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

Rules another office applies inside Noble Township

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Noble township, Cass County, Indiana, that is outside any city or town plan commission jurisdiction. The county zoning ordinance is the zoning rule found for Noble township; no Noble township-adopted zoning ordinance was located.

  • Clause 107 applies the county ordinance to all unincorporated land in Cass County except land under a city or town plan commission, defined by maps in the county recorder's office under IC 36-7-4-205.
  • No Noble township zoning ordinance, zoning page, or statement that Noble township has no zoning was located. If Noble township adopts its own zoning, this claim must be replaced with a township-scoped claim.
  • The 2021 ordinance PDF was opened; its adoption and amendment dates were not confirmed from the opened text.

  “this ordinance shall apply to all unincorporated land within cass county, except for those land areas under the jurisdiction of a city or town plan commission”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Unincorporated Cass County land, including land inside Noble township covered by the county ordinance

  • The ordinance adopts a district zone map for each township in Cass County; the Noble township map sheet itself was not opened.
  • Maps do not cover land under a city or town plan commission.

  “a district zone map of each township in cass county is hereby adopted as part of this ordinance”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  AG (agricultural) district in unincorporated Cass County, including AG-zoned land inside Noble township

  • Table B gives 43,560 sq ft without central sewage and 24,000 sq ft with central sewage; the 'with central sewage' figure applies only where the table's central sewage column applies.
  • Lot width: 150 ft without central sewage, 100 ft with central sewage.
  • Section 305.01 allows lots of record, or lots sold by verifiable land contract, before the ordinance to be smaller than the table figure.
  • Section 305.03 allows pipestem lots with at least a 20-foot private access easement; the easement area is not counted toward minimum lot area.

  minimum lot area, without central sewage: 43560 square feet · minimum lot area, with central sewage: 24000 square feet · minimum lot width, without central sewage: 150 feet · minimum lot width, with central sewage: 100 feet

  “table b district performance standards ag rr r1 b1 b4 ab i1 i2 cg see section 405 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

  • District specific (with conditions) — RR (rural residential) district in unincorporated Cass County, including RR-zoned land inside Noble township

    “table b district performance standards ag rr r1 b1 b4 ab i1 i2 cg see section 405 1. minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”

  • District specific (with conditions) — R1 residential district (ordinance abbreviation r1) in unincorporated Cass County, including R1-zoned land inside Noble township

    “table b district performance standards ag rr r1 b1 b4 ab i1 i2 cg see section 405 1. minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R1 residential district (ordinance abbreviation r1) in unincorporated Cass County, including R1-zoned land inside Noble township

  • Table B row 4 gives 40 percent for R1.
  • Table B footnote (c) defines the unit as percent.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 40 percent

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

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — RR (rural residential) district in unincorporated Cass County, including RR-zoned land inside Noble township

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

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Converting a structure to add one dwelling unit to a single-family residence in unincorporated Cass County, including inside Noble township

  • Section 516.01: no visible change in the exterior appearance of the structure, except added windows and changes needed to meet section 517.04.
  • Section 516.02: improvements must meet all applicable building and health codes.
  • Section 516.03: additional parking as needed.
  • The section's district permission in Table A (use table) was not verified; the claim does not establish which districts allow it.

  “516 accessory apartment: a structure may be converted to allow the incorporation of one dwelling unit in addition to the single-family residence”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions in unincorporated Cass County, including inside Noble township

  • The zoning ordinance refers to a separate Cass County subdivision control ordinance; that ordinance was not opened and its requirements (plat, sketch plan, road and access rules) are not recorded here.

  “pursuant to the regulations contained in the cass county subdivision control ordinance”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new homes inside Noble township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home inside Noble township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Noble township
• Inspections — Building inspection requirement inside Noble township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy requirement inside Noble 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.