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

Rules another office applies inside Jackson Township

Jackson 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

  Construction in Jackson township, Harrison County, IN under the county zoning ordinance: an improvement location permit from the county plan commission administrator.

  • Application requires a plot plan (single-/two-family) or detailed site plan (other uses), submitted at least five days before issuance unless the administrator waives it.
  • A sewage disposal permit from the county health department must be obtained before the improvement location permit issues.
  • A road cut-in permit is required with the application for driveways and entrances.
  • Applicability inside Jackson township rests on the ordinance's jurisdictional area being the county.

  “no construction, alterations or additions of any kind may begin without an improvement location permit issued by the administrator.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Jackson township, Harrison County, IN: zoning is the Harrison County Plan Commission's county zoning ordinance, whose jurisdictional area is the county; no separate Jackson township zoning ordinance was found.

  • Not shown that Jackson township adopts its own zoning; the county ordinance is the rule found.
  • Incorporated towns may have their own rules.
  • Zone map dated June 3, 1974 and amendments governs which district applies to a parcel; confirm parcel zoning with plan commission at (812) 738-8927.

  “the words "jurisdictional area" refer to the county and the word "district" refers to a section of the "jurisdictional area"”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site sewage systems in Jackson township, Harrison County, IN: permitted by the Harrison County Health Department under the county zoning ordinance's jurisdictional area.

  • The county zoning ordinance requires the sewage disposal permit before an improvement location permit is issued.
  • County health department also lists Local Ordinance 2024-09 on residential and commercial on-site sewage systems and the Indiana septic code.

  “prior to issuance of an improvement location permit the applicant shall obtain a permit from the county health department and shall observe all requirements of that department concerning said permit.”

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.