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

Rules another office applies inside Union Township

Union 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 and land use inside Union township, Perry County, IN, under the county plan commission's jurisdiction (improvement location permit)

  • Construction must start within one year and be completed within two years
  • Permit fees vary
  • Sewage disposal system must be approved by the county health inspector before a residential structure is permitted
  • Does not apply to land within two miles of Cannelton, Tell City or Troy where a municipality holds jurisdiction
  • Applicability to Union township inferred from the county's unincorporated-land 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 Union township, Perry County, IN, as unincorporated land covered by the Perry County zoning ordinance (Chapter 153); no township-adopted zoning ordinance was found.

  • County zoning applies to unincorporated land except areas within two miles of a city or town (Cannelton, Tell City, Troy) where jurisdiction is authorized to that municipality
  • No Union township page or ordinance naming Union township was found; applicability is inferred from the county jurisdiction clause
  • Exact zoning district for a parcel depends on the county zone map

  “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 Union township, Perry County, IN, approved by the Perry County health inspector as a precondition to a building permit

  • Water/sewage permit must be issued before a building permit is issued, where such a permit applies
  • Applicability to Union township inferred from the county's unincorporated-land jurisdiction

  “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.