Warrick County, IN Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 150.30 gives the Building Commissioner general authority to periodically inspect all construction, regardless of whether a building permit has been or is required to be obtained. The Building Commissioner may go in, upon, around, or about the premises where a structure is located at any reasonable time to inspect and investigate it, and may do so before, during, or after construction to determine whether the structure meets building standards and whether construction has proceeded consistently with Chapter 150 and the rules of the state Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission.

The Building Commissioner may set a schedule of inspections for the general contractor or the person entitled to possession of the structure and require that person to report at defined stages of completion before the next periodic inspection. Section 150.31 directs the Building Commissioner and the Fire Department to work cooperatively on inspections and investigations that promote compliance with fire safety laws, noting the Fire Department separately holds independent inspection and enforcement authority under I.C. 36-8-17. These inspection powers apply throughout the permitting sequence set out at Sections 150.15 through 150.23: an application is reviewed and a permit issued under Sections 150.16 and 150.21, and no certificate of occupancy may issue under Section 150.22 unless the structure was built in compliance with Chapter 150, so the periodic inspections under Section 150.30 are what verify that compliance before that certificate can be granted.