Barndominium Builders in Clark County, Indiana
We build barndominiums in Clark County, Indiana, on acreage north of Jeffersonville and Sellersburg toward Henryville, Charlestown and New Washington: post-frame and pole barn homes, steel-frame barndos, shouses, kits and turnkey builds. In unincorporated Clark County the county Planning & Zoning Office handles building permits, while the cities and towns run their own. Tell us about your land in the short survey and we will map out the permits and the build.
- Rural Clark County parcels outside the Jeffersonville and Clarksville city limits
- Footings to 24 inches and a 20 psf ground snow load under the state table for Clark County
- Septic site evaluation lined up with the Clark County Health Department early
- Kits, shell packages or turnkey builds
Clark County at a glance
- County
- Clark County
- Population (2025)
- 130,451
- Residential permits
- Clark County Planning & Zoning Office (building commissioner), Jeffersonville
- ZIP codes
- 47130, 47129, 47172, 47111, 47143, 47126, 47162, 47106
Barndominium services in Clark County
Kits, shells and turnkey builds for Clark County parcels. We price against your land rather than a rate card.
- Barndominium Kits Barndominium kits and shell packages for Indiana land, drawn to your county's row of the state residential code table. Start with a free project survey.
- Custom Plans Custom barndominium floor plans drawn for your Indiana lot, county and budget — shop bays, lofts and porches included. Start with a free plan survey.
- Turnkey Builds One contract from bare land to move-in: parcel checks, zoning, septic and well, plans, the permits your county issues, construction, inspections and handover.
- Post-Frame Homes Post-frame and pole barn homes for Indiana land — posts, trusses and girts designed to your county's frost and snow row. Start with a free project survey.
- Steel Construction Red-iron clear-span frames designed to your county's own snow, wind and seismic row in the Indiana code, on drawings sealed by an Indiana-registered PE.
- Shouses Shop and house under one roof. In Indiana the wall between them is a fire-code detail, a zoning question and, if you hire help, a building-class one.
- Metal Homes Metal building homes clad to the Indiana Residential Code, checked first against the local design standards and covenants that can limit metal siding.
- Site Preparation Footings to your county's frost depth, septic soils read by a soil scientist, and drives the county highway office permits — Indiana ground, prepared in order.
- Permitting & Approvals One residential code covers all of Indiana, but permits are local. We find which offices govern your parcel, then carry zoning, septic and building approvals.
Clark County build facts
The local facts that shape a barndominium budget and schedule in Clark County, each with its source.
Permits, land & local facts
Residential permits: Clark County Planning & Zoning Office (building commissioner), Jeffersonville (confirmed per parcel)
- Fast-growing county
- Clark County, Indiana grew about 7.7% from April 2020 to July 2025 (Census Bureau estimates), reaching an estimated 130,451 residents.
- New-home activity
- Clark County issued 765 permits for new one-unit homes in 2025, according to the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey.
- Who issues your building permit
- The state's directory of local building officials lists a local building official for unincorporated Clark County, with separate entries for Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Sellersburg, Charlestown and the other towns, which permit inside their own limits.
- Septic site evaluation
- The Clark County Health Department sends an environmentalist to evaluate the site and decide the suitable type, size and location of the septic system before a permit is issued.
- Footing depth and snow load
- The state table (675 IAC 14-4.4, Table R301.2(1)) sets a 24-inch minimum footing depth, a 20 psf ground snow load and Seismic Design Category B for Clark County.
Source: www2.census.gov
Source: www2.census.gov
Source: secure.in.gov
Source: clarkhealthdept.org
Source: law.cornell.edu
Building a barndominium in Clark County: permits & land
Indiana's statewide residential code is the 2020 Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.4), based on the 2018 International Residential Code. Building permits and inspections for houses are issued locally, by the city, town or county, not by the state. So for a parcel in Clark County the questions are who issues the building permit, who issues the zoning permit, and who approves the septic system.
Who issues the permit
Clark County Planning & Zoning Office (building commissioner), Jeffersonville. Issues building permits for unincorporated Clark County, including Henryville and New Washington. Cities and towns such as Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Sellersburg and Charlestown permit inside their limits.
Zoning and land
Clark County Plan Commission, through the Planning & Zoning Office. The county zoning ordinance ties the improvement location permit to the building permit, and the building commissioner enforces it under the Plan Commission.
Septic and well
Clark County Health Department, Jeffersonville. Site evaluation by a department environmentalist, then the septic permit; required before the house starts under 410 IAC 6-8.3.
Design figures
- Minimum footing depth: 24 inches, from the Clark County row of the state code table (675 IAC 14-4.4, Table R301.2(1)).
- Ground snow load: 20 psf, from the Clark County row of the state code table (675 IAC 14-4.4, Table R301.2(1)).
Have land in or near Clark County? Send us the parcel and we will map the permit path and price the build.
Floor plans for Clark County builds
- Small Barndominium A small barndominium sized to the minimum house size your county's zoning sets — from 240 square feet in one Indiana district to 1,200 in another — with the state's tiny-house rules available below 400 square feet.
- 3-Bedroom Barndominium A three-bedroom barndominium planned around what Indiana's septic rule counts as a bedroom, so the den does not quietly become bedroom four.
- 4-Bedroom Barndominium A four-bedroom barndominium sized for a full household, with the septic step-up, basement-bedroom egress and upstairs layout planned in from the start.
- Modern Barndominium A modern barndominium — dark metal, big glass, low or shed roofs — checked first against the local design standards and covenants that decide whether that look is allowed on your lot.
- Barndominium with a Shop A barndominium with a shop under the same roof, planned around what the county's zoning lets the shop be used for — hobby, storage or a home business.
- Barndominium with a Garage A barndominium with an attached or detached garage, built to the dwelling-garage separation Indiana rewrote for itself and to your county's zoning.
Where we build around Clark County
Keep reading
The questions that usually come next for a Clark County build.
How Much Does a Barndominium Cost in Indiana?
Sourced cost ranges for kits, shells and turnkey builds, and what moves the number.
Read itAre Barndominiums Legal in Indiana? Codes, Zoning and Permits
Permits, zoning and septic approval for a barndominium, and who decides each.
Read itHow Long Does It Take to Build a Barndominium in Indiana?
How long a build takes from parcel to occupancy, and what sets the permit clock.
Read itBarndominium builders near Clark County
Nearby areas we build in. The permit office, zoning and septic authority can change at a city or county line.
Sources for this page
The primary documents behind the Clark County figures above. We would rather you checked them than took our word for it.
- Fast-growing countySource for the fast-growing county fact above.www2.census.gov
- New-home activitySource for the new-home activity fact above.www2.census.gov
- Who issues your building permitSource for the who issues your building permit fact above.secure.in.gov
- Septic site evaluationSource for the septic site evaluation fact above.clarkhealthdept.org
- Footing depth and snow loadSource for the footing depth and snow load fact above.law.cornell.edu
Building in Clark County: common questions
4 questions we get asked most often about building in Clark County. If yours is not on the list, ask it directly.
Do you build barndominiums in Clark County, Indiana?
Who issues the building permit for a barndominium in Clark County, Indiana?
What does a barndominium cost in Clark County?
Can you build a barndominium kit I buy for my Clark County lot?
Ready to build in Clark County?
Tell us about your land and the home you want. We will come back with a plan, a permit path for your parcel and a price to build it.