Wayne County, IN Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, any plumbing work exceeding $1,000 requires a permit from the Building Commissioner before work starts, and only a state-licensed plumbing…

Wayne County Code § 151.10 requires the Building Commissioner to inspect permitted work at set stages, footing, foundation, under-slab, framing and final, and bars covering any work…

Wayne County requires a building permit from the Building Commissioner before constructing any new structure, altering or repairing a structure for more than $1,000, moving a building…

Wayne County adopts the Indiana Electrical Code by reference under Article 17 of the state's building rules and requires a separate electrical permit from the Building Commissioner for…

Any development in a Wayne County, Indiana special flood hazard area needs a floodplain development permit from the county's Floodplain Administrator before work starts, under Wayne…

Wayne County, Indiana requires new and substantially improved residential structures in the special flood hazard area to have their lowest floor, including any basement, at or above…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, subdividers must protect every road shoulder, ditch and slope from erosion by seeding and mulching as soon as possible after construction…

Wayne County investigates storm water nuisance complaints through the County Surveyor working with the County Drainage Board under I.C. 36-9-28.7. Anyone seeking a formal SWN…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, any industrial, warehousing, wholesale, retail, service or commercial building that receives or ships goods by truck must provide off-street…

When the Wayne County Board of Commissioners declares a snow emergency under the county's Snow Emergency Ordinance, parking is banned on affected roadways until the Commissioners…

Wayne County Code § 72.02 bars parking on any county road in a way that leaves less than ten feet of roadway width open for traffic. Additional bans cover parking to display, wash or…

Wayne County Code § 72.09 authorizes the Sheriff's Department to remove abandoned vehicles from unincorporated county roads to a designated impound garage, acting under the authority…

In residential (R) districts of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.230 bars parking a moving van, tractor-trailer, or similar vehicle rated over one and…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, off-street parking areas must be lit so light does not spill onto neighboring land. Wayne County Code § 156.399(D) requires any lighting that…

Homeowners installing solar panels in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana need county permits before work starts. Wayne County Code § 156.411(C) requires an improvement location…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana it is unlawful to dispose of refuse on any land not approved by the County Health Officer as a public disposal site. The Board of Commissioners'…

Wayne County Code § 90.03 forbids letting a dog run at large anywhere in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, defining at large as being off the owner's property and not on a leash…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, a domestic pet grooming facility cannot open by right anywhere. It needs a special exception from the Board of Zoning Appeals, and the county…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, a veterinary clinic for large animals like horses and cattle is a permitted use by right in the A-1 Agricultural District, while a small-animal…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.075(B) limits agricultural animals and poultry on A-1 Agricultural District tracts of three to under five acres with at…

Wayne County Code § 90.07 bans owning or keeping a dog that emits unreasonable noise, defined as frequent or habitual barking or howling that seriously annoys a reasonable person, in…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, new subdivisions must plant street trees on both sides of every street, spaced 40 to 60 feet apart and chosen from a list the County…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, an accessory dwelling unit, also called a granny flat or in-law cottage, needs a primary single-family home on the lot, at least 576 square…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, the property owner must live in either the primary house or the accessory dwelling unit itself. An investor-owned ADU with no owner living on…

In residential (R) districts of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.227 confines a shed or other detached accessory building to the rear yard, or requires it…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, a Level 1 home occupation lets one resident see clients inside the dwelling, but the Zoning Ordinance caps the practice list and limits any…

Unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana zones home occupations by three levels tied to the underlying district: Level 1 is allowed in Agricultural, Residential, Commercial, and Industrial…

A home occupation sign in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana follows the same tier the business itself operates under. Level 1 practitioners get only a single name plate up to two…

Unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana's zoning ordinance flatly excludes vehicle repair from its list of home-based service trades. County Code Section 156.422(D)(2)(b) states that 'the…

Unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana allows electronic and digital advertising signs only in its business and industrial zones. County Code Section 156.431(B) confines them to C-2…

Every swimming pool in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, public or private, must be walled or fenced to keep children from wandering in from the street or a neighboring yard…

Before anyone digs, installs, or alters a swimming pool in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, County Code Section 156.491(B)(4) requires an improvement location permit for the work…

Wayne County adopