Administrative overview · FIPS 18055
Greene County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
State Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked State Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Greene County Government and Greene County Health Department; Indiana Department of Homeland Security for Class 1 commercial construction
For a project in or near Greene County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
812-384-8658 / 812-384-2041 (county public contacts; the reviewed building FAQ does not publish a dedicated permit phone)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Greene County Government, 1 E Main Street, Bloomfield, IN 47424
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Greene County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 812-384-8658 / 812-384-2041 (county public contacts; the reviewed building FAQ does not publish a dedicated permit phone) and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact the Greene County Health Department for septic-permit and site-inspection requirements. For Class 1 commercial construction, use the Indiana Department of Homeland Security building-plan-review process; the county FAQ does not publish a separate county building-inspection schedule.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Greene County states it has no county planning or zoning ordinances for ordinary residential or commercial construction. County septic permits are regulated by Indiana statute, administrative code, and local septic ordinance; Class 1 commercial structures are subject to Indiana state building and fire-safety requirements and IDHS review. The county FAQ identifies the septic permit as the only county permit for planning, building, renovating, or remodeling where a property does not have sanitary sewer access; properties with sewer access generally do not need that county septic permit. State or municipal requirements may still apply.