Floyd County, IN Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

Floyd County ties building permits for new construction to its driveway permitting process. 17(A)(1) bars anyone from constructing or improving a driveway without first obtaining a driveway permit from the Board of Commissioners' designate or the County Infrastructure Coordinator/Engineer's office. 17(C) then makes that driveway permit a precondition for the building permit itself: no building permit for new construction will be issued until the driveway permit has been issued. 17(D) explains the purpose, stating the driveway permit is issued to permit vehicular access from a public county road for all persons seeking a building permit, and that the driveway specifications in Chapter 153 apply to that access.

17(E). 17(F) makes driveway permits valid for one year, with re-application required if the work is not completed in that time, though re-application will not be denied without reasonable cause. 17(H) allows the driveway permit to transfer to a new owner without affecting the permit's remaining term. 17(B).