CHAPTER 156: ZONING
Section
Basic Provisions
   156.001   Title
   156.002   Authority and purpose
   156.003   Interpretation and application
   156.004   Official zoning map
   156.005   Adoption and amendments
   156.006   Area Plan Commission
   156.007   Board of Zoning Appeals
Administration
   156.010   General administration
   156.011   Legislative bodies duties and powers
   156.012   Plan Commission duties and powers
   156.013   Board of Zoning Appeals
Zoning Districts
   156.020   Establishment of zoning districts
   156.021   Land uses
   156.022   Standards
   156.023   Agriculture (A)
   156.024   Residential: Rural (RR)
   156.025   Residential: 1.0 (R1.0)
   156.026   Residential: 2.5 (R2.5)
   156.027   Residential: 3.5 (R3.5)
   156.028   Residential: 5.0 (R5.0)
   156.029   Residential: Manufactured Home Park (RMH)
   156.030   Residential: Multifamily (RM)
   156.031   Commercial: Neighborhood (CN)
   156.032   Commercial: Community (CC)
   156.033   Commercial: Regional (CR)
   156.034   Institutional (IN)
   156.035   Industrial: Business Park (IBP).
   156.036   Industrial: Light (IL)
   156.037   Industrial: General (IG)
Overlay Zoning Districts
   156.040   Establishment and general standards
   156.041   Wellhead Protection (WP-OL)
   156.042   Corridor (C-OL)
   156.043   Airport (AP-OL)
   156.044   Village (V-OL)
   156.045   Shirley Overlay District
   156.046   Broadway Consolidated TIF District Design Standards
Planned Unit Development
   156.050   PUD, intent, uses, and standards
   156.051   General application requirements
   156.052   Preliminary plan and rezoning
   156.053   Final detailed plan
   156.054   Written commitments
   156.055   Covenants
   156.056   Modifications
   156.057   Expiration, abandonment and extensions
Development Standards
   156.060   Introduction and application
   156.061   Height standards
   156.062   Accessory use and structure standards
   156.063   Temporary use and structure standards
   156.064   Industrial operation standards
   156.065   Reserved
   156.066   Home occupation standards
   156.067   Manufactured home park standards
   156.068   Environmental standards
   156.069   Parking standards
   156.070   Loading standards
   156.071   Entrance/drive standards
   156.072   Sight visibility standards
   156.073   Telecommunication facility standards
   156.074   Fence and wall standards
   156.075   Landscaping standards
   156.076   Reserved
   156.077   Exterior lighting standards
   156.078   Non-residential design standards
   156.079   Adult use standards
   156.080   Wind energy conversion systems
   156.081   Agribusiness standards
Sign Standards
   156.085   General sign standards
   156.086   Residential sign standards
   156.087   Non-residential sign standards
Nonconformities
   156.090   Nonconforming status
   156.091   Nonconforming structures
   156.092   Nonconforming site features
   156.093   Nonconforming uses
   156.094   Nonconforming signs
Procedures and Permits
   156.100   Petition and permit application types
   156.101   Notice of public hearing
   156.102   Variance applications
   156.103   Special exception applications
   156.104   Administrative appeal applications
   156.105   Zoning map amendment applications (rezones)
   156.106   Improvement location permits
   156.107   Development plan review
   156.108   Written commitments
   156.109   Sign permits
   156.110   Certificates of occupancy
Enforcement and Penalties
   156.115   General provisions
   156.116   Construction process violations
   156.117   Immediate public risk violations
   156.118   Violation procedures
Definitions
   156.120   Defined words
   156.121   Definitions
 
   Appendix A:    Zoning Maps
BASIC PROVISIONS
§ 156.001 TITLE.
   (A)   Title. This chapter shall be formally known as the "Hancock County, Indiana Zoning Ordinance," and it may be cited and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance" or "Ordinance".
   (B)   Defined words. Words used in a special sense in this chapter are defined in § 156.121. All other words shall have the meaning inferred from their context in this chapter or their ordinarily accepted definitions.
   (C)   Meanings. The following rules of construction shall apply to the text of this chapter:
      (1)   The particular and specific provisions of this chapter shall supersede any general requirements that are established by it.
      (2)   The words SHALL and WILL are always mandatory and not discretionary. The word MAY is permissive.
      (3)   Words used in the present tense include the future; and words used in the singular number include the plural; and the plural includes the singular; words of the masculine gender will include the feminine and the neuter gender will refer to any gender as required, unless the context plainly indicates the contrary.
      (4)   The phrase USED FOR includes arranged for, designed for, intended for, maintained for, or occupied for.
   (5)   The word PERSON includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an incorporated association, or any other similar entity.
      (6)   Unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, a regulation which involves two or more items, conditions, provisions, or events connected by the conjunction AND, OR, or EITHER . . . OR, the use of the conjunction is defined as follows:
         (a)   AND means that all the connected items, conditions, provisions, and events apply together and not separately.
         (b)   OR means that the connected items, conditions, provisions, or events apply separately or in any combination.
         (c)   EITHER . . . OR means that the connected items, conditions, provisions, or events shall apply separately but not in combination.
      (7)   The word INCLUDES does not limit a term to the specified examples, but is intended to extend the term's meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or character.
      (8)   The word TOWN means any of the towns which are members of the Area Plan Commission, the word COUNTY means Hancock County, Indiana, and the word STATE means the State of Indiana.
(Ord. 2007-1B, passed 2-5-07)
Cross reference:
   Definitions, see § 156.121
§ 156.002 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE.
   (A)   Authority. This chapter is adopted by Hancock County pursuant to its authority under the laws of the State of Indiana, I.C. 36-7-4 et seq. Whenever codes cited in this chapter refer to Indiana Code which has been amended or superseded, this chapter shall be deemed amended in reference to the new or revised Indiana Code.
   (B)   Jurisdiction. This chapter shall apply to all land within the county except for those areas under the jurisdiction of a municipality that is not a member of the County Area Plan Commission.
      (1)   Federal and state property. This chapter shall not apply to any property owned by the government of the State of Indiana or the United States of America. This chapter shall apply to all property owned by other units of local government, including municipalities, school corporations, etc.
      (2)   Heritage markers. In no instance shall this chapter be interpreted as restricting or prohibiting the State of Indiana or any of its political subdivisions from setting aside, by law, sites, memorials, edifices, and/or monuments in commemoration of persons or objects of historical or architectural interest or value, or as part of local heritage, consistent with I.C. 36-7-4-1105.
   (C)   Purpose. This chapter is intended to guide the growth and development of the county in accordance with the Hancock County Comprehensive Plan and the Thoroughfare Plan for the following purposes, consistent with I.C. 36-7-4-601(c):
      (1)   Adequate facilities. To secure adequate light, air, and convenience of access; and provide safety from fire, flood, and other dangers.
      (2)   Public safety. To promote the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare.
      (3)   Future development. To plan for the future development of the county to the end that:
         (a)   The community grows with adequate public ways, utilities, health, education, and recreation facilities;
         (b)   The needs of agriculture, industry, and business be recognized in future growth;
         (c)   Residential areas provide healthful surroundings for family life; and
         (d)   The growth of the community is commensurate with and promotes the efficient and economical use of public funds.
(Ord. 2007-1B, passed 2-5-07; Am. Ord. 2015-12C, passed 12-1-15)
Statutory reference:
   Exercise of planning and zoning authority, see I.C. 36-7-4-203
   Heritage markers, see I.C. 36-7-4-1105
   Local planning and zoning, see I.C. 36-7-4 et. seq.
   Zoning ordinance purpose, see I.C. 36-7-4-601(c)
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