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DISTRICTS
§ 155.020 DISTRICTS GENERALLY.
   (A)   Land use and geographic features in the county were examined and classified. This resulted in the establishment of the following separate districts:
Table A: District Designation
District
District Designation
Table A: District Designation
District
District Designation
Floodplain
FP
Agriculture Protection
A1
Agriculture
A2
Residential - Low Density
R1
Residential - Medium Density
R2
Commercial Convenience
CC
Commercial General
CG
Industrial
I
Planned Unit Development
PUD
Preservation
PV
Mineral Extraction
ME
 
   (B)   These districts are defined on the zoning maps for the county. The zoning maps shall be kept and maintained by the County Plan Commission’s office and shall be available for inspection by the public.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992)
§ 155.021 FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT (FP).
   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of this district is to regulate development in flood prone areas. The new construction of buildings and other new development or land uses in the flood hazard areas of the county, if not properly regulated to account for the potential hazard, could result in the loss of life and property, create health and safety hazards, and lead to extraordinary expenditures for flood protection and relief. Development of these areas is not essential to the orderly growth of the community. These lands are suitable for open space and other uses that do not require structures or fill. The identification of the floodplain, which includes the floodway and flood fringe, has been made by the Federal Flood Insurance Administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources shall exercise primary jurisdiction in the floodway under the provisions of I.C. 14-28-1 et seq.; however, the Plan Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals may impose terms and conditions on any permits they issue which are more restrictive than those imposed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
   (B)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   The following low flood damage potential uses/activities do not obstruct flood flows and are allowed in the FP District, provided they do not require structures, fill or storage of materials or equipment:
         (a)   Agricultural uses such as farming, grazing, truck farming and horticulture;
         (b)   Forestry and nursery uses;
         (c)   Outdoor recreational uses, including fishing, boating, hiking, bicycling and horseback riding;
         (d)   Conservation of soil and water, plants and wildlife;
         (e)   Wildlife management areas;
         (f)   Wells and utility lines; and
         (g)   Buildings lawfully existing prior to the adoption of these provisions.
      (2)   The above and foregoing uses shall be permitted provided they do not require the extensive use of structures or storage of materials or equipment; however, in no event shall the use of fill from either within or without the Floodplain District be allowed without the specific permission from and authority of the Department of Natural Resources.
   (C)   Prohibited uses. The following uses are specifically prohibited in the floodplain, except where allowed by special exception:
      (1)   The storage or disposal of any soil, loam, peat, sand, gravel, rock or other mineral substance, refuse, trash, rubbish, debris or dredged soil, except by special exception;
      (2)   The drainage, excavation or dredging, or removal or relocation of loam, peat, sand, gravel, soil, rock or other mineral substance, except as necessary to work, or permitted as of right or by special exception;
      (3)   The storage or disposal of materials used for snow and ice control including sand, salt and other deicing chemicals;
      (4)   The manufacture, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes;
      (5)   Solid waste landfills, junk yards, salvage yards and dumps; and
      (6)   Septic tanks and fields.
   (D)   Nonconforming uses. Any building, structure, or use of land in the Floodplain District which is not in conformance with this chapter constitutes a nonconforming use. All applications to repair, extend or enlarge a nonconforming use shall be forwarded to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and shall be incorporated into the issuance of any local permit.
   (E)   Issuance of improvement location permit.
      (1)   The Plan Commission shall keep and maintain all records, including all first floor elevations, certificates, plans and other materials associated with any permit or variance issued within the floodplain.
      (2)   (a)   The Plan Commission shall not issue an improvement location permit within the floodplain until the applicant submits evidence that:
            1.   A proper permit or letter or recommendation for it has been granted by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources;
            2.   All buildings or additions to existing buildings shall have flood protection grades at least two feet above the regulatory flood; and
            3.   No use shall increase the base flood level of a regulatory flood.
         (b)   A commercial or industrial well will not adversely effect any municipal water supply source.
      (3)   The Plan Commission shall not issue an improvement location permit for a mobile home in a floodplain.
      (4)   All applications for improvement location permits involving new construction or substantial improvement to existing buildings shall be accompanied by an elevation certificate which needs to be completed by the applicant and have the lowest floor elevation certified by a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor. The elevation certificate should be presented to the Plan Director at the time the owner is applying for a certificate of occupancy.
