Cass County, Indiana
Tipton Township is a township in Cass County, Indiana. Septic permits inside Tipton Township come from Cass County (Cass County Health Department · (574) 753-7760). 18 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on October 30, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Cass County page.
Tipton Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.
Use of land or construction, reconstruction, moving, alteration or enlargement of a structure in unincorporated Tipton township, Cass County, Indiana. This is the county zoning improvement location permit (ILP), not a separately confirmed building permit.
“except as provided below, an improvement location permit shall be obtained before any person may: a. occupy or use any land; or b. construct, reconstruct, move, alter, or enlarge any structure”
Unincorporated land inside Tipton township, Cass County, Indiana, governed by Cass County's zoning ordinance because no township ordinance was located. This is a county ordinance, not a township ordinance.
“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”
Cass County zoning districts applying to unincorporated Tipton township
“table a district use standards ag rr r1 b1 b4 ab i1 i2 cg”
R1 district lots in unincorporated Tipton township, under Cass County zoning (no township ordinance located). Table B column header 'r1'; the R1 district description was not separately opened.
minimum lot area, no central sewage: >= 36000 sq ft (no central sewage) · minimum lot area, with central sewage: >= 14000 sq ft (with central sewage) · minimum lot width, no central sewage: >= 100 ft (no central sewage) · minimum lot width, with central sewage: >= 80 ft (with central sewage)
“minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”
“minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”
“minimum lot area (a) no central sewage with central sewage 43,560 24,000 43,560 20,000 36,000 14,000”
AG (agricultural) district lots in unincorporated Tipton township, under Cass County zoning. Table B column header 'ag'.
minimum front yard: >= 50 ft · minimum side yard: >= 20 ft · minimum rear yard: >= 25 ft
“7. minimum rear yard (b) 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 25”
“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”
AG (agricultural) district lots in unincorporated Tipton township, under Cass County zoning. Table B column header 'ag'.
maximum lot coverage (footnote-dependent): <= 10 percent (or 30 percent per footnote *)
“* 30% only applies to residential used properties that are less than 1 acre on pre-existing properties established before 10/2017”
“4. maximum lot coverage (c) 10 or 30* 30 40 80 80 50 50 50 50”
“4. maximum lot coverage (c) 10 or 30* 30 40 80 80 50 50 50 50”
Septic systems inside Tipton township, Cass County, Indiana, handled by the Cass County Board of Health (county-wide authority that covers Tipton township)
“the board of health of cass county shall charge a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the issuance of a septic permit.”
Issuance of a septic permit for septic systems inside Tipton township, Cass County, Indiana, by the Cass County Board of Health
septic permit fee: 100 USD · residential new home septic fee: 150 USD (fee schedule in the same unsigned ordinance copy)
“the board of health of cass county shall charge a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the issuance of a septic permit.”
Subdivision of land in unincorporated Tipton township, under the Cass County subdivision control ordinance (not opened)
“a lot that is part of a subdivision or described by metes and bounds whose existence, location, and dimensions have been legally recorded in the office of the county recorder pursuant to the regulations contained in the cass county subdivision control ordinance”
Development inside a floodplain in unincorporated Tipton township, reviewed through the county improvement location permit
“to ensure that during his review of improvement location permit applications, all national flood insurance program regulations, pertaining to state and federal permits, subdivision review, utility construction, record keeping (including lowest floor elevation), and water course alteration and maintenance have been met”
Septic permit fees for systems inside Tipton township, set by the Cass County Board of Health
septic permit fee: 100 USD · residential repair septic fee: 50 USD · residential replacement septic fee: 100 USD · residential new home septic fee: 150 USD
“the board of health of cass county shall charge the following septic fees”
Improvement location permit process for unincorporated land in Tipton township, administered by the Cass County zoning administrator
“902 improvement location permit: the zoning administrator shall issue improvement location permits in accordance with this section.”
We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Tipton Township or Cass County directly.
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.
Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Tipton Township publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Cass County’s page lists the county offices to call.
Off-grid gear
Going off-grid in Tipton Township means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:
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