Permit Applications & Instructions
Below you will find all permit applications, instructions, fee sheets and more.
Residential Permitting Instructions
Residential Plan Review Requirements
- Accessory Structures: attached awning & canopy
- Accessory Structures: deck, ramp & patio
- Accessory Structures: exterior stairs & steps
- Accessory Structures: shed, garage & pergola
- Additions
- Concrete Patios
- Demolitions
- Driveways
- Fences
- Foundation Only
- Moving Structures
- New Structures (1 or 2 Family Dwellings)
- New Structures (3 or more Family Dwellings)
- New Structures (Mobile Homes)
- Pools
- Signs
- Tents & Canopies (Temporary)
Commercial Permitting Instructions
Requirements for submittal of all Commercial Plans
- Accessory Structures: attached awning, canopy & marquee
- Accessory Structures: deck, ramp & patio
- Accessory Structures: exterior stairs & steps
- Accessory Structures: shed, garage & pergola
- Additions
- Additions: warehouse additions to be used for storage only
- Concrete Patios
- Demolitions
- Driveways & Parking Lots
- Fences
- Fire, Ansul & Hood Suppression Systems
- Foundation Only
- Moving Structures
- New Structures
- New Structures: warehouse to be used for storage only
- Pools
- Signs
- Storage Tanks
- Tents & Canopies (Temporary)
Contact Us
Contact Us
Permit Center
📍229 S. 2nd Street, Elkhart, IN 46516
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 AM - 5 PM EST
Aimee Lattimer
Executive & Customer Services Manager
Aimee.Lattimer@cityofelkhartin.gov
Carla Lipsey
Office Services & Plan Commission Secretary
Carla.Lipsey@cityofelkhartin.gov
Wendy Sonora Velazquez
Office Services & Accounts Payables Specialist
Wendy.Sonora-Velazquez@cityofelkhartin.gov
Raen Levendoski
Office Services & BZA Secretary
Raen.Levendoski@cityofelkhartin.gov