Building Department
Michael Polan,
Building Commissioner
Phone: 219-326-6808, Ext. 2591 | Ext. 2221 | Ext. 2563
Fax: 219-362-5561
Building Department
- Issue building permits and conduct inspections
- Issue “certificate of occupancy”
- Issue Addresses
- Driveway Permits unless on State Highways (INDOT)
- Road/Utility Borings
- Registration of Contractors (insured and bonded)
- Handle contractor and home owners’ complaints (unincorporated areas only).
REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS
- Create a new account.
- Fill in all necessary information.
- After submission, check your corresponding email to confirm your account.
- Upload, email, or fax copies of your liability, worker’s comp/waiver, and $10,000.00 bond for La Porte County Unincorporated.
- Pay registration fee.
Mobile Homes
- Dwelling (requires variance)
- Work Trailer
- Temporary
Mechanical
- Furnace
- Air Conditioner
- Generator
- Geothermal
- Wood-Burning Stove
Plumbing
- Rough
- Hot Water
- Water Softener
Gas
Electric
- Upgrade
- Reconnection
- Septic
- Rough
- New Service
- Temporary Service
Roofing/Siding
Fireplace
- Gas
- Wood
Solar Panel
- Ground
- Roof-Top
Pools
- Inground/Above Ground
- Hot Tub/Spa
PERMITTING INFO
- Residential Application
- Commercial Application
- Site Plan Layout
- New Residential Construction
- New Commercial Construction
- Home Owner Sign Off
- Permit Fees
- Inspections
- Electrical Services
- Electrical Inspections
- Pool Inspections
- Accessory Structures – Inspections
- 1 & 2 Family Checklist
- Certification of Occupancy for One and Two Family Residences
- Fine Violations
- Contractor Registration Instructions
- Contractor Registration Form
ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS AND CODES
- 200 Amp Underground Meter REMC
- Direct Burial Ground
- Mobile Home Underground Service AEP
- Meter – Location NIPSCO
- Service – Temporary NIPSCO
- Service – Overhead NIPSCO
- Service – Underground NIPSCO
- Service – Manufactured Mobile Home NIPSCO
- Rural Farm Service NIPSCO
- Grounding NIPSCO
- Gas Meter Standards NIPSCO
- Click Here for Additional NIPSCO Standards
CODES
HYDRONIC HEATERS