Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Lost Creek Township, Indiana

Rules another office applies inside Lost Creek Township

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

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts of the Vigo County Unified Zoning Ordinance for unincorporated Vigo County, which includes land inside Lost Creek township outside Terre Haute, Riley, Seelyville and West Terre Haute. Applies only where the county ordinance is the zoning rule, not as a Lost Creek township ordinance.

  • The opened copy is the Unified Zoning Ordinance for Vigo County dated 1996 as shown in the PDF; amendments and any later Unified Development Ordinance were not verified.
  • Lost Creek township's own zoning adoption was not verified; if the township adopts its own ordinance, this county rule would not be the township's rule.

  “the area plan commission of vigo county shall be the duly authorized plan commission for the incorporated areas of the city of terre haute, the town of riley, the town of seelyville and the town of west terre haute, and the unincorporated areas of vigo county pursuant to the area planning law of the indiana code.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family dwellings in the R-S single-family residential suburban district in unincorporated Vigo County, including such parcels inside Lost Creek township outside municipal limits

  • Applies only to parcels zoned R-S on the county zoning map; the table was read in the R-S development standards immediately before Section 11.02 (R-1), and the R-S heading itself was not retrieved.
  • Minimum floor area is measured exclusive of garage, carports and open porches.
  • For buildings greater than one story, 400 sq. ft. minimum is stated, provided the total floor area is at least 900 sq. ft.

  minimum main floor area, one-story building: >= 900 sq. ft. (exclusive of garage, carports and open porches; greater than one story: 400 sq. ft., provided total floor area is at least 900 sq. ft.)

  “h. minimum main floor area - exclusive of garage, carports and open porches: 1.one story building - 900 sq. ft. 2. greater than one story - 400 sq. ft., provided that the total floor area shall be at least 900 sq. ft.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Lots in the R-S single-family residential suburban district in unincorporated Vigo County, including such parcels inside Lost Creek township outside municipal limits

  • Applies only to parcels zoned R-S on the county zoning map.
  • Lot coverage applies to the principal building; minimum vegetative cover is a separate limit.

  maximum coverage by principal building: <= 30 % · minimum vegetative cover: >= 40 %

  “i. lot coverage. 1.maximum coverage by principal building – 30% 2.minimum vegetative cover – 40%”

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• Building permit — Building permits for a new home inside Lost Creek township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a new home inside Lost Creek township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for land inside Lost Creek township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Inspections — Building inspections for a new home inside Lost Creek township, Vigo County, Indiana
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new home inside Lost Creek township, Vigo County, Indiana

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.