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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Uniondale

Town of Uniondale 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

  New construction and related building work inside Uniondale town, Indiana, permitted through the Wells County Area Plan Commission (a county body; Uniondale is not Bluffton)

  • Construction may not begin until the permit is issued; the septic permit must come first.
  • The APC page lists a separate city building-permit step only for Bluffton; no Uniondale town building-permit step was found.
  • Countywide reach is shown by the APC permit page; the Uniondale-specific sentence was not separately found.

  “wells county improvement location permit for all of wells county, including city of bluffton.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside Uniondale town, Indiana, under the 2020 Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.4), a state rule that applies in every Indiana location

  • The circular says the code applies to all construction on class 2 structures and their accessory structures.
  • The circular says all local units of government are statutorily mandated to require compliance with the code (IC 36-7-2-9).
  • No Uniondale-specific building code adoption was found; the state code is the applicable code.

  “since that date, the 2020 indiana residential code has been in full force and effect in every location within the state of indiana.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site sewage disposal systems for land inside Uniondale town, Indiana, handled by the Wells County Health Department Septic Division

  • The Septic Division is responsible for licensing and inspecting residential and commercial on-site sewage disposal systems and plan review of new systems.
  • The division's page tells residents building a new house to contact it; the page does not name Uniondale, so in-town reach rests on the countywide structure.
  • State rule 410 IAC 6-8.3 is referenced by the county for on-site systems.

  “the septic division is responsible for licensing and inspecting residential and commercial on-site sewage disposal systems”

• Septic permitRequired

  New home construction, remodeling, or repair of an on-site septic system inside Uniondale town, Indiana, permitted by the Wells County Health Department Septic Division

  • A septic permit must be obtained before construction or remodeling begins.
  • Construction of any kind may not begin until the septic permit is issued (permitting packet).
  • The health department page does not name Uniondale; reach inside the town rests on the countywide APC permit sequence in the permitting packet.

  “construction of any kind may not begin until the septic permit is issued.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New or repaired septic systems for land inside Uniondale town, Indiana, inspected by the Wells County Health Department

  • The health department must be notified before any component is installed and when it is ready for inspection.
  • The permittee or owner must notify the health department when the work is ready for final inspection; the installer may notify as the owner's agent.
  • Inspection reach inside Uniondale rests on the countywide septic program; the page does not name the town.

  “the health department must be notified before any component of the system is installed and when it is ready for inspection.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Septic site evaluation fee for land inside Uniondale town, Indiana, charged by the Wells County Health Department

  • Only the site evaluation administration fee is published in the opened text.
  • The septic construction permit fee and Area Plan Commission improvement location permit fees were not located in opened text; the APC fee schedule link was not opened.
  • The fee applies to the site evaluation packet, not to the permit itself.

  site evaluation administration fee: 25 USD (Only the site evaluation fee; no other fees published in the opened text)

  “$25.00 site evaluation administration fee”

• Permit processPartial

  Septic permit process for land inside Uniondale town, Indiana (county health department); no Uniondale town or APC building-permit step-by-step process was opened

  • The septic process is published in step-by-step form in the county permitting packet.
  • The APC building-permit process was not separately opened; only its forms and fee links appear on its page.

  “step by step procedure of the septic permit process”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption for a home inside Uniondale town, Indiana
• Inspections — Building (structural) inspections for new homes inside Uniondale town, Indiana
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Uniondale town, Indiana
• Local zoning — Zoning for land inside Uniondale town, Indiana
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts applying inside Uniondale town, 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.