The Vigo County Area Planning Department is entrusted with promoting the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience and general welfare of the community; guiding the future development of the City of Terre Haute, the Town of Riley, the Town of Seelyville, the Town of West Terre Haute, and the remaining areas of Vigo County; securing adequate light, air, convenience of access, and safety from fire, flood, and other damage; lessening or avoiding congestion in public ways; ensuring that the needs of agriculture, industry, and business be recognized in future growth; ensuring that residential areas provide healthful surroundings for family life; and ensuring that growth be commensurate with and promotive of efficient and economical use of public funds.
The Vigo County Area Planning Department enforces the Zoning, Subdivision and Flood Control Ordinances; produces and maintains maps for governmental and public use; and advises the Planning Commission and other legislative bodies as to zoning rules and regulations.
Meeting Dates and Deadlines
NOTICE OF FEE SCHEDULE CHANGE EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2026
VIGO COUNTY ONLY:
Improvement Location Permit – A-1 and Single Family: $20
Improvement Location Permit – Two-family and multifamily: $50
Improvement Location Permit – Commercial/Industrial: $100
Demo/Remodel Permit: $20
Temporary Use Permit: $20
Zoning/Address Verification: $75/Parcel
Site Plan Review: $100/review
Elevation Certificate Review – Single Family: $50
Elevation Certificate Review – Any All Other: $100
Certificate of Floodplain Compliance – Residential: $50
Certificate of Floodplain Compliance – Commercial: $200
VIGO COUNTY AND TERRE HAUTE
REZONINGS:
Rezoning: Legal non-conforming to residential: $150
Rezoning: A-1, R-1. R-S: $200
Rezoning all others: $325
SUBDIVISIONS:
Subdivisions Minor Primary (A-1, R-1, R-S, 2 lots or less): $150 + $10/Lot
Subdivisions Minor Secondary (A-1, R-1, R-S, 2 lots or less): $150 + $10/Lot
Subdivisions Minor Primary/Secondary & Admin Approval (A-1, R-1, R-S, two lots or less): $300 + $20/Lot
Subdivisions Minor Primary (A-1, R-1, R-S, 2 lots or more): $200 + $10/Lot
Subdivisions Minor Secondary (A-1, R-1, R-S, 2 lots or more): $200 + $10/Lot
Subdivisions Minor Primary/Secondary (A-1, R-1, R-S, 2 lots or more): $400 + $20/Lot
Subdivisions Major Primary (All Two-Family, Multi-Family, PUD, Commercial, or Industrial): $300 + $10/Lot
Subdivisions Major Secondary (All Two-Family, Multi-Family, PUD, Commercial, or Industrial): $300 + $10/Lot
Subdivisions Major Primary/Secondary (All Two-Family, Multi-Family, PUD, Commercial, or Industrial):
$600 + $20/Lot
Tabling or continuance of an agenda item: Half of initial filing fee
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS:
BZA City/County (Single Family and Agricultural): $150 + $50/additional request
BZA City/County (all other zonings): $235 + $50/additional request
BZA County Caregiver/Care Receiver 2nd Application, one time auto renewal fee: $100
Any not listed item causing the use of time or at the expense of Vigo County: $100
AGENDAS AND MINUTES
Agendas Minutes
| Area Plan Commission (Board Members List) |
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Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals |
No February Meeting |
January 14, 2026 |
| Terre Haute City Board of Zoning Appeals (Board Members List) |
No February meeting |
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