   (F)   General disclaimer in areas of potential flooding. In the floodplain, floodway and flood fringe areas defined in this chapter, the degree of flood protection established is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on engineering and scientific considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by constructed or natural causes such as ice or debris jams. This chapter does not imply that areas outside flood hazard areas as defined in this chapter shall be free of flooding or flood damage. This chapter does not create any liability on the part of the county, the Plan Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the state or any elected or appointed official or employee of them for any flood damages that result from any reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made under it.
   (G)   Mapping disputes. In a case where a property owner disputes the boundaries of a zoning district, flood protection grade data or regulatory flood profile data, the owner shall file a written protest with the Plan Director. The written protest shall document the disputed area, and be prepared and attested to by a registered professional engineer. The protest then will be submitted by the Plan Director to the Plan Commission. The item of dispute will be brought to the attention of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and in no case will such data be revised without the written approval of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
   (H)   Basis for establishing a Floodplain District. The FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT is defined as that area shown as the regulatory flood or identified as the special flood hazard area (SFHA) on the flood hazard boundary map of Putnam County prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and dated February 24, 1978.
   (I)   Abrogation and greater restrictions. This chapter repeals and replaces other ordinances adopted by the county to fulfill the requirements of the national flood insurance program. However, this chapter does not repeal the original resolution or ordinance adopted to achieve eligibility in the program. Nor does this chapter repeal, abrogate or impair any existing easements, covenants or deed restrictions. Where this chapter and other ordinance easements, covenants or deed restrictions conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more restrictive restrictions shall take precedence. In addition, the county shall assure that all national flood insurance regulations (contained in 44 C.F.R. Part 60.3) and state floodplain management regulations and laws (312 I.A.C. 10-1-1 et seq.) are met.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992)
§ 155.022 AGRICULTURE PROTECTION DISTRICT (A1).
   (A)   Purpose. This district is established to protect suitable land for active agricultural production in the county. Agricultural production is recognized as the primary economic activity in the county, and certain lands are particularly suited to such uses because of their size, configuration, soil, topography and location in relation to other land uses. This district is intended to prevent the conversion of such agricultural lands to urban uses and to promote the compatibility of land uses in the county.
   (B)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   Field crop farm;
      (2)   Truck crop farm;
      (3)   Animal husbandry;
      (4)   Kennels;
      (5)   Stables;
      (6)   Forestry;
      (7)   Veterinary office;
      (8)   Nursery or greenhouse;
      (9)   Grazing;
      (10)   Public utilities (does not apply to wireless facilities);
      (11)   Feed stores, excluding the milling or grinding of any feed for commercial purposes;
      (12)   Confined feeding operations;
      (13)   Spreading or injecting animal wastes; and
      (14)   Fertilizer storage.
   (C)   Permitted accessory uses and structures.
      (1)   Single-family dwelling
      (2)   Manufactured home Type 1 and 2;
      (3)   Roadside stand;
      (4)   Truck farm market;
      (5)   Home occupation;
      (6)   Primary farm processing;
      (7)   Any use customarily accessory to any permitted use;
      (8)   Grain storage;
      (9)   Storage and management of animal wastes;
      (10)   Barns, tool sheds and implement storage buildings;
      (11)   Conservation subdivision(s); and
      (12)   Accessory dwelling.
   (D)   Development standards.
      (1)   The minimum parcel size for all uses in the A1 District shall be five acres, or the minimum acreage estimated by the County Health Department for a primary and backup septic system site, whichever is greater. The minimum lot frontage on road is 350 feet.
      (2)   Minimum development standards for the A1 District shall be as shown on the following chart.
Residential Use
Farm/Other Structures
Special Exception*
Residential Use
Farm/Other Structures
Special Exception*
Front setbacks
 
 
 
   Collector
80 ft.
50 ft.
80 ft.
   Local
60 ft.
50 ft.
60 ft.
Maximum building height
35 ft.
No limit
35 ft.
   Lot size
5 acres
No limit
5 acres
Minimum lot frontage on road or street
350 ft.
350 ft.
NA
Minimum lot width
350 ft.
No limit
300 ft.
Minimum setbacks for any side of lot abutting
   Arterial
120 ft.
120 ft.
120 ft.
   Freeway
200 ft.
200 ft.
200 ft.
