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

Rules another office applies inside Miami Township

Miami 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 (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land in Miami township under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance district list

  • The ordinance lists AG, RR, R-1, B-1, B-4, AB, I-1, I-2 and CG districts; the district zone map (Section 301) was listed but not opened.

  “302 establishment of districts: the jurisdictional area of the county divided into the following zoning districts for purposes as stated:”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the AG agricultural district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance (not a township ordinance)

  • Values read from Table B paired columns (no central sewage / with central sewage) for the AG column; confirm column alignment against the PDF table.
  • Applies only where the county zone map places land in AG; zone map not opened.
  • Applies only outside any city or town plan commission jurisdiction.

  minimum lot area, no central sewage: >= 43560 sq ft (24,000 sq ft with central sewage) · minimum lot width, no central sewage: >= 150 ft (100 ft with central sewage)

  “1. minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the RR rural residential district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance (not a township ordinance)

    “1. minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”

  • Specified — Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the R-1 suburban residential district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance; applies only where the county zone map places land in R-1

    “1. minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the AG agricultural district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance

  • Yard distances per Table B, footnote (b) not read in full.
  • Supplemental yard rules in Section 306 also apply (projections into yards); not read.

  minimum front yard: >= 50 ft · minimum side yard: >= 20 ft · minimum rear yard: >= 25 ft

  “5. minimum front yard (b) 50 50 45 25 25 40 40 40 40 6. minimum side yard (b) 20 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 7. minimum rear yard (b) 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 25”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the RR rural residential district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance

    “5. minimum front yard (b) 50 50 45 25 25 40 40 40 40 6. minimum side yard (b) 20 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 7. minimum rear yard (b) 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 25”

  • Specified — Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the R-1 suburban residential district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance

    “5. minimum front yard (b) 50 50 45 25 25 40 40 40 40 6. minimum side yard (b) 20 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 7. minimum rear yard (b) 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 25”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the R-1 suburban residential district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance

  • Table B footnote (c) not read in full.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 40 percent (footnote (c) not read in full)

  “4. maximum lot coverage (c) 10 or 30* 30 40 80 80 50 50 50 50”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Unincorporated land in Miami township mapped in the RR rural residential district under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance

    “4. maximum lot coverage (c) 10 or 30* 30 40 80 80 50 50 50 50”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes on unincorporated Miami township land under the Cass County Zoning Ordinance

  • A mobile home must have a title and be newer than 20 years old to be conforming.
  • A mobile home must be installed in conformance with the Indiana one and two family dwelling code.
  • Section 506 (mobile home) and 507 (mobile home parks) not read.

  maximum age of mobile home: < 20 years

  “all homes must have a title and be newer than 20 years old, as indicated by the serial number issued by the state of indiana, to be considered conforming to this ordinance.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory apartments on unincorporated Miami township land

  • Accessory apartments must be a separate housekeeping unit within an owner-occupied single-family dwelling or a commercial structure.
  • Standards in Section 518 of the ordinance apply; not read.

  “accessory apartments must meet the standards of section 518 of this ordinance.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of unincorporated land in Miami township under the Cass County subdivision ordinance

  • The Cass County subdivision ordinance and its requirements were linked but not opened; standards not recorded.

  “ordinances cass county zoning ordinance walton zoning ordinance cass county subdivision ordinance walton subdivision ordinance”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Permit and application fees for unincorporated Miami township land under the Cass County fee schedule

  • A county fee schedule is linked from the planning page (resolution 26-06 fee schedule, dated 6.2.26); the amounts were not read.

  “fee schedule - cass county fee schedule - walton improvement location permit demolition permit contractor registration”

• Permit processPartial

  Permits administered by the Cass County planning department for unincorporated Miami township land

  • The planning page lists permit and application types; step-by-step process not opened.

  “fee schedule - cass county fee schedule - walton improvement location permit demolition permit contractor registration”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for Miami township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for Miami township
• Inspections — Building inspection for new homes in Miami township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in Miami township
• Local zoning — Whether Miami township itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside its limits

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.