Zoning, building permits and septic rules in New Albany Township, Indiana

Rules another office applies inside New Albany Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  New single-family dwellings, additions, renovations and accessory structures on unincorporated land in New Albany township (outside the City of New Albany planning jurisdiction)

  • Construction may proceed after the building permit is issued.
  • The county page lists the required attachments, including a health department approval or sewer tap-in receipt and a site plan from a licensed surveyor or engineer for new single-family dwellings.
  • Applies to county-administered land only; land inside the city planning jurisdiction is not covered by this page.

  “to obtain a building permit in floyd county for a new single family dwelling, addition, renovation/rehab, or accessory structure such as garages, pools, etc., please review the following list and submit the required information to the department of building and development services.”

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Land inside New Albany township: inside the City of New Albany planning jurisdiction the city zoning code applies; elsewhere in the township (unincorporated) the Floyd County Zoning Ordinance applies. No New Albany township zoning ordinance was found.

  • Ordinance section 1.07 excludes land within the planning jurisdiction of the city of New Albany, the incorporated towns of Georgetown and Greenville, and land owned by the state or the United States.
  • No official statement from New Albany township that it has not adopted zoning was located, so the township-level local_zoning question is not recorded as absent.
  • The city's zoning ordinance was not opened in this run; its applicability is not confirmed here.

  “this ordinance shall apply to all land within the floyd county, indiana except that which lies within the planning jurisdiction of the city of new albany, the incorporated towns of georgetown and greenville or which is owned by the state of indiana or united states.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-family homes in the Agricultural-Residential (AR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

  • Minimum ground floor area of 950 square feet, per the county's development standards table.
  • Applies only where the parcel is in the AR district.

  minimum ground floor area: >= 950 square feet

  “minimum ground floor area 950 square feet (amended 5)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family homes in the Rural Residential (RR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

    “minimum ground floor area 950 square feet (amended 5)”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots in the Agricultural-Residential (AR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

  • Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet.
  • Applies only where the parcel is in the AR district.

  minimum lot area: >= 87120 square feet · minimum lot width: >= 100 feet

  “minimum lot area 87,120 square feet (2 acres) minimum lot width 100 feet minimum lot frontage 100 feet”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Lots in the Residential Suburban (RS) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township (main single-family district)

    “minimum lot area 12,000 square feet minimum lot width (see 5.02 for additional standards) 80 feet – subdivision street”

  • Specified — Lots in the Rural Residential (RR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

    “minimum lot area 37,000 square feet minimum lot width 100 feet minimum lot frontage 100 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Lots in the Agricultural-Residential (AR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

  • Total of primary structures, accessory structures and impervious surface may not exceed 35 percent of the lot, per the county's development standards table.
  • Refers to the AR additional standards in sections 4.10 and 5.02-5.43.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 35 percent

  “35 percent for additional development standards see sections 4.10, 5.02-5.43 of fco-2006-06”

• Building heightSpecified

  Primary structures in the Agricultural-Residential (AR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

  • Accessory structure height limit in the AR table is 18 feet.

  primary structure maximum height: <= 35 feet

  “primary structure maximum height restriction 35 feet accessory structure maximum height restriction water 18 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Primary structures in the Residential Suburban (RS) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

    “primary maximum structure height 35 feet accessory maximum structure height water sanitary sewer 18 feet requires connection to public water”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Living in a recreational vehicle on unincorporated land in New Albany township under Floyd County zoning

  • The rule is subsection g. of the temporary mobile/manufactured home section in Article 5 (the section number was not confirmed in the extracted text).
  • Only the 'living, sleeping or housekeeping' use is restricted; the wording is 'at no time'.

  “at no time may anyone occupy a recreational vehicle or use a parked or stored recreational vehicle for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New dwellings served by an on-site septic system on land inside New Albany township outside city sewer service

  • Construction may proceed after the septic permit or health department approval; the permit is a precondition to the county building permit.
  • Septic permit is needed for new dwellings; sewer tap-in receipt is an alternative where sewer is available.
  • Fee amounts were seen only in a search snippet and are not recorded here.

  “health department approval or sewer tap-in receipt for new dwellings: septic permit or sewer tap-in receipt for accessory structures/rehabs/additions: fchd site approval permit (if septic is on site)”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater (with conditions)

  New homes in the Agricultural-Residential (AR) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

  • Public water connection is required in the AR district; the home may use either septic or sanitary sewer.
  • No distance-based availability rule was found in the pages opened.

  “requires connection to public water may use either septic or sanitary sewer system”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Water (with conditions) — New homes in the Residential Suburban (RS) district on unincorporated land in New Albany township

    “18 feet requires connection to public water may require connection to sanitary sewer system (amended 1)”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Residential building permit process for unincorporated land in New Albany township

  • Applications are a PDF that may be submitted online or in person.
  • Health department approval or sewer tap-in receipt and a site plan are required attachments.

  “applications are completed using a pdf document and can be submitted online or in person.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits in New Albany township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside New Albany township
• Inspections — Building inspections on land inside New Albany township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside New Albany township
• Setbacks — Yard setbacks inside New Albany 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.