Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Jasonville, Indiana

Jasonville’s own rules

• Living in an RVLimited

  Campers (motor vehicles or trailers with sleeping and cooking facilities) used as a dwelling on land inside Jasonville city limits

  • Permitted only as a state-licensed mobile home park placement, or within the 60-day limit.
  • Sec. 152.04(b): the city shall not provide water, trash pickup, gas or sewer service to any camper or amish cabin located within the city, except within a state-licensed mobile home park.
  • Sec. 152.04(c): campers and amish cabins inhabited as a dwelling before the chapter's effective date are exempt from this section but must be relocated within the city or replaced.
  • Code currency: the overview page states 'local legislation current through ord. 2022-17, passed 12-29-2022'.

  maximum period as structure outside state-licensed mobile home park: <= 60 days (unless placed within a mobile home park licensed and regulated by the state)

  “no person shall place or locate a camper or amish cabin within the corporate limits of the city for use as a structure for a period of more than 60 days, unless such camper or amish cabin is placed within a mobile home park licensed and regulated by the state as provided in i.c. § 16-41-27.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping in a camper or amish cabin on land inside Jasonville city limits

  • Camping in a camper or amish cabin used as a structure for more than 60 days is prohibited unless the unit is inside a state-licensed mobile home park.
  • Penalty under sec. 152.99: the penalty may be levied at the amount of $50, and each day the unit is in violation is a separate violation.
  • This chapter does not address tent camping or short stays under 60 days.

  maximum period as structure outside state-licensed mobile home park: <= 60 days (unless placed within a mobile home park licensed and regulated by the state)

  “no person shall place or locate a camper or amish cabin within the corporate limits of the city for use as a structure for a period of more than 60 days, unless such camper or amish cabin is placed within a mobile home park licensed and regulated by the state as provided in i.c. § 16-41-27.”

• Tiny homesLimited

  Placing a tiny home (prefabricated dwelling with no permanent foundation, typically not over 550 square feet) on a lot inside Jasonville city limits

  • Requires approval by the board of public works and safety after a published public hearing (sec. 152.03(b)-(e)).
  • Board must consider the factors in sec. 152.03(f), including size, appearance, age and condition, owner-occupancy, effect on property values, and whether placement is temporary or permanent.
  • Application denied if the structure is not in a livable/inhabitable condition when applied (sec. 152.03(g)).
  • Board decision may be appealed to the common council within 30 days of the public hearing (sec. 152.03(h)).
  • Tiny home definition: prefabricated dwelling with no permanent foundation that does not typically exceed 550 square feet (sec. 152.02).

  tiny home definition maximum typical size: <= 550 square feet (definition only, not a standalone occupancy limit)

  “no person shall place or locate a mobile home or tiny home within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining the necessary approvals and permits as provided by this section.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Placing an individual mobile home (factory-built, transportable, not on a fully enclosed permanent foundation) on a lot inside Jasonville city limits; mobile home parks are separately licensed by the state

  • Individual placement requires board approval after a published public hearing (sec. 152.03(b)-(e)).
  • Perimeter enclosure or skirting must be installed within 60 days after placement (sec. 152.05(b)).
  • Owners must comply with state mobile home law and the city's unsafe building, weeds, and garbage codes (sec. 152.05(c)).
  • A transferee who wants to keep the home in the city must obtain a new approval (sec. 152.05(d)).
  • Sec. 152.05(a): the city enforces state health and sanitation standards for mobile homes and mobile home parks.

  skirting or perimeter enclosure installation deadline after placement: <= 60 days

  “within 60 days after they have been placed onto the location or site, all mobile homes shall have an approved perimeter enclosure or skirting installed.”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit process for placing a mobile home or tiny home inside Jasonville city limits only; no published general building-permit process was found

  • Application to the board of public works and safety on a form the board establishes, with a plot plan, structure description, location drawing and color photographs (sec. 152.03(b)).
  • Board sets a public hearing; notice published once in the local newspaper at least ten days before the hearing, at applicant's cost (sec. 152.03(d)).
  • Board decision may be appealed to the common council within 30 days of the public hearing (sec. 152.03(h)).

  newspaper notice before public hearing: >= 10 days (notice published one time, at least ten days before the hearing) · appeal window after public hearing: <= 30 days

  “the board will also have a notice published in the local newspaper one time, at least ten days before the hearing.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Jasonville or Greene County directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside Jasonville city limits: whether a city building permit is required
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders constructing a home inside Jasonville city limits
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Jasonville city limits: which building code is adopted and enforced
• Inspections — Construction inside Jasonville city limits: inspection requirements
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new homes inside Jasonville city 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Jasonville means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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