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

Rules another office applies inside Adams Township

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Adams township that is under the Morgan County Advisory Plan Commission UDO (not within a municipal zoning jurisdiction)

  • The UDO applies to land outside the zoning jurisdiction of Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, and Morgantown; Adams township is not named in the excerpt, and whether the township has its own zoning was not established.

  “chapter 3: zoning districts & use development standards page 31 morgan county unified development ordinance”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family residential R-1 district under the Morgan County UDO, for land inside Adams township under county zoning

  • Without sanitary sewer, the lot must have 1 acre and the 1 acre figure is subject to approval by the Morgan County Health Department (table footnote 2).
  • Municipal water and sewer are not required in this district.

  minimum lot area with sanitary sewer: >= 9000 sq ft · minimum lot area without sanitary sewer: >= 1 acre (subject to approval by the Morgan County Health Department)

  “with sewer 9,000 sq ft n/a without sewer2 1 acre 1 acre”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family residential R-1 district under the Morgan County UDO, for land inside Adams township under county zoning

  • Residential/non-residential column split is inferred from PDF text order; verify against the printed table.

  minimum front yard setback (primary structure, residential): >= 25 feet · minimum side yard setback (primary structure, residential): >= 10 feet · minimum rear yard setback (primary structure, residential): >= 15 feet · minimum side yard setback (accessory structure, residential): >= 5 feet · minimum rear yard setback (accessory structure, residential): >= 5 feet

  “minimum front yard setback 25 feet 50 feet primary structure 10 feet 25 feet accessory structure 5 feet 5 feet primary structure 15 feet 15feet accessory structure 5 feet 5 feet”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family residential R-1 district under the Morgan County UDO, for land inside Adams township under county zoning

  • Figure is maximum impervious surface coverage; the table lists the same 50% for residential and non-residential uses.

  maximum impervious surface coverage: <= 50 percent

  “maximum impervious surface coverage 50% 50%”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite (septic) sewage systems on land inside Adams township

  • Morgan County Health Department permits septic systems under the county septic ordinance and state rule 410 IAC 6-8.3 (per county page).

  “septic system laws and ordinances residential onsite sewage systems, in state law 410 iac 6-8-3 morgan county septic ordinance”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Non-municipal (onsite) water and sewer serving land inside Adams township under the Morgan County UDO

  • Approval required from the Morgan County Health Department and/or IDOH.

  “all nonmunicipal water and/or sewer shall be approved by the morgan county health department and/or idoh.”

• Mandatory utility hookupNone (with conditions)

  Single-family residential R-1 district under the Morgan County UDO, for land inside Adams township under county zoning

  • Non-municipal water and sewer are permitted but must be approved by the Morgan County Health Department and/or IDOH.
  • No requirement to connect to public water or sewer when available was found; the UDO sentence addresses only the district's utility standard.

  “municipal water and sewer are not required for this district, but all nonmunicipal water and/or sewer shall be approved by the morgan county health department and/or idoh.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for a new home on land inside Adams township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home on land inside Adams township
• Building code adopted — Building code applicable inside Adams township
• Inspections — Building inspection for a new home on land inside Adams township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home on land inside Adams 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.