Side setbacks
30 ft.
30 ft.
50 ft.
Rear setbacks
30 ft.
30 ft.
50 ft.
*   Setback requirements for confined feeding operations are in § 155.051
 
      (3)   Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
      (4)   No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999; Ord. 2001-12-17, passed 12-17-2001; Ord. 2012-9-4, passed 9-4-2012; Ord. 2012-12-3-1, passed 12-3-2012; Ord. 2012-12-3-2, passed 12-3-2012; Ord. 2013-4-1-B, passed 4-1-2013; Ord. 2013-4-13, passed 4-16-2013; Ord. 2013-12-2-B1, passed 12-2-2013)
§ 155.023 AGRICULTURE DISTRICT (A2).
   (A)   Purpose. This district is established to permit the full range of agricultural activities as well as certain planned large lot residential development with development standards, which protect the full range of agricultural uses as determined by the Plan Commission, and other uses customarily conducted in agricultural areas. This use is primarily located along highways and scenic corridors, and adjacent to municipalities.
   (B)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   Uses permitted in the A1 Agricultural Protection District, except confined feeding operations, kennels and manufactured home Type 2;
      (2)   Single-family dwellings;
      (3)   Farms and farm buildings;
      (4)   Public parks; and
      (5)   Feed stores, including the milling or grinding of any feed for commercial purposes.
   (C)   Permitted accessory uses and structures.
      (1)   Roadside stand;
      (2)   Accessory buildings as related to agriculture or single-family residential use;
      (3)   Home occupation;
      (4)   Conservation subdivision(s); and
      (5)   Accessory dwelling.
   (D)   Development standards.
      (1)   The minimum parcel size for all uses in the A2 District shall be three acres or the minimum acreage estimated by the County Health Department for a primary and backup septic system site whichever is greater.
      (2)   Minimum lot frontage on road and lot width at building line shall be 200 feet.
      (3)   Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
Residential Use
Farm Structures
Residential Use
Farm Structures
Front setbacks
   Collector
60 ft.
50 ft.
   Local
50 ft.
50 ft.
Lot size
3 acres
No limit
Maximum building height
35 ft.
No limit
Minimum lot width
200 ft.
200 ft.
   Lot frontage on road or street
200 ft.
200 ft.
Minimum setbacks for any side of lot abutting
 
 
   Arterial
80 ft.
80 ft.
   Freeway
200 ft.
200 ft.
Rear setbacks
30 ft.
30 ft.
Side setbacks
30 ft.
30 ft.
 
      (4)   No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999; Ord. 2012-9-4, passed 9-4-2012; Ord. 2012-12-3-2, passed 12-3-2012)
§ 155.024 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - LOW DENSITY (R1).
   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide areas of low density, suburban type residential development with particular emphasis on promoting residential subdivision development.
   (B)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   Single-family dwellings;
      (2)   Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the use permitted, located on the same lot or parcel;
      (3)   Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction;
      (4)   Churches;
      (5)   Public, private and parochial schools;
      (6)   Fire stations;
      (7)   Parking lots established to fulfill parking requirements for an existing or permitted use in the district;
      (8)   Municipal parks, playgrounds, clubhouses and libraries;
      (9)   Home occupations (see definition of “home occupation”);
      (10)   Manufactured home Type 1;
      (11)   Model home;
      (12)   Child care home (see definition of “child care home”); and
      (13)   Conservation subdivision(s).
   (C)   Development standards.
      (1)   Minimum lot size shall be three acres for individual lots.
      (2)   Lots of less than three acres may be permitted in an approved and recorded subdivision under the county subdivision control regulations, if such lots are equal to or greater than 30,000 square feet in area.
      (3)   Minimum lot frontage on road:
         (a)   Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 60 feet on cul-de-sac; 100 feet on other lots; and
         (b)   Three acre (or greater) lots: 250 feet.
      (4)   Minimum setback lines on any side of lot abutting freeways and arterials all lots:
         (a)   Freeway: 200 feet; and
         (b)   Arterial: 120 feet.
      (5)   Minimum setback lines:
         (a)   Front yard:
            1.   Lots in subdivisions: 60 feet; and
            2.   Three acre (or greater) lots: 80 feet on designated collector roads and not less than 60 feet on other public roads.
