Vanderburgh County · Indiana
Metal buildings in Evansville, IN.
We supply shops, barns, garages, commercial buildings and more across Evansville and Southern Indiana. Our work reaches from Evansville and Darmstadt to Bloomington, Columbus, Jasper and Jeffersonville, and anywhere else you’re building. Around Evansville, a shop can go up before the house, with a recorded promise to finish the house.
Shop before the house
House done in 18 months
Taller than the house
Setback equals height
Zoning permit
Every structure
Accessory buildings
Apply online
The Area Plan Commission handles zoning for Evansville, Vanderburgh County and Darmstadt. A joint building commission handles building permits for the city and county.
What people build around Evansville
The city sits on the Ohio River, with farm ground and acreage across the rest of Vanderburgh County.
Detached garages
Garages go up behind houses in the city. Tubular steel is usually the answer.
Shop first, house later
A shop can go up ahead of the house, with a recorded commitment that the house is finished in time.
Farm buildings
Equipment storage and hay barns go up on farm ground. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Finished space
Steel truss is the fit here. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.
Permitted commercial work often suits cold-formed steel. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Evansville and Vanderburgh County
Zoning comes from the Area Plan Commission, then the building permit from the joint building commission.
Zoning permit
- Every new building, addition and accessory structure needs an Improvement Location Permit from the Area Plan Commission.
- Accessory buildings can be applied for online, and approved plans can be issued over the counter.
- The office is in the Civic Center Complex, Room 312.
Size & order
- Accessory buildings generally stay below the house in height and area, with exceptions for agricultural ground.
- One taller than the house sits back from every lot line by at least its own height.
- Building it first takes a recorded commitment to finish the house, with a certificate of occupancy, within 18 months.
Farm & engineering
- Under state law, a building used only for agriculture on the farm isn’t built to the building code.
- Commercial buildings need the state’s design release before the local permit.
- We provide the engineered drawings your permit needs.
Want the shop up before the house? In Vanderburgh County, you can, if you record a commitment that the house will be finished, with a certificate of occupancy, within 18 months of the shop’s permit. We help you plan both timelines so the commitment is one you can keep.
Local guides for Southern Indiana
We also serve Darmstadt, Newburgh, Boonville, Mount Vernon and Princeton. See Owensboro across the river, all of Indiana or our whole service area.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Evansville project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348