Greenwood, IN Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 7-13 of the Greenwood General Ordinances directs the Building Commissioner to make, or cause to be made, whatever inspections are necessary to confirm that work under a building permit complies with the Article and the permit's terms. The ordinance places the notification burden on the permit holder, who must tell the Building Commissioner when the building or structure is ready, and requires a minimum of three inspections: footing, rough-in, and final. Permits themselves run for 365 days from issuance under Section 7-11(b), with one 365-day extension available at half the original base permit fee if there is sufficient evidence the project will finish in that time; construction must start within forty-five days of issuance, and the Building Commissioner may revoke a permit and pursue enforcement under Section 7-24 if work sits inactive for more than ninety days or the project is abandoned or left blighted.

No certificate of occupancy may issue under Section 7-15 until the final inspection confirms the structure was built, altered or repaired in compliance with the Article, and occupying a building before that certificate is issued is unlawful. Fees for permits and inspections follow the schedule the Common Council adopted in Section 4-66, and building without first obtaining the required permit doubles the fee owed. Decisions of the Building Commissioner may be appealed first to the Plan Commission and then to the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission under Section 7-17.