Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Winslow, Indiana

Town of Winslow’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, alteration or repair of buildings or structures inside Winslow town whose cost exceeds the threshold

  • Applies to construction, alteration or repair whose cost exceeds $3,000 in material, per section 9.08.070.
  • Older section 10.05.010 (1975) sets a $200 threshold and a filing with the clerk-treasurer; the 1990 building code section 9.08.070 is the later rule, but the conflict is not resolved in the code text.
  • Permit fees under 9.08.070 are to be paid to the Pike County commissioners.

  estimated material cost threshold: > 3000 USD (per section 9.08.070; older section 10.05.010 uses $200)

  “a permit shall be obtained before beginning construction, alteration or repair of any building or structure, the cost of which exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) in material using forms furnished by the building commissioner, and all fees required by this code shall be paid to the pike county commissioners.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction, alteration, repair, use and occupancy of buildings and structures inside Winslow town (Winslow building code, Title 9 chapter 9.08)

  • Adopts by reference the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission building rules (675 IAC articles 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20), including later amendments published in the Indiana Register or Indiana Administrative Code.
  • Scope excludes fences, industrialized building systems and mobile structures certified under IC 22-15-4.
  • Adopting ordinance 1990-1 is dated October 2, 1990.

  “(1) building rules of the indiana fire prevention and building safety commission as set out in the following articles of title 675 of the indiana administrative codes are hereby adopted by reference”

• InspectionsRequired

  Work done under a Winslow town building permit

  • Inspections are made by the town building commissioner as necessary to ensure compliance.
  • Section 9.08.090 says no concrete may be placed for foundations and no electrical, mechanical, plumbing or thermal insulation work may be covered without prior inspection.

  “after the issuance of any building permit, the building commissioner shall make, or shall cause to be made, inspections of the work being done as are necessary”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Winslow town limits (Pike County, Indiana): the town enacted its own 1995 zoning ordinance.

  • Code Title 10 chapter 10.08 enacts the 1995 zoning ordinance; the zoning text itself (chapter 10.15) does not appear in the extracted PDF, so district rules are not verified here.
  • Section 10.08.040 states the zoning and subdivision ordinances take effect after publication as provided by law.

  “the town of winslow zoning ordinance, 1995, a copy of which follows, is hereby enacted as an ordinance of the town of winslow, and is hereby incorporated in this ordinance.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles or travel trailers placed on a lot or parcel inside Winslow town

  • Continuous occupancy longer than seven consecutive days is barred unless the unit is in an RV park or campground for that purpose.
  • Weekend, vacation or summer residence use on a continuous basis is barred.
  • Sewer connections to an RV outside an RV park or campground are prohibited; RV waste may be dumped only at a designated RV dump.
  • Violators have 24 hours to remove the unit after notice.

  maximum continuous occupancy on a lot outside an RV park: <= 7 days (unless placed in an RV park or campground for that purpose)

  “recreational vehicles or travel trailers may not be placed on any lot or parcel for continuous occupancy of greater than seven (7) consecutive days unless the placement is in an rv park or campground for that purpose.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Temporary placement of a recreational vehicle or travel trailer inside Winslow town

  • The town council may, at its discretion, issue a temporary permit for an RV or travel trailer for up to 30 days, for extended vacation use or emergency residential purpose.
  • Tent or other non-RV camping was not addressed in the text opened.

  temporary permit maximum period: <= 30 days (issued at town council discretion)

  “the town council, at its discretion, may issue a temporary permit for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, for the limited placement of an rv or travel trailer, whether for extended vacation use or emergency residential purpose.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Homes inside Winslow town that are not served by a public sewer

  • Privies are allowed where sewerage facilities are not available; the sanitary-privy construction standards (no flies or rats, no surface or ground water entry, no contamination of water supply) are listed in 6.19.020.
  • Section 6.19.040 requires owners to install and maintain water-flushed toilets or privies per Indiana State Board of Health rules.
  • Health-department septic permitting was not checked.

  “where sewerage facilities are not this available a sanitary privy, or privies, shall be provided.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  A home inside Winslow town located near a public sanitary sewer

  • Sewer connection duty applies where the public sewer is within 300 feet of the property line, after official notice (Title 18, sewer use).
  • Chapter 6.19 requires water-flushed toilets connected to sewer where sanitary sewers are within 150 feet of the property.
  • The verb of the 300-foot notice sentence is not in the extracted excerpt; the full section was not re-read.
  • Water connection: section 18.06.010 requires a written application for town water; no mandatory water-connection duty was located.

  public sanitary sewer distance from property line: <= 300 feet (per Title 18 sewer use section; official notice required)

  “within sixty (60) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within three hundred (300) feet of the property line.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Winslow town limits

  • Subdivision regulations are the town's 1995 subdivision regulations, codified at Title 11, and enacted by ordinance 1995-5.
  • The Title 11 text was not opened in this research pass.

  “the town of winslow subdivision regulations, 1995, a copy of which follows in title 11, is hereby enacted as an ordinance of the town of winslow, and is hereby incorporated in this ordinance.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  New construction or substantial improvements in a special flood hazard area inside Winslow town

  • The building commissioner reviews permit applications for flood safety in special flood hazard areas.
  • Construction must be protected against flood damage and anchored against flotation, collapse or lateral movement.

  “review building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements within the flood plain area having special flood hazards to assure that the proposed construction (including prefabricated and mobile homes) a. is protected against flood damage, b. is designated (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure,”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit inspection fees for work inside Winslow town

  • Schedule is in the 1990 building code (9.08.090); fees are paid to the Pike County commissioners under 9.08.070.
  • The schedule may be out of date; no later amendment was located in the text opened.

  minimum permit fee: >= 20 USD (per code section 9.08.090 schedule; reinspection fee $20.00 per extra inspection)

  “the minimum permit fee for any permit shall be $20.00.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit application process inside Winslow town

  • Application must include a plat or sketch showing lot boundaries and plans and specifications (9.08.060).
  • A state design release is required for construction it covers (9.08.060).
  • Application forms come from the building commissioner (9.08.070); the rest of the process is not fully set out in the text opened.

  “no building permit shall be issued for the foregoing purposes, unless the application for a permit is accompanied by a plat or sketch of the proposed location showing lot boundaries, and by plans and specifications showing the work to be done.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Winslow or Pike County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for work inside Winslow town
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Winslow town limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family residential dwelling minimum size inside Winslow town
• Minimum lot size — Single-family residential district minimum lot size inside Winslow town
• Setbacks — Setbacks for single-family residential district inside Winslow town

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.