- Permit Required
- Permit may be required
AC - Only in Allen County, outside of Fort Wayne
FW - Only in Fort Wayne
Home Improvement Projects
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Building Permits |
Land Use Permits |
Health Department |
City Right-of-Way |
Surveyor's Office |
City Street Tree |
City Utilities |
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| New structure | |
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| Interior remodel | |
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| Roof over/tear off and reroof | |
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| Re-siding | |
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| Electrical | |
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| New wall construction, reconstruction, and/or drywall | |
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| Replacement water heaters/furnaces/AC | |
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| Sleeping room window replacement | |
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| Foundation or other structural repair | |
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| Attached decks or unattached decks/gazebos more than 30 inches above grade | |
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| Irrigation system installation | |
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| Fixture replacement (electrical or plumbing in which pipes or wiring is not altered) | ||||||||
| Cosmetic repair/maintenance | ||||||||
| Concrete flatwork | |
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| Sheds/outbuildings less than 200 SF |
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| Sheds/outbuildings greater than 200 SF | |
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| Window/door replacement (other than sleeping rooms) where no framing is altered | ||||||||
| Installing, repairing, altering septic system | |
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| Swimming pool, above- and in-ground | |
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| Open or screened-in porch | |
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| Fence |
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| Project on residential lot that disturbs 1 or more acres of land | |
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| Project on residential lot that disturbs less than 1 acre of land | |
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| Installation of utility services in the street right-of-way |
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| Installation of a new access point or the reconstruction of an existing access point to a public roadway |
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| Installation of public sidewalks |
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| Block a traffic lane along a major roadway or to close a roadway |
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| Installation of new overhead wires within the right of way |
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| Private facilities being installed within the street right-of-way |
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Commercial and Industrial Projects
| Type of Work or Project |
Building Permits |
Land Use Permits |
Health Department |
City Right-of-Way |
Surveyor's Office |
City Street Tree |
City Utilities |
County Highway |
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| Large residential projects (e.g., subdivision construction) | |
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| Non-residential projects with greater than 1 acre of disturbance | |
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| Installation of utility services in the street right-of-way |
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| New construction of commercial or industrial building | |
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| Improvements to commercial or industrial building (e.g., changes to parking lot, landscaping, detention basins, etc.) | |
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