Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Licking Township, Indiana

Rules another office applies inside Licking Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, reconstruction, moving, enlargement or structural alteration of structures on land inside Licking township, via the Blackford County zoning ordinance.

  • An occupancy permit is required afterward and is not issued until the structure is complete and complies.
  • A temporary dwelling also requires an improvement location permit.
  • Demolition permit required before a structure is demolished or removed.
  • Permit expires if work has not begun within 180 days of issuance.
  • Fees set by commission resolution.

  “improvement location permit: shall be obtained before any structure may be constructed, reconstructed, moved, enlarged or structurally altered.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Licking township, Blackford County, IN: no township-adopted zoning found; the Blackford County Zoning Ordinance applies because it covers all unincorporated land in the county, including each township.

  • Zoning is the county's ordinance, not a Licking township ordinance.
  • Ordinance revised November 2023.
  • No official Licking township page was found stating whether the township has its own zoning.

  “106 jurisdictional area: this ordinance shall apply to all unincorporated land within blackford county and all incorporated land within the city of hartford city, the city of montpelier and the town of shamrock lakes.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems for lots inside Licking township not served by a community sanitary sewer.

  • Lot minimum is 40,000 sq ft or the area the sanitarian determines for an approved septic system, whichever is larger, where no community sewer approved by the state board of health serves the lot.

  “if the use is not served by a community sanitary sewer system, the applicant shall attach evidence that a septic permit has been issued by the county board of health.”

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.