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

Rules another office applies inside Worth Township

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

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Land use districts applicable in the Boone County Area Plan Commission jurisdiction, including unincorporated Worth township if within it

  • Districts are listed in Table 1 of the county ordinance; district rules (including AG and R1 dimensional limits) are separate claims.

  “the jurisdiction area is hereby classified and divided into districts designated in table 1, land use districts”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Primary and accessory structures on lots in unincorporated Worth township, if inside the Boone County Area Plan Commission zoning jurisdiction; stated for all districts

  • Front yard is measured from the right of way or from the road centerline; the greater applies.
  • Side-yard figure is stated as applying in all districts except the agricultural district; the ag side-yard value was not located in the text opened.
  • Not applicable to flag lots (front-yard rule).

  minimum front yard: >= 20 feet (from right of way, or 70 feet from road centerline if greater; not applicable to flag lots) · minimum rear yard, primary structure: >= 20 feet · minimum rear yard, accessory structure: >= 5 feet · minimum side yard: >= 5 feet (all districts except the agricultural district)

  “minimum front yard (unincorporated areas): in all districts, 20 feet from the right of way or 70 feet from the center of the road, whichever is greater (not applicable to flag lots) minimum rear yard for primary structures: 20 feet in all districts minimum rear yard for accessory structures: 5 feet in all districts minimum side yard: 5 feet in all districts except the agricultural district.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family lots in the AG and R1 districts in unincorporated Worth township, if inside the Boone County Area Plan Commission zoning jurisdiction

  • Column alignment is inferred from the extracted table order (ag, re, r1, r2, ...); confirm against the printed table.
  • AG (50%) and R1 (60%) are the figures this claim relies on; other districts are in the same row.

  maximum lot coverage, AG: <= 50 percent · maximum lot coverage, R1: <= 60 percent

  “maximum lot coverage 50% 50% 60% 60% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70%”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured or mobile homes used as temporary emergency shelter in unincorporated Worth township, if inside the Boone County Area Plan Commission zoning jurisdiction

  • Temporary use allowed only subject to issuance of an improvement location permit (ILP).
  • Allowed only until construction or emergency ends.
  • Does not establish general permanent manufactured-home occupancy rules, which were not located in the text opened.

  “c. mobile homes as emergency shelters when needed until construction or emergency ends.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New homes on lots under one acre in unincorporated Worth township, if inside the Boone County Area Plan Commission zoning jurisdiction

  • Applies to lots less than one acre; the line does not state a requirement for lots of one acre or more.
  • The line requires public water and public sewer connection together; whether public water and sewer are available at the site is not stated in the text, so availability is not confirmed.
  • Major residential subdivisions of 15 lots or more must also have a utility connection (separate sentence, not quoted).

  lot size threshold for public water and sewer connection: < 1 acre (all districts)

  “public water & public sewer connection: required in all districts for lots that are less than one acre in size.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Residential lots using a private access driveway in unincorporated Worth township

  • Residential lots on a private access driveway must have frontage on a public road of at least 100 feet of continuous width (same table).
  • A maximum driveway length rule exists but its text was truncated in extraction and was not quoted.

  minimum road frontage for private-driveway lots: >= 100 feet (major subdivisions may reduce by up to 20% of lots)

  “road frontage: all residential lots utilizing a private access driveway for access shall have frontage on a public road. the minimum width of that frontage is 100’ of continuous width which extends the depth of the lot.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Worth Township or Boone County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction in Worth township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction in Worth township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes in unincorporated Worth township
• Local zoning — Whether Worth township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum ground floor area for a single-family dwelling in unincorporated Worth township

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.