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

Rules another office applies inside Highland Township

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

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family home in the A-1 prime agriculture district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

  • Two-story single-family homes: 800 sq. ft. on the first floor (1,440 sq. ft. total).
  • Dwelling-size rule for the R-1 district is printed with a Brookville footnote and was not resolved here.

  minimum ground floor area, one-story single-family home: >= 900 sq ft (two-story homes: 800 sq ft first floor (1,440 total))

  “one story:​ 900 sq. ft. (ordinance # 2014-19, passed on 11/24/2014).​ two story:​ 800 sq. ft. (1440 total)”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Principal buildings in the R-1 single-family residence district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

  • Code section 80.08 also contains additional yard and setback requirements that were not opened.

  front yard depth: 35 feet · rear yard depth: 15 feet · side yard width: 10 percent of minimum lot width

  “5. required yards: minimum depth of front yard: ​ 35 feet minimum width of side yard:​ 10% of minimum lot width”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Lots in the A-1 prime agriculture district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

  • Per the code note, A-2 and R-E have the same requirements as A-1.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 20 percent of lot

  “4. maximum lot coverage: ​ 20% of lot 5. minimum depth of front yard: ​ 50 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Lots in the R-1 single-family residence district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

    “4. maximum lot coverage: ​ 25% of lot 5. required yards”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Principal buildings in the A-1 prime agriculture district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

  • Per the code note, A-2 and R-E have the same requirements as A-1.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet

  “8. maximum building height:​ 35 feet 9. see section 80.08 additional requirements, including yard and setback, height, parking, and fences”

• Manufactured homesAllowed

  Manufactured or mobile home as a permitted use in the A-1 prime agriculture district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

  • Permitted use in the district, subject to the code's other requirements (lot, setback, height and improvement location permit rules).

  “a. permitted uses. 1. agricultural use 2. single-family dwelling 3. manufactured or mobile home”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Allowed — Manufactured home as a permitted use in the R-1 single-family residence district in unincorporated land inside Highland township

    “(a) permitted uses. 1. agricultural use. 2. single family dwelling. 3. manufactured home.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for work inside Highland township
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for construction inside Highland township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Highland township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Highland township
• Local zoning — Whether Highland township itself has adopted 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.