Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Etna Green, Indiana

Rules another office applies inside Town of Etna Green

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Class 2 residential structures (one- and two-family dwellings) and their accessory structures inside Etna Green town, under the 2020 Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.4)

  • The code is the ICC 2018 International Residential Code as modified by Indiana amendments.
  • Local units of government are statutorily required to enforce it (IC 36-7-2-9, as quoted in the source).
  • Whether Etna Green town has adopted any local building ordinance or its own enforcement department was not verified.

  “the 2020 indiana residential code has been in full force and effect in every location within the state of indiana.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts (E, PU, A, AII, R, C, I-1, I-2, I-3) that apply to land inside Etna Green town under the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance, because the town joined the county zoning ordinance on 7/11/07

  • The county ordinance's jurisdiction clause covers the incorporated town limits of municipalities participating in the county area plan commission and/or zoning ordinance; the town joined on 7/11/07 per the county ordinance's list of joined municipalities.
  • Zone maps of incorporated towns are incorporated by reference in Section 2.1; the Etna Green zone map was not located in this research pass.
  • This is county-administered zoning applied inside the town, not an Etna Green town ordinance.
  • Source copy: the 2021 revision (effective July 20, 2021) was read from a Purdue Extension-hosted copy; the 2016 county-hosted copy also shows the joined-town list.

  “the jurisdiction of this ordinance shall include all lands and waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the county and the incorporated town limits of those municipalities participating in the county area plan commission and/or zoning ordinance.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R (residential) district lots inside Etna Green town under the county zoning ordinance

  • Table B applies to lots without public sewer; Table C applies to lots with public sewer. Use whichever applies to the lot.
  • Table B lot area without public sewer is 20,000 sq ft for the first family, plus 10,000 sq ft per additional family.
  • Table C lot area with public sewer is 10,000 sq ft for the first family, plus 2,500 sq ft per additional family.
  • Values are from a text-extracted table; column alignment should be verified against an official county copy.

  minimum lot area, without public sewer (first family): >= 20000 sq ft (Table B; lots without public sewer) · minimum lot area, with public sewer (first family): >= 10000 sq ft (Table C; lots with public sewer) · additional lot area per family, without public sewer: >= 10000 sq ft (Table B) · additional lot area per family, with public sewer: >= 2500 sq ft (Table C)

  “table b: required setbacks on lots without public sewer district minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum lot area add. lot area lot width depth width side sq. ft. per family feet front yard yard feet sq. ft. feet e 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 pu 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 a 20,000 10,000 100 50 20 aii 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 r 20,000 10,000 100 35 10”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — A (agricultural) district lots inside Etna Green town under the county zoning ordinance

    “table b: required setbacks on lots without public sewer district minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum lot area add. lot area lot width depth width side sq. ft. per family feet front yard yard feet sq. ft. feet e 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 pu 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 a 20,000 10,000 100 50 20 aii 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 r 20,000 10,000 100 35 10”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R (residential) district lots inside Etna Green town under the county zoning ordinance

  • Front yard 35 ft without public sewer (Table B); 25 ft with public sewer (Table C).
  • Side yard 10 ft in both tables.
  • Lot width 100 ft without public sewer (Table B); 75 ft with public sewer (Table C).
  • Rear yard is 15 ft per the rear-yard column with a * footnote; the footnote text (including a 35-foot yard where a yard adjoins a lake or waterway) was not fully extracted, so verify before relying on it.
  • Values are from a text-extracted table; verify against an official county copy.

  front yard, without public sewer: >= 35 ft (Table B) · front yard, with public sewer: >= 25 ft (Table C) · side yard: >= 10 ft (Tables B and C) · rear yard: >= 15 ft (asterisk footnote; verify)

  “minimum depth rear yard feet 20* 20* 20* 20* 15* 20* 20* 20* 50*”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — A (agricultural) district lots inside Etna Green town under the county zoning ordinance

    “table b: required setbacks on lots without public sewer district minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum lot area add. lot area lot width depth width side sq. ft. per family feet front yard yard feet sq. ft. feet e 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 pu 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 a 20,000 10,000 100 50 20 aii 1 acre n/a 100 50 20 r 20,000 10,000 100 35 10”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems on land in Kosciusko County, including land inside Etna Green town (per the county ordinance's countywide wording, not a town-specific excerpt)

  • The county page states county ordinances require septic permits for new systems countywide. It does not name Etna Green town or any town.
  • A town-specific statement that the county health department reaches inside Etna Green town was not located; this claim is conditional on that.
  • Whether a town sewer system serves a given lot (which may replace septic) was not verified.

  “county ordinances require property owners to obtain permits for any new septic or well installed in kosciusko county.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New septic system installation and repair/replacement of existing septic systems in Kosciusko County, including land inside Etna Green town if the county ordinance reaches the town

  • Permit is required for any new septic installed in the county, and for repair work on an existing system (per the same page).
  • Permit application is filed with the county health department (fillable form, emailed to county staff).
  • Page does not name Etna Green town; inside-town reach not confirmed by a town-specific source.
  • Status conditional because construction or installation proceeds after the permit is issued.

  “this includes any work done for repairing an existing septic system or replacing an existing well.”

• Well permitRequired

  New well installation and replacement of existing wells in Kosciusko County, including land inside Etna Green town if the county ordinance reaches the town

  • Permit is required for any new well installed in the county, and for replacing an existing well (per the same page).
  • Page does not name Etna Green town; inside-town reach not confirmed. Whether a town water connection replaces a private well was not verified.
  • Status conditional because drilling proceeds after the permit is issued.

  “county ordinances require property owners to obtain permits for any new septic or well installed in kosciusko county.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in mapped flood hazard areas (national flood insurance map) inside the county zoning jurisdiction, which includes Etna Green town as a joined municipality

  • Applies where land is a floodway, flood plain, or flood prone area as shown on the national flood insurance map.
  • The sentence quoted is a condition on applicants in those areas; the lead-in clause was only partly extracted.
  • Requirements of the Kosciusko County flood control ordinance are not reviewed here.

  “3.10 flood prone areas: prior to the consideration of the issuance and approval of any permit for construction of improvements upon any delineated floodway, flood plain, or flood prone area as shown by the national flood insurance map, the applicant shall meet all requirements of the kosciusko county flood control ordinance”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction inside Etna Green town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permit or licensing inside Etna Green town
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Etna Green town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new buildings inside Etna Green town
• Local zoning — Whether Etna Green town adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance

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.