         (b)   Side yard:
            1.   Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 15 feet, except corner lots when 30 foot front yard setbacks will also apply to side yard; and
            2.   Three acre (or greater) lots: 50 feet.
         (c)   Rear yard:
            1.   Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 30 feet; and
            2.   Three acre (or greater) lots: 50 feet.
      (6)   Minimum lot width at building line:
         (a)   Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 100 feet; and
         (b)   Three acre (or greater) lots: 250 feet.
      (7)   Maximum building height shall not exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet, whichever is lower.
      (8)   Minimum ground level square footage (single-family dwelling exclusive of porches, terraces and garages):
         (a)   Single story: 1350 square feet;
         (b)   Two story: 900 square feet;
         (c)   Tri-level: 900 square feet; and
         (d)   Story and one-half: 900 square feet.
      (9)   Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements § 155.048.
      (10)   No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
      (11)   Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999)
§ 155.025 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - MEDIUM DENSITY (R2).
   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide areas of moderate density, suburban residential development with particular emphasis on promoting residential subdivision development.
   (B)   Permitted uses.
      (1)   Single-family dwellings;
      (2)   Two-family dwellings;
      (3)   Multi-family dwellings;
      (4)   Accessory buildings (see § 155.024(B)(2));
      (5)   Temporary buildings for use during construction period;
      (6)   Public, parochial or private schools;
      (7)   Churches;
      (8)   Municipal parks, playgrounds and clubhouses;
      (9)   Fire stations;
      (10)   Parking lots, when fulfilling parking requirement for a use;
      (11)   Model home;
      (12)   Manufactured home Type 1 and 2;
      (13)   Home occupations;
      (14)   Child care home (see definition of “child care home”); and
      (15)   Conservation subdivision(s).
   (C)   Development standards.
      (1)   Minimum lot size shall be one and one-half net buildable acres for individual lots.
      (2)   Lots less than one and one-half net buildable acres may be permitted in an approved subdivision under the county subdivision control regulations, if such lots are equal to or greater than 20,000 square feet in a single-family dwelling; 30,000 square feet in duplexes.
      (3)   Minimum lot frontage on public road:
         (a)   Lots in subdivisions and other lots:
            1.   One hundred feet for single-family dwelling, 60 feet on cul-de-sac; and
            2.   One hundred and twenty feet for duplexes, 70 feet on cul-de-sac.
         (b)   One and one-half acre (or greater) lots: 150 feet.
      (4)   Minimum setback lines:
         (a)   Front yard:
            1.   Lots in subdivisions:
               a.   Fifty feet for single-family; and
               b.   Fifty feet for duplexes.
            2.   One and one-half net buildable acre (or greater) lots:
               a.   Not less than 200 on freeways;
               b.   One hundred and twenty feet on designated primary and secondary arterials;
               c.   Not less than 80 feet on major and minor collectors; and
               d.   Not less than 60 feet on other roads.
         (b)   Side yards:
            1.   Lots in subdivisions and other lots:
               a.   Fifteen feet for single-family dwellings, except corner lots when 50 foot front yard setback will apply also to side yard on road; and
               b.   Twenty feet for duplexes.
            2.   One and one-half net buildable acre (or greater) lots: 25 feet.
         (c)   Rear yard:
            1.   Lots in subdivisions and other lots:
               a.   Thirty feet for single-family; and
               b.   Forty feet for duplexes.
            2.   One and one-half net buildable acre (or greater) lots: 30 feet.
      (5)   Minimum setbacks on any side of lot abutting freeways and arterials, all lots:
         (a)   Freeways: 200 feet; and
         (b)   Arterials: 120 feet.
      (6)   Maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
      (7)   Minimum ground level square footage (exclusive of open porches, terraces, and garages):
         (a)   Single-family:
            1.   Single story: 950 square feet;
            2.   Two story: 672 square feet;
            3.   Tri-level: 400 square feet (1,200 square feet total);
            4.   Story and one-half: 672 square feet; and
            5.   Manufactured home Type 1 and 2 (as defined in § 155.005).
         (b)   Two-family (duplexes):
            1.   Single story: 650 square feet per unit;
            2.   Two story: 650 square feet per unit;
            3.   Tri-level: 650 square feet per unit (basement and first level); and
            4.   Story and one-half: 650 square feet per unit.
      (8)   Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of § 155.048.
      (9)   No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
      (10)   Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999)
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