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

Rules another office applies inside Green Township

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana, that is not subject to the zoning of Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville or Morgantown; county UDO applies here

  • This is the Morgan County Unified Development Ordinance, not a Green township ordinance; it is applied because no Green township zoning ordinance was located.
  • Incorporated towns Bethany, Brooklyn and Paragon are within the advisory plan commission jurisdiction and are not covered by this statement for Green township.

  “the udo shall apply to all land within the jurisdiction of the morgan county advisory plan commission that are not subject to the zoning jurisdiction of the governmental units of martinsville, monrovia, mooresville, and morgantown.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family dwelling in the R-1 (single-family residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • Table extracted from the PDF; column order was inferred and should be checked.
  • The RR minimum living area was not extracted; the value shown is R-1 only.

  minimum living area: >= 950 sq ft (residential structure; n/a for non-residential) · minimum width of primary structure: >= 18 feet

  “minimum living area 950 sq ft n/a minimum width of primary structure 18 feet”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family lot in the R-1 (single-family residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • Without sewer the minimum is 1 acre, subject to approval by the Morgan County Health Department (footnote 2).
  • Table extracted from the PDF; column order was inferred and should be checked.

  minimum lot area with sewer: >= 9000 sq ft (single-family residential; with sewer) · minimum lot area without sewer: >= 1 acre (subject to Morgan County Health Department approval)

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

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Single-family lot in the R-1 (single-family residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • The UDO term is maximum impervious surface coverage, not building footprint coverage.

  maximum impervious surface coverage, residential: <= 50 percent

  “maximum impervious surface coverage 50% 50%”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family lot in the RR (rural residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

    “maximum impervious surface coverage 50% 50%”

• Building heightSpecified

  Single-family dwelling in the R-1 (single-family residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • Table extracted from the PDF; the 35 ft and 25 ft values are read as maximum height by table position.
  • RR height was not extracted and is not claimed here.

  maximum height, primary structure, residential: <= 35 feet · maximum height, accessory structure, residential: <= 25 feet (accessory structure cannot exceed height or square footage of primary structure)

  “r-1 structure standards single-family residential non-residential primary structure 35 feet 35 feet accessory structure1 25 feet 25 feet”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory dwelling on a lot in the RR (rural residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • Marked with an asterisk, so specific use development standards apply (UDO chapter 3.c); those standards were not read within the budget.
  • Only one primary use or primary dwelling unit per lot is permitted in the RR district.

  “accessory uses • *dwelling, accessory • hobby farm • *home occupation”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Non-municipal (septic/private) water and sewer on land inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana, under the county UDO rural residential (RR) utility standards

  • Municipal water and sewer are not required in the RR district; non-municipal systems must be approved by the Morgan County Health Department and/or IDOH.
  • Health department septic permit rules (410 IAC 6-8.3 and the Morgan County Septic Ordinance) were identified from search results but were not opened for quotation; the health department page was only summarized.

  “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.”

• Mandatory utility hookupNone

  New home on RR (rural residential) land inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana, outside municipal utility service

  • Applies to the RR district under the county UDO; the R-1 utility standards were not separately quoted.
  • Non-municipal water and sewer must still be approved by the Morgan County Health Department and/or IDOH.

  “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.”

• Short-term rentalsAllowed

  Short-term rental of a single-family dwelling in the RR (rural residential) district inside Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

  • Listed as a permitted use in the RR and AG districts; short-term rental use standards (if any) were not read within the budget.
  • UDO defines short-term rental by reference to IC 36-1-24.

  “dwelling, single-family • short-term rental accessory uses”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes in unincorporated Green township, Morgan County, Indiana
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for homes in unincorporated Green township, Morgan County, Indiana
• Building code adopted — Residential building code applicable to new homes in Green township, Morgan County, Indiana
• Inspections — Building inspections for new homes in unincorporated Green township, Morgan County, Indiana
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in unincorporated Green township, Morgan County, Indiana

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.