Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Markle, Indiana

Town of Markle’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New residential dwelling units, residential additions, accessory structures, replacement structures, and manufactured-home location inside the Town of Markle

  • Permits are issued and administered by the Huntington County building commissioner under the county-town agreement in section 151.06, so permit fees go to the Huntington County Department of Community Development.
  • Electrical permits (151.16(a)(2)) and plumbing permits (151.16(a)(3)) are also required for new residential dwelling units; fence and swimming pool permits are required under 151.16(a)(4)-(5).
  • Construction may proceed only after a permit is issued (permit is a condition, not a ban).

  “(a) a permit shall be obtained for the following: (1) a building permit shall be obtained for: (a) construction of new residential dwelling units and nonresidential buildings”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction, alteration, use and occupancy of buildings and structures inside the Town of Markle

  • Adopts by reference the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission rules (675 IAC): Article 13 Indiana Building Code, Article 14 Indiana One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, Article 16 Plumbing, Article 17 Electrical, Article 18 Mechanical, Article 19 Energy Conservation, Article 20 Swimming Pool, Article 22 Fire Prevention, Article 24 migrant day care fire safety, Article 25 Fuel Gas.
  • Later amendments to those articles are included as published in the Indiana Register or Indiana Administrative Code.
  • Printed code is the 2014 S-2 supplement; the building code adoption ordinance is Ord. 2001-2 (passed 5-15-2002).

  “(a) building rules of the indiana fire prevention and building safety commission, as set out in the following articles of title 675 of the indiana administrative code, are hereby incorporated by reference in this code”

• InspectionsRequired

  Work done under a building permit inside the Town of Markle

  • Inspections are made by the building commissioner as necessary for full compliance; the Huntington County department performs inspections under section 151.06.
  • Stop-work orders and re-inspection fees ($20) also apply (151.22; 151.18(a)(1)(h)).

  “after the issuance of any building permit hereunder, the building commissioner shall make, or shall cause to be made, inspections of the work being done under the permits as are necessary to ensure full compliance with the provisions of this code and the terms of the permit.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy of buildings and structures constructed after adoption of the code inside the Town of Markle

  • A full, partial, or temporary certificate may be issued by the building commissioner (Huntington County).
  • Certificate is issued only if the building was constructed in compliance with the code (151.23).

  “it shall be unlawful to occupy any building or structure unless a full, partial, or temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building commissioner.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside the Town of Markle's zoning jurisdiction (the area over which the Markle Plan Commission exercises jurisdiction)

  • Section 150.01 adopts by reference the zoning ordinance and zone maps (Ord. 2001-6, passed 4-18-2001). The zoning ordinance text and zone map were not found on any official page, so district standards are unknown.
  • The source is the 2014 S-2 supplement of the town code, hosted on the town's Squarespace file path (markleindiana.com).

  “the proposal favorably recommended and certified to the town council by the plan commission, consisting of the zoning ordinance and zone maps, which are hereby incorporated by reference in the zoning ordinance”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land into lots inside the Town of Markle

  • The subdivision code is adopted by reference; the adopted subdivision code text itself was not located on any official page.
  • Adopted by Ord. 2000-1 (passed 2-21-2001) and amended through Ord. 2014-2 (passed 3-19-2014) per the code history.

  “the subdivision code of the town, which shall be known and may be cited as the subdivision code, is hereby adopted by reference as if set out in full herein.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit fees for new single-family dwellings inside the Town of Markle

  • Fees are payable to the Huntington County Department of Community Development (151.16(b)).
  • Fee schedule printed in the code carries 2009 S-1 amendments and Ord. 2005-04 (passed 5-18-2005); a newer schedule may exist and was not found.
  • Other fees (electrical $50 and plumbing $35 for a new 1-family dwelling) are printed in 151.18(b)-(c).

  new 1-family dwelling building permit fee rate: per 0.04 USD per sq ft gross floor area (or $80, whichever is greater) · new 1-family dwelling building permit minimum fee: >= 80 USD (whichever is greater than $0.04 per square foot of gross floor area)

  “(a) new 1-family dwelling $0.04 per square foot of gross floor area, or $80, whichever is greater”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit application process inside the Town of Markle

  • Only the application contents rule is printed; the full application, review and issuance workflow is not published in the code.
  • Building commissioner reviews all applications before issuance (151.19).

  “no building permit shall be issued for the foregoing purposes, unless the application for a permit is accompanied by a plat or sketch of the proposed location showing lot boundaries, and by plans and specifications showing the work to be done.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Markle

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite (septic) sewage systems on land inside the Town of Markle in its Huntington County portion; the Huntington County Health Department permits septic systems countywide

  • The cited page is countywide and does not name the Town of Markle; no Markle-specific text reaching inside the town was found.
  • Markle also lies in Wells County; the Wells County health authority for the Wells County portion was not researched.
  • The page refers to the county ordinance and state rule 410 IAC 6-8.2, and links the state residential sewage rule 410 IAC 6-8.3.

  “systems installed in huntington county must meet the requirements identified in the county ordinance and indiana rule 410 iac 6-8.2.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New or replacement onsite septic systems on land inside the Town of Markle in its Huntington County portion

  • Permit must be issued by the Huntington County Health Department before construction begins (permit is a condition, not a ban).
  • Fees reported on the county fee page (Septic Application $150.00; Septic Permit new or replacement $50.00) were seen only in a search snippet, not on an opened page, and are not recorded as parameters.

  “keep in mind, that a septic system permit will need to be issued from the health department before construction can begin on any septic system.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Markle or Huntington County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a single-family home inside the Town of Markle
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts of the Town of Markle
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the main single-family residential district inside the Town of Markle
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size in the main single-family residential district inside the Town of Markle
• Setbacks — Front, side and rear setbacks in the main single-family residential district inside the Town of Markle

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.