Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Cedar Creek Township, Indiana

Rules another office applies inside Cedar Creek Township

Cedar Creek 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

  New construction on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township, Lake County, Indiana

  • Permits are issued by the Lake County Plan Commission (Planning, Building and Development) for unincorporated areas only.
  • Permit fees and application requirements were not stated on the page reviewed.

  “plan commission services: issue building permits and conduct inspections. issue certificates of occupancy.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Construction on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township, Lake County, Indiana

  • Inspections are conducted by the Lake County Plan Commission (Planning, Building and Development) for unincorporated areas only.
  • Inspection schedule and scope were not stated on the page reviewed.

  “plan commission services: issue building permits and conduct inspections. issue certificates of occupancy.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupancy of new construction on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township, Lake County, Indiana

  • Issued by the Lake County Plan Commission for unincorporated areas only.

  “plan commission services: issue building permits and conduct inspections. issue certificates of occupancy.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township, Lake County, Indiana. County zoning applies here because no township zoning ordinance was located; land inside incorporated areas such as the Town of Lowell is excluded.

  • No township zoning ordinance was located for Cedar Creek township; this claim records the county rule that applies in its unincorporated area.
  • The Plan Commission states it has no jurisdiction in incorporated areas.

  “jurisdiction authority extends to unincorporated lake county. no jurisdiction in incorporated areas.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts applying on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township (agricultural and residential districts A-1, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-5)

  • Business and industrial districts apply only where they are mapped; the zoning map is a separate publication.

  “table 2-3: lot and building regulations for conventional development in a-1 and r districts”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Detached house in the A-1 (agricultural) district on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

  • Table 2-3 gives the minimum dwelling size per dwelling type.

  minimum dwelling size, detached house: 768 sq ft

  “detached house 768 768 1,000 [4] 768 768 768”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Detached house in the R-1 (main single-family residential) district on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

    “minimum dwelling size is 1,350 square feet if house is more than one story”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Principal buildings in the A-1 (agricultural) district on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

  • Table 2-3 note [1] and the general exceptions in Article 21 may modify this limit.

  maximum building coverage: <= 25 % of lot

  “maximum building coverage (% of lot) 25 20 35 40 40 35”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Principal buildings in the R-1 (main single-family residential) district on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

    “maximum building coverage (% of lot) 25 20 35 40 40 35”

• Building heightSpecified

  Principal buildings in the A-1 (agricultural) district on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

  • Height is stated as stories/feet; the feet figure is the limit used here.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (2.5 stories maximum)

  “2.5/35 2.5/35 2.5/35 2/25 2/25 3/35 detached house 768 768 1,000 [4] 768 768 768”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Principal buildings in the R-1 (main single-family residential) district on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

    “2.5/35 2.5/35 2.5/35 2/25 2/25 3/35 detached house 768 768 1,000 [4] 768 768 768”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Recreational vehicle parks (sites designed for temporary use by two or more recreational vehicles) in the A-1, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-5 districts on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township. Single-RV occupancy of a private lot is not addressed.

  • The use table shows recreational vehicle parks as prohibited in these residential and agricultural districts.
  • Long-term RV occupancy as a dwelling was not addressed in the pages reviewed.

  “recreational vehicle park – – – – – – mpd required”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite water supply and sewage disposal for uses on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

  • The UDO requires sewage disposal facilities approved by the Lake County Health Department.
  • The Lake County Health Department's own septic permit rules were not located.

  “all new and existing uses must provide water supply and sewage disposal facilities conforming to standards of design and location approved by the lake county health department.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  New uses on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township; the Town of Lowell's own utility rules are not covered

  • Connection is required only when central water and sewer infrastructure is located nearby; the UDO does not define nearby.
  • The UDO says these regulations may impose larger minimum lot areas where connection is not made.

  “these regulations may, in some cases, impose larger minimum lot area requirements than this udo or require connection to central water and sewer facilities when such infrastructure is located nearby.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and subdivisions on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

  • Subdivision approvals are handled by the Plan Commission for unincorporated areas only.

  “enforcement of subdivision ordinance regulations.”

• Permit processPartial

  Land-use and zoning approvals on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township

  • The page lists the service categories only; step-by-step application procedure was not published on the page reviewed.

  “zone changes, subdivision approvals, change of use permits, special exceptions and variances.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption for unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot area on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township
• Setbacks — Street, side and rear setbacks on unincorporated land inside Cedar Creek township
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside unincorporated Cedar Creek township

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.