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

Rules another office applies inside Walnut Township

Walnut Township 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 sewage systems for dwellings not connected to public or municipal sanitary sewer, including land inside Walnut township; the procedure does not name Walnut township specifically

  • Installer must be certified and registered with the Montgomery County Health Department; the county reviews the design submittal.
  • Permits follow Indiana Rule 410 IAC 6-8.3, as stated in the procedure.

  “the applicant must then have an installer that is certified and registered with montgomery county health department to lay out (design) the proposed system and to fill out a design submittal form.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Onsite sewage system for a dwelling not connected to public or municipal sanitary sewer, including land inside Walnut township

  • An onsite sewage system permit is required before a building permit will be issued.
  • Permits are valid for one year from the date of issue.
  • A soil test by a registered soil scientist is required before the permit is released.
  • A waiver is required from the health department to reconnect a new dwelling to an existing onsite system.

  permit fee, new system or repair of existing system: 200 USD (commercial permits for construction or repair are $300.00) · permit validity: 1 year

  “the permit fee for the construction of a new system or the repair of an existing system is $200.00.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Household wastewater for dwellings inside Walnut township not connected to public or municipal sanitary sewer

  • All waste produced in the house must go into the onsite sewage system; separating gray water is a violation.
  • No failing system is grandfathered under the Indiana rules cited.

  “any dwelling that is not connected to a public or municipal sanitary sewer is required to have an onsite sewage system as a method of waste disposal and wastewater treatment.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land division into subdivisions in Montgomery County, including land inside Walnut township, under the county subdivision ordinance administered by the Building/Zoning Department

  • The page names a subdivision ordinance and says the department handles it; the ordinance text, thresholds and lot-split exemptions were not opened.

  “we handle land use information; building, subdivision, flood control and sugar creek ordinances.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  County building permit fees for work inside Walnut township

  • The county page lists an ordinance amending the building permit fee schedule as a document; the schedule amounts were not opened.
  • Septic permit fee is stated separately by the health department (see septic_permit claim).

  “ordinance amending building permit fee schedule (pdf)”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a dwelling inside Walnut township
• Building code adopted — Which building code applies to dwellings inside Walnut township
• Local zoning — Whether Walnut township has adopted and administers its own zoning ordinance
• Zoning districts — Zoning district map and districts inside Walnut township
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in the main single-family residential district inside Walnut 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.