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Home / Indiana Permits / South Bend

Building Permits in South Bend, Indiana

City in St. Joseph County
Local details being verified — statewide baseline shown

Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for Indiana. They apply in South Bendunless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

CodeEditionAdoption
IBC — International Building Code20122014 Indiana Building Code, 675 IAC 13-2.6 · source ↗
IFC — 20122014 Indiana Fire Code, 675 IAC 22-2.5 · source ↗
IFGC — International Fuel Gas Code20122014 Indiana Fuel Gas Code, 675 IAC 25-2.5 · source ↗
IMC — International Mechanical Code20122014 Indiana Mechanical Code, 675 IAC 18-1.6 · source ↗
IPC — International Plumbing Code20062012 Indiana Plumbing Code, 675 IAC 16-1.4 · source ↗
IRC — International Residential Code20182020 Indiana Residential Code, 675 IAC 14-4.4 · source ↗
NEC — National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)20082009 Indiana Electrical Code, 675 IAC 17-1.8 · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Permit-type details for South Bend (fees, required documents, inspection sequence) are being verified with the local building department. In the meantime, contact the city building department directly, or ask the BuildSpec Copilot about statewide requirements.

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