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

Rules another office applies inside Finley Township

Finley Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Finley township, Scott County, Indiana, outside any incorporated town. Scott County administers the zoning ordinance there; no Finley township zoning ordinance or no-zoning statement was located.

  • The ordinance applies to all structures, lands, water, and air in the City of Scottsburg and the unincorporated portions of Scott County; it does not reach land inside other incorporated towns.
  • The copy found is a 2004 text hosted by the City of Scottsburg. A later-dated copy of the same ordinance title exists on a third-party site, which was not treated as official. The current version must be confirmed with the county Area Plan Commission.
  • Not verified: whether Finley township has adopted any ordinance of its own.

  “the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all structures, lands, water, and air within the city of scottsburg and all unincorporated portions of scott county”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts for unincorporated Scott County, including Finley township land

  • Districts are named in the ordinance (for example A-1 agricultural and R-1 single family) with dimensional tables; R-2, R-3 and business or industrial districts also appear in the text.
  • Copy is 2004 text; the current district map was not located.

  “agricultural district a-1 (see fig 3-1) a. minimum lot size requirements 1) area: 2 acres 2) street frontage: 200 ft”

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Scott County

  • The figure is a minimum first-floor area; the text sits in the A-1 dimensional block but the excerpt does not show its exact subsection letter.
  • Minimum width of primary structure also 20 ft.

  minimum first floor area, total: >= 950 sf · minimum width of primary structure: >= 20 ft

  “minimum first floor area: f. 1) total: 950 sf g. minimum width of primary structure: 20 ft”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Agricultural (rural residential) A-1 district in unincorporated Scott County, including Finley township land zoned A-1

  • Applies only where the parcel is zoned A-1 under the county ordinance.
  • Street frontage also required at 200 ft.

  minimum lot area: >= 2 acres · minimum street frontage: >= 200 ft

  “agricultural district a-1 (see fig 3-1) a. minimum lot size requirements 1) area: 2 acres 2) street frontage: 200 ft”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family residential R-1 district in unincorporated Scott County, including Finley township land zoned R-1

    “residential single family(districts zoned r1 (see fig 3-2) a. minimum lot size requirements 1) area: 8400 sf 2) street frontage: 70 ft”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Scott County, measured on a county road (Finley township county roads)

  • Setbacks are measured from road centerline.
  • Front setback in a built-up area is the average front setback; the 65 ft figure applies otherwise.
  • Corner lots have two front setbacks.
  • On a city street the A-1 front setback is 55 ft; on a state road it is 100 ft (state road front setback 100 ft, side 30 ft, back 30 ft).

  front setback, county road: >= 65 ft (average front setback in built-up area) · side setback, county road: >= 30 ft (corner lots have 2 front setbacks) · rear setback, county road: >= 30 ft

  “minimum setbacks on a county road (from centerline) 1) front: in built up area use the average front setback otherwise 65 ft 2) side: 30 ft (corner lots have 2 front setbacks) 3) back: 30 ft”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 single-family residential district in unincorporated Scott County, measured on a county road

    “minimum setbacks on a county road (from centerline) 1) front: in built up area use the average front setback otherwise 65 ft 2) side: 8 ft (corner lots have 2 front setbacks) 3) back: 20 ft”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Scott County

  • Covers structures and paving combined.
  • The source text reads '35% min' for a maximum; read as a 35% maximum, but verify against the official text.

  maximum lot coverage (structures and paving): <= 35 %

  “e. maximum lot coverage (structures and paving): 35% minimum first floor area:”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-1 single-family residential district in unincorporated Scott County

    “e. maximum lot coverage (structures and paving): 50% minimum first floor area:”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A-1 agricultural district in unincorporated Scott County

  • No height restriction for agricultural structures, per the source.
  • Source text contains a stray brace after the phrase; the figure is taken as written.
  • No height limit located for R-1 in the text opened.

  maximum height, primary structure: <= 35 ft · maximum height, accessory structure: <= 35 ft (no restriction for agricultural structures)

  “h. maximum height 1) primary structure: 35 ft 2) accessory structure: 35 ft (no restriction for agricultural structures}”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  New and existing septic systems on land inside Finley township, Scott County, Indiana, under the Scott County Health Department

  • The page lists the Environmental section's septic services for Scott County; it does not name Finley township specifically.
  • State rules (410 IAC 6-8.3) are not confirmed here.

  “inspections of existing septic systems and for failures; permits issued for new septic systems”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new construction in unincorporated Finley township
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home in unincorporated Finley township
• Building code adopted — Building code in force for Finley township
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction in unincorporated Finley township
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in unincorporated Finley township

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.