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

Rules another office applies inside Leopold Township

Leopold 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

  Construction of structures on unincorporated land inside Leopold township, via Perry County improvement location permit

  • Construction must start within one year and be completed within two years.
  • A building permit will not be issued until a required water/sewage permit has been issued.
  • Not applicable within two miles of Cannelton, Tell City or Troy where those cities exercise jurisdiction.

  “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 Leopold township: zoning is the Perry County zoning ordinance (Chapter 153), which applies to unincorporated land; no township-adopted zoning ordinance was found.

  • Applies to unincorporated land, subject to the exception that the county commissioners may authorize a city or town to exercise jurisdiction within two miles of its limits (Cannelton, Tell City, Troy).
  • Leopold township's status as unincorporated was not itself confirmed in an opened source; no township zoning ordinance found.

  “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 over all or any part of the unincorporated land within two miles from the corporate limits of the city or town.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal systems for residential structures on unincorporated land inside Leopold township, approved by the Perry County health inspector

  • Approval is required before a residential structure is permitted.

  “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.