Fishers Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Fishers administers building and development approvals through its municipal Planning and Zoning Department, with engineering and fire-prevention staff involved where the project requires infrastructure or life-safety review. This guide applies to work inside Fishers city limits. Hamilton County or another municipality handles property outside Fishers, even when the mailing address uses Fishers.

Fishers building permits and plan review

The city says building permits are applied for and processed online. Use the official Fishers OpenGov portal to begin an application and confirm the current permit category. The city homeowner guide explains that the contractor generally obtains the permit when a contractor is hired and must be registered with Fishers. Plot or site-plan information may be needed before a building permit can be issued, and development review, stormwater, engineering, or right-of-way approvals can be separate from the building application.

Fishers Planning and Zoning handles development review, permitting, inspections, the Unified Development Ordinance, and related land-use decisions. Commercial and multifamily projects should confirm plan-review, site-plan, fire-prevention, utility, and certificate-of-occupancy release requirements before construction. Indiana’s state code and, where applicable, Construction Design Release rules remain in force in addition to Fishers’ local process.

Inspections, zoning, and occupancy

Use the OpenGov record for current application instructions and any inspection workflow attached to the permit. Fishers Fire Prevention conducts inspections, permitting, and code enforcement for fire and occupancy safety. The city publishes commercial Certificate of Occupancy and residential building-permit release policies; complete all required building, fire, site, and engineering conditions before requesting final release.

Fishers’ zoning and code-enforcement process uses notices, follow-up inspections, notices of violation, and certificates of violation when a property remains out of compliance. Review the Unified Development Ordinance and contact Planning and Zoning before changing use, adding an addition, placing a sign, or beginning site work that may need zoning or development approval.

Official contact information

Fishers Planning and Zoning lists (317) 595-3111 at 3 Municipal Drive, Fishers, Indiana 46038, with regular public hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For zoning questions, the department lists (317) 595-3155. Use the official OpenGov portal for Fishers permit applications and the city’s planning, zoning, and fire pages for current inspection and occupancy instructions.