Town Of Whiteland

The Building Commissioner is the enforcement arm of the Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. Dennis Capozzi serves as the Building Commissioner for the Town of Whiteland.

Zoning codes are interpreted and enforced by the Building Commissioner and his job also includes all new residential, commercial, institutional and industrial inspections.

Call the Building Commissioner to see if a building permit is required for home improvement projects. The number is (317) 535-5531 ext. 222. Building projects that do required a building permit are, decks, patios, fences, driveway extensions, room additions, sun rooms, etc. Some examples of those that do not require a building permit are: roof replacement, window replacement, replacing vinyl or aluminum siding, etc.

Garage sale, yard sale signs are only permitted to be displayed on the premises where the garage sale/yard sale is being conducted. All other off-premise garage sale/yard sale signs are strictly prohibited and will be taken by the Whiteland Street Department. All signs shall be displayed on the owner’s property. As an example, in a residential neighborhood the area between the sidewalk and the street is Town right-of-way, and signs, based on the Whiteland Town Code, cannot be displayed in that area. No posting of signs on telephone poles, stop signs, street signs or any other type of “public” sign posts is strictly prohibited and will be removed. Continued violation of the Whiteland Town Code regarding signs could result in penalties from $10.00 per day to $300.00 per day and each day such violation shall occur will be deemed a separate offense. If you need to ask questions regarding this issue, call the Whiteland Building Commissioner at (317) 535-5531 ext. 222.

“Yard signs” displayed on commercial, and industrial properties are considered “portable signs” that requires a sign permit as required by the Whiteland Town Code. These signs are classified as portable signs and have a face not to exceed 32 square feet, as this 32 square feet. ”Yard signs” displayed on residential properties for things like “Happy Birthday”, “Congratulations”, “Happy Anniversary”, etc., for a period generally not exceeding 3 days are permissible without a permit. Any questions concerning this issue can be answered by the Whiteland Building Commissioner at (317) 535-5531 ext. 222, or go to the Maps, Forms and Applications tab to see the Whiteland Town Code, under land use, then signs.

See the “Town Meetings” page for scheduled Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals meetings.

The Planning Commission consists of:

• Rusty Snyder
• Richard Hill, President
• Robert (Bob) Zehr
• Gary Howard
• Byron Temple
• Randy Weathers
• Scot Ford

The Board of Zoning Appeals consists of:

• Scot Ford, President
• Jack Harper
• Richard Hill
• Juanita Emery, Vice Chairman
• Open Seat

Click here for building permit application.

Click here for the Whiteland Zoning Map, effective January 2, 2010

Click here to obtain a Board of Zoning Appeals Application Kit

Click here to view the newly adopted Whiteland Comprehensive Plan