Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Hartsville, Indiana

Town of Hartsville’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hartsville town limits (Hartsville town, Bartholomew County, IN): the town's own zoning ordinance, administered for the town by Bartholomew County under contract

  • Administration is by Bartholomew County under a contract with the town; the ordinance is the town's adopted Hartsville Zoning Ordinance.
  • The ordinance text itself was not readable in this research (the linked file is a Dropbox PDF that returned non-PDF content), so its use and dimensional rules are not stated here.

  “the town of hartsville maintains a contract with bartholomew county for the administration of the town's zoning and subdivision regulations.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Hartsville zoning map and zoning ordinance for land inside Hartsville town limits

  • The map and ordinance are linked from the county planning page; the district list inside them was not read in this research.

  “the hartsville zoning map and ordinance are provided below.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Hartsville

Town of Hartsville does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Septic permitRequired

  Dwellings in Hartsville town that will not be connected to a sanitary sewerage system: construction permit required before construction of the residence, placement of a manufactured or modular home, or new plumbing outbuilding, and before adding or repairing an onsite system

  • Applies only where the dwelling will not be connected to a sanitary sewerage system; connected homes are outside this rule.
  • Permit is written and signed by the health officer.
  • The amendment text reads the decision period as 'forty-five (45) thirty (30) days'; confirm the codified period.

  “the owner, or agent of the owner, shall obtain a written construction permit, signed by the health officer”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Onsite sewage systems serving dwellings in Hartsville town not connected to a sanitary sewer, under a construction permit

  • Permittee must notify the health officer when the work is ready for final inspection, using the procedure published by the local board of health.
  • If the local board of health has not published inspection procedures, notice is due 'at least forty-eight (48) hours or two (2) working days before any subsurface portions are to be covered if the local health board has not published inspection procedures.'

  notice before covering subsurface work: >= 48 hours (or two (2) working days; applies only if local board has not published inspection procedures)

  “the permittee shall notify the health officer or his or her the health officer's designee when the work is ready for final inspection: (1) using the procedure published by the local board of health; or (2) at least forty-eight (48) hours or two (2) working days before any subsurface portions are to be covered if the local health board has not published inspection procedures.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Hartsville town limits, under the Bartholomew County Subdivision Control Ordinance, which the county page says is also applicable to Hartsville

  • Rule-maker is Bartholomew County; scope is recorded as countywide because the record schema does not allow a municipality-specific county scope. It applies inside Hartsville because the town contracts with the county for subdivision administration.
  • Subdivision control text itself was not read in this research.

  “the bartholomew county subdivision control ordinance is also applicable to hartsville.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Hartsville or Bartholomew County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Hartsville town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Hartsville town
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Hartsville town
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Hartsville town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Hartsville town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.