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Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Vincennes, IN, issued by City of Vincennes, Indiana City Inspector's Office. WHERE AND HOW. Building permits in Vincennes come from the City Inspector's Office at 205 Vigo Street, Vincennes, IN 47591, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, telephone 812-882-3338. The City Inspector is Brad Snider ([email protected]). Section 150.17 of the City Code provides that "The City Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all of the provisions of this code." The office lists among its duties building and remodel, demolition, electrical, fencing, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, roofing, roll-off dumpster, shed and swimming pool permits. WHAT THE APPLICATION NEEDS: under 150.21, "No building permit shall be issued for the foregoing purposes, unless the application for a permit is accompanied by a plat or sketch of the proposed location showing lot boundaries, and by plans and specifications showing the work to be done", so bring a sketch of the lot and a written description of the roofing work. THE COUNTY STEP: the Knox County Area Plan Commission, at 111 North 7th Street, Suite 13, on the third floor of the Knox County Courthouse, 812-885-2544, is "responsible for reviewing applications for Improvement Location Permits for new developments", and City Code 150.20(B) requires an improvement location permit before a City permit for new construction or an addition. A reroof is neither, but a job that adds to the house goes to the county first. THE HISTORIC DISTRICT STEP: inside the district whose boundary City Code 151.02 traces street by street from the low water mark of the Wabash River, a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic District Review Board comes before the building permit for a conspicuous change in exterior appearance, resurfacing included (151.18(A)). The application is made "in the office of the City Inspector on forms adopted and provided by the Board", with "Preliminary drawings, plans, and specifications", and the code sets the fee at $25 (151.18(B)(1)) while the Inspector's Office page prints a Historic Review Board application fee of $50.00, so confirm the figure when you file. If the Board does not act within 30 days of a complete application, the certificate issues (151.19(B)), and beginning work in violation of 151.18 is a Class B infraction (151.99). INSPECTIONS: under 150.25, after a permit issues "the City Inspector shall make, or shall cause to be made, inspections of the work being done as are necessary to insure full compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and the terms of the permit", and work found incomplete or not ready for inspection is subject to a reinspection fee. The chapter names no fixed inspection stages for a roof, so ask at permit issue what the Inspector will want to see. Under 150.27 the Inspector may enter any building, structure or premises in the city at reasonable times on presentation of proper credentials. STOP WORK AND PENALTIES: under 150.28 the Inspector may order work stopped by written notice, and under 150.99(B) a violation of sections 150.15 through 150.34 draws a fine "not less than $100, nor more than $2,500. Each day of such unlawful activity shall constitute a separate offense." APPEALS go first to the Board of Public Works and Safety and then to the state Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission (150.33). DUMPSTERS: the office lists a dumpster permit at $25.00 residential and $50.00 when placed on City property, good for 30 days. Vincennes, Indiana sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. This hub aggregates Vincennes's roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements and impact-resistant material options — every fact linked to its sourced directory record.