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

Rules another office applies inside Wilmington Township

Wilmington 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)

  DeKalb County Unified Development Ordinance district list (county zoning districts); applies inside Wilmington township only if county zoning governs that land, which was not confirmed

  • Wilmington township has no separate district map in this record; district maps were not opened.

  “2.03 a1 district intent, permitted uses, and special exception uses”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A3 (high intensity agricultural) district land under the DeKalb County Unified Development Ordinance; applies inside Wilmington township only if county zoning governs that land, which was not confirmed

  • Other districts (A1, A2, R-districts) were not resolved in this session.
  • Whether this UDO version is current was not verified.

  minimum lot area: >= 5 acres · minimum lot width: >= 400 feet · minimum lot frontage: >= 200 feet

  “minimum lot area: • 5 acres minimum lot width: • 400 feet minimum lot frontage: • 200 feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  A3 (high intensity agricultural) district land under the DeKalb County Unified Development Ordinance; applies inside Wilmington township only if county zoning governs that land, which was not confirmed

  • Setbacks for the A1, A2 and residential districts were not resolved in this session.

  minimum front yard setback: >= 100 feet (for primary and accessory structures) · minimum side yard setback: >= 100 feet (for primary and accessory structures) · minimum rear yard setback: >= 100 feet (for primary and accessory structures)

  “minimum front yard setback: • 100 feet for primary and accessory structures minimum side yard setback: • 100 feet for primary and accessory structures minimum rear yard setback: • 100 feet for primary and accessory structures”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  A3 (high intensity agricultural) district land under the DeKalb County Unified Development Ordinance; applies inside Wilmington township only if county zoning governs that land, which was not confirmed

  • This is an impervious surface coverage limit, not a building-footprint limit.
  • Other districts were not resolved in this session; the diagrams with 15% and 20% impervious coverage were not attributed to a named district.

  maximum impervious surface coverage: <= 40 percent of lot area

  “maximum impervious surface coverage: • 40% of the lot area”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in flood hazard areas under the DeKalb County Unified Development Ordinance; applies inside Wilmington township only if the county's floodplain rules govern its land, which was not confirmed

  • The quoted text refers to a local floodplain development permit; the issuing office, fee and procedure were not opened.
  • Floodplain standards variance text also restricts residential use in floodways; that restriction was not analyzed in full.

  “in addition to the local floodplain development permit, any floodplain standards variance granted in a floodway”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Wilmington township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Wilmington township
• Building code adopted — Building code applicable inside Wilmington township
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Wilmington township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Wilmington 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.