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

Rules another office applies inside Jackson Township

Jackson 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)

  Morgan County UDO zoning districts applying to land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN) outside the zoning jurisdiction of Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville and Morgantown

  • Applies only where Jackson township has no zoning of its own; no township ordinance was located.
  • Land inside the zoning jurisdiction of Morgantown, Martinsville, Monrovia or Mooresville is excluded from the county UDO.
  • Districts listed: intensive agriculture (AI), agriculture (AG), rural residential (RR), low-density residential (R-1), medium-density residential (R-2), high-density residential (R-3), neighborhood commercial (B-1), general commercial (B-2), regional commercial (B-3), light industrial (I-1), heavy industrial (I-2), planned unit development (PUD).

  districts: AI, AG, RR, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2, PUD

  “the following zoning districts have been established for all areas within the jurisdictional area. name of district abbreviation intensive agriculture district ai agriculture district ag rural residential district rr low-density residential district r-1 medium-density residential district r-2 high-density residential district r-3 neighborhood commercial district b-1 general commercial district b-2 regional commercial district b-3 light industrial district i-1 heavy industrial district i-2 planned unit development district pud”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Rural residential (RR) district under the Morgan County UDO, applying to unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)

  • Residential and non-residential columns and the with-sewer and without-sewer rows are not cleanly aligned in the extracted text; verify against the PDF before relying on the numbers.
  • Footnote 2: without-sewer lot sizes are subject to approval by the Morgan County Health Department.
  • Footnote 3 covers uses that do not require sanitary facilities and is determined by the Morgan County Health Department.
  • Applies only where Jackson township has no zoning of its own; municipal zoning jurisdictions are excluded.
  • The main single-family residential district (R-1) lot standards were not located in this research pass.

  minimum lot area, residential, with sewer: 20000 sq ft (column alignment not confirmed in extracted text) · minimum lot area, residential, without sewer: 1 acre (subject to approval by the Morgan County Health Department)

  “rr lot standards single-family residential non-residential 90 feet max 1:8 90 feet max 1:8 n/a n/a with sewer 20,000 sq ft 1 acre without sewer2 1 acre 2 acres”

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  • District specific (with conditions) — Agriculture (AG) district under the Morgan County UDO, applying to unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)

    “ag lot standards minimum lot width minimum street frontage residential non-residential 90 feet max 1:8 90 feet max 1:8 n/a n/a 30,000 sq ft 1 acre without sewer2 2 acres 5 acres”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Rural residential (RR) district under the Morgan County UDO, applying to unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)

  • The extracted table lists four setback pairs without labels that map cleanly to front, side and rear yards; verify the mapping against the PDF before relying on it.
  • Applies only where Jackson township has no zoning of its own; municipal zoning jurisdictions are excluded.

  setbacks, primary and accessory structure pairs as listed in the RR table: primary structure 20 / 25 feet; accessory structure 10 / 15 feet; primary structure 25 / 30 feet; accessory structure 10 / 15 feet (front/side/rear mapping not confirmed)

  “primary structure 20 feet 25 feet accessory structure 10 feet 15 feet primary structure 25 feet 30 feet accessory structure 10 feet 15 feet”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Rural residential (RR) district under the Morgan County UDO, applying to unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)

  • The UDO table states maximum impervious surface coverage, not building-footprint lot coverage; the same table row shows 50% for RR.
  • Applies only where Jackson township has no zoning of its own; municipal zoning jurisdictions are excluded.

  maximum impervious surface coverage: <= 50 %

  “maximum impervious surface coverage 50% 50%”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  On-site sewage (septic) systems on land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN) that is not served by public sewer

  • Morgan County Health Department administers the septic permit program for the county.
  • The UDO ties on-site systems to Morgan County Health Department rules plus Indiana Department of Health and IDEM rules.
  • The Morgan County Health Department page cites state rule 410 IAC 6-8-3 for residential onsite sewage systems.

  “morgan county health department, the indiana department of health, the indiana department of environmental management, and other appropriate state and federal agencies.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Non-municipal water or sewer (on-site sanitation) on unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN) in the AI, AG and RR districts

  • Municipal water and sewer are not required in these districts, but non-municipal systems must be approved by the Morgan County Health Department and/or IDOH.
  • Does not apply inside Morgantown or other municipal zoning jurisdictions.

  “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 (with conditions)

  New homes on unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN) in the AI, AG and RR districts

  • No mandatory connection to public water or sewer is stated for these districts; non-municipal water and sewer must be approved by the Morgan County Health Department and/or IDOH.
  • Does not apply inside Morgantown or other municipal zoning jurisdictions.
  • The distance-to-sewer rule was not located.

  “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.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Conditional — Subdivision lots on unincorporated land inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN) where public sanitary sewer is available

    “sanitary sewerage facilities shall connect with public sanitary sewerage systems as required by the morgan county code of ordinances chapter 53: sewerage works use.”

• Permit processPartial

  Septic permit procedure inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN); no general building permit process was verified

  • Only the septic permit procedure was located; the building permit process was not verified.
  • The procedure page is linked from the Morgan County Health Department Septic Division page.

  “procedures to obtain septic permits in morgan county”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permitting inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption applying inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Jackson township (Morgan County, IN)

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.