§ 155.139 IMPROVEMENT LOCATION PERMITS.
   (A)   Applicability.
      (1)   The Administrator, or their agent, shall be responsible for the issuance of all ILPs for any alteration to the condition of land, or structures thereon, with the jurisdictional area of the PPC. Any persons making said alterations must obtain an ILP for said alterations from the Administrator prior to the start of any construction
      (2)   The filing fee for an ILP is shown on the fee schedule, which is hereby established as a part of this section.
   (B)   Permit application. The necessary information for an ILP shall be submitted on the appropriate application form adopted by the PPC.
      (1)   As a condition of issuing an ILP, the Administrator or their agent, may require the relocation of any structure or any entrance or exit, or the inclusion of an entrance or exit not shown on the plan, if the requirement is necessary in the interest of public welfare.
      (2)   An ILP for a special exception may not be issued until the special exception has been approved by the WBZA.
      (3)   Any application that requires physical encroachment upon another's property to meet drainage requirements shall provide a notarized letter of agreement to allow encroachment from those owners upon whose property encroachment must occur.
      (4)   If an application for an ILP relates to a light or general industrial use, it must be accompanied by a certificate of compliance, subscribed by a registered professional engineer of the State of Indiana, stating that the use will meet the performance standards established by this chapter.
   (C)   Certificate of occupancy.
      (1)   No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, altered, or reconstructed shall be occupied or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Administrator, or their agent, stating that the use complies with all of the provisions of this chapter.
      (2)   The certificate of occupancy shall be issued within five days of the completion of the improvements authorized by the ILP, provided said improvements are in compliance with all provisions of this chapter and all reinspection fees and fines have been paid.
   (D)   Expiration and extension of an improvement location permit.
      (1)   If a person to whom an ILP has been issued fails to complete construction within 24 months after the ILP is issued (or less as described elsewhere), or fails to comply with the approved plan upon which the ILP was issued, said ILP shall be null and void.
      (2)   Extension. The Administrator may grant one 12-month extension for any ILP at the written request of the applicant stating the need for such extension.