(A) Miscellaneous.
Home occupation registry | $40 | |
Zoning confirmation | $45 | form letter on Zionsville letterhead |
Zoning determination | $65 | includes two hours of research time; docket search, VAR/SE/RZ etc. |
Research | $25 | per hour every hour over initial two hours |
Permit extensions | $50 | one time, up to six months |
Expired permit notification/renewal | $250 |
(B) Encroachment agreements.
Encroachment - right-of-way (ROW) | $65 | application fee |
Encroachment - air | $65 | application fee |
Encroachment - easement | $65 | application fee |
(C) Land use petitions.
Administrative appeal | $300 | |
Zone map change | ||
Residential districts | $400 | plus $100 for each acre or any portion thereof |
Business or industrial districts | $1,000 | plus $30 for each acre or any portion thereof |
All other districts | $1,200 | plus $30 for each acre or any portion thereof |
Variance | ||
Use | ||
Residential use | $400 | plus $25 for each variance of development standard requested |
Other use | $1,200 | |
Development standards | ||
Residential districts | $375 | plus $25 for each additional development standard requested |
All other districts | $675 | plus $50 for each additional development standard requested |
Special exception | $700 | |
Amendment or termination of commitments of a variance or special exception | $1,000 | |
Approvals | ||
Development plan | $675 | plus $100 per acre |
Modification or termination of development plan | $575 | plus $100 per acre |
Plat/subdivision (R-SF-1, R-SF-2, R-V Districts | ||
Major plat - primary plat | $825 | plus $30 per lot |
Major plat - secondary plat | $550 | per section (plus $20 per lot) |
Minor plat - primary plat | $300 | plus $15 per lot |
Minor plat - secondary plat | $550 | per section (plus $20 per lot) |
Re-plat | $550 | plus $100 per additional lot |
Plat/subdivision (all other districts) | ||
Major plat - primary plat | $1,000 | plus $5 per lot |
Major plat - secondary plat | $400 | per section |
Minor plat - primary plat | $1,000 | plus $5 per lot |
Minor plat - secondary plat | $400 | per section |
Re-plat | $500 | plus $100 per additional lot |
(D) Improvement location permits (building permit fee included.
(1) Residential
Single or two-family dwellings | ||
New building | $700 | plus $0.10 per square foot (includes five inspections) |
Exterior and interior remodeling | $360 | plus $0.10 per square foot if over 400 square feet of exterior remodeling (includes four inspections) |
Addition to an existing single or two-family dwelling | $360 | plus $0.10 per square foot if over 400 square feet (includes four inspections) |
Accessory uses | ||
Detached accessory buildings (large), garages, carports | $200 | plus $0.10 per square foot over 200 square feet of total floor area (includes two inspections) |
Detached accessory buildings (small) | $100 | plus $0.00. Structure shall be 200 square feet or less in square footage |
Swimming pools, hot tubs (above or below grade) | $350 | plus $0.10 per square foot of total pool and deck, or hot tub dimension (includes two inspections) |
Decks | $75 | floor height of 0 - 30 inches above grade requires structural plan review and final inspection (includes one inspection) |
Decks | $175 | floor height greater than 30 inches above grade - plans required for verification with Indiana Code requirements (includes three inspections - footing, framing, final) |
Demolition | $100 | plus $50 each additional building |
Other residential | $75 | including roofing, patio and electrical permits |
Additional certificate of occupancy fee applies to most permits (see details below). No ILP is required and no fees are charged for fences. Square footage is considered gross area, above grade (as further clarified on the improvement location permit application form. | ||
(2) Commercial.
Multifamily dwellings | ||
Primary buildings | $500 | plus $100 per unit (includes six inspections per unit) |
Accessory buildings/structures | $350 | plus $0.10 per building/structure; per square foot if over 400 square feet (includes three inspections) |
Business, industrial or special use | ||
New building | $500 | plus $0.17 per square foot of total floor area (includes five base inspections) |
Addition to an existing building | $500 | plus $0.17 per square foot of total floor area added (includes four inspections) |
Parking lot construction or remodeling (as a primary use or as an expansion or remodeling of an existing parking lot) | $5 | per parking space (includes two inspections) |
Accessory buildings/structures | $350 | plus $0.17 per square foot of total floor area over 100 square feet (includes three inspections) |
Interior remodel/tenant finish | $350 | plus $0.17 per square foot (includes three inspections) |
Demolition | $200 | plus $100 per additional building |
All other improvements | $90 | includes one inspection |
(E) Other improvement location permit fees.
Amended ILP application: (Residential) | $125 | re-review |
Amended ILP application: (Commercial/Industrial) | $150 | re-review |
Duplicate permit | $25 | |
Re-inspection fees | $150 | commercial |
Re-inspection fees | $75 | residential |
(F) Signs.
Application fee | $25 | does not count against permit fee |
Final inspection fee | $25 | |
On-premise freestanding identification (ground or pylon) | ||
Up to 24 square feet in area | $200 | |
Over 24 square feet in area | $200 | plus $1 per square foot of sign area |
On-premise building identification (wall, projecting, awning, canopy) | $45 | plus $1 per square foot of sign area |
On-premise incidental (any type) | $50 | |
On-premise suspended | $50 | |
On-premise (advertising) | $300 | plus $1 per square foot of sign area |
(G) Clearance of land/grading permit.
2.00 ac. (gross) or less in size | $50 | plus $25/ac. |
2.01 ac. (gross) in size, or larger | $125 | plus $5/ac. |
(H) Any other improvements.
$50 |
(I) Certificate of occupancy/temporary certificate of occupancy.
Primary use/building/structure | ||
Residential (single or two-family) | $50 | |
Residential (multifamily) | $50 | per unit |
Business/industrial/or special use | $50 | per leased area/tenant space |
All other | $25 | |
Accessory use/building/structure in any district | ||
$25 | ||
(J) Alternate fee.
Municipal and school fees | ||
The fees listed in this section shall not be applicable to all Zionsville Community School Corporation buildings, structures or facilities with the exception of commercial building inspection fees, which shall be reduced by one-half. All required inspections are to be scheduled with the Town of Zionsville. The waiver of these improvement location permit fees exempts neither the Zionsville Community School Corporation from compliance with all provisions of this zoning code. | ||
Other fees | ||
For churches and other not-for-profit organizations, all fees listed in this section shall be reduced by one-half, including all required building inspection fees. Documentation of charitable (501c3) status shall be submitted with the petition or request for an improvement location permit in order to verify an organization's not-for-profit status. All required inspections to be scheduled with the Town of Zionsville. | ||
Fees for improvement location permit obtained after commencement of work | ||
If work for which an improvement location permit is required has commenced in violation of the provisions of the zoning code, the improvement location permit fee shall be five times the applicable amount stated in this section, however, the maximum fee incurred under this section shall be $5,000 plus the amount of the normal fee for the permit. | ||
Late fees on inspections The following fees will be assessed when construction has been performed beyond a required inspection, i.e. pouring concrete prior to a footing inspection, insulating prior to the rough-in inspection and using or occupying new construction prior to a certificate of occupancy (c/o). Upon receipt of the late fee, the inspection must be scheduled and performed before work can resume. | ||
Single or two-family dwellings new building | $350 | |
Commercial new building | $500 | |
Residential other | $150 | |
Commercial other | $250 | |
(K) Additional department/municipality fees that may be applicable when obtaining an improvement location permit. Town of Zionsville (as of 1-21-2014).
Residential single family | ||
Road impact fee | $1,009 | (as of 10-7-2014) |
Park impact fee | $1,221 | |
Sewer connection and permit fee | $4,025 | Wastewater Department #317-873-2332 |
Stormwater individual lot permit | $200 | Street & Stormwater Department #317-873- 4544 |
Easement encroachment permit | $150 | Street & Stormwater Department #317-873- 4544 |
Drivecut review | n/a | Street & Stormwater Department #317-873- 4544 |
Commercial | ||
Fire protection permit | varies | Fire Department #317-873-5358 |
The following permits (IF APPLICABLE) must be obtained BEFORE improvement location permit submittal to the Town of Zionsville Planning & Economic Development Department | ||
Driveway permit | ||
Boone County Highway Department | #765-482-4550 1955 Indianapolis Avenue, Lebanon, IN 46052 | |
State of Indiana Highway Department | #765-362-3700 P.O. Box 667, Crawfordsville, IN 46933 | |
Septic/sewer and well/water | ||
Boone County Health Department | #765-483-4458 116 W. Washington, Rm B201, Lebanon, IN 46052 | |
TriCo Regional Sewer Utility | #317-844-9200 10701 N. College Ave., Ste A, Indianapolis, IN 46280 | |
Whitestown Municipal Sewers | #317-733-8584 6210 Veterans Dr. Whitestown, IN 46075 | |
Stormwater drainage permit | ||
Boone County Surveyor | #765-483-4444 116 W. Washington, Rm 102, Lebanon, IN 46052 | |
(Ord. 2016-23, passed 12-19-2016; Ord. 2020-01; passed 1-6-2020)