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

Rules another office applies inside Clark Township

Clark 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

  Structures erected, constructed, moved, converted or enlarged inside Clark township (unincorporated Perry County, outside two-mile city/town jurisdiction areas)

  • Improvement location permit issued by Perry County Planning and Zoning.
  • Construction must start within one year and be completed within two years.
  • Permit fees vary.
  • Sewage disposal system must be approved before a residential structure is permitted.

  “the perry county planning and zoning department issues an improvement location permit for a structure that is erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, converted, or enlarged.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Clark township, Perry County, IN, which is unincorporated land covered by the Perry County zoning ordinance (Chapter 153); no township-adopted zoning was found

  • Applies to unincorporated land not within any area where a city or town has been authorized jurisdiction (up to two miles from Cannelton, Tell City, Troy).
  • No Clark township own zoning ordinance found; county rule is the answer.
  • Ordinance O-C-97-10 passed 12-22-1997 (original).

  “this chapter shall apply to all unincorporated land within the county, except that in accord with state law, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, authorize a city or town to establish jurisdiction”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Residential sewage disposal systems inside Clark township, Perry County (unincorporated land)

  • Approval by the Perry County health inspector is a precondition to the residential building permit.
  • State rules also apply; not separately researched.

  “before a residential structure is permitted, a sewage disposal system must be approved by the perry county health inspector.”

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.