Clark County, IN Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

48(F), lists "Accessory living quarters clearly complementary to main use and not for rental purposes" as Special Use #28. 48(C): the property owner files an application and site plan with the Plan Commission office, abutting owners get ten days' certified-mail notice, and the BZA weighs site suitability, neighborhood impact, and harmony with the County Plan at a public hearing before signing off. The special use is explicitly conditioned on the quarters staying complementary to the primary residence rather than becoming a separate rental unit; the code does not offer a rental version of this special use.

48(D)(2) locks the use in place: a special use "may not be altered to become any use other than that approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals," so converting approved non-rental living quarters into a leased apartment changes the use without authorization. 48(D)(1) also voids the special use if it sits abandoned for a year or is never established within a year of the grant, and the BZA can attach conditions under (C)(3), such as time limits or added screening, when it approves the quarters.