign is a separate $25 sign permit. The county's Fee Schedule page states that starting a use before obtaining a required permit costs 1.5 times the regular fee for a first offence, 2 times for a second and 3 times for a third.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Hamilton County
- Phone
- 317-776-8490
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Ordinance No. 09-12-2022-A, Schedule of Fees for the Jurisdictional Area of the Hamilton County Plan Commission (2022 Fee Schedule)Hamilton County Commissioners / Hamilton County Plan Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Plan Commission Fee Schedule pageHamilton County Plan Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Plan Commission page (jurisdictional area, applications)Hamilton County Plan Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Zoning Jurisdictions page and planning-jurisdiction mapHamilton County, Indiana · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
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