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

Rules another office applies inside Center Township

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Center township, Hancock County IN, under the Hancock County zoning ordinance (Title XV, Chapter 156). This is county zoning applied to the township, not a township-adopted ordinance; no official Center township zoning ordinance was found.

  • County zoning map section 156.020 covers Center township per the 2020 county ordinance.
  • Land inside incorporated municipalities (for example Greenfield, which lies partly in Center township) is governed by that municipality, not this county ordinance.
  • Official Chapter 156 district text was not opened within the research budget.

  “an ordinance amending the hancock county, indiana zoning ordinance”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite septic systems for new homes inside Center township, Hancock County IN, administered by the Hancock County Health Department Environmental Division

  • Authority is the county health department; no township septic rule was found.
  • Applies to new septic system installation as stated on the county page.

  “they inspect food establishments, public swimming pools, bed and breakfast facilities, tattoo parlors, private drainage tiles, and new septic system installation.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New septic system installation inside Center township, Hancock County IN

  • Permit is issued by the county health department before installation; the permit fee and steps were not confirmed from a current official page.

  “permits for food establishments and septic system installation are also issued”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New septic system installation inside Center township, Hancock County IN

  • Inspection is performed by county Environmental Health specialists per the county page.
  • Inspection stages (for example rough-in or final) were not confirmed.

  “they inspect food establishments, public swimming pools, bed and breakfast facilities, tattoo parlors, private drainage tiles, and new septic system installation.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  New subdivisions inside Center township, Hancock County IN, as far as county Environmental Health plan review reaches

  • Only the health-department plan review is confirmed here; Area Plan Commission subdivision control was not opened.
  • Plan review by county Environmental Health is stated for new subdivisions and new home and business construction.

  “the environmental health specialists review plans for new subdivisions and new home and business construction.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction inside Center township, Hancock County IN
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home inside Center township, Hancock County IN
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for land inside Center township, Hancock County IN
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes inside Center township, Hancock County IN
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Center township, Hancock County IN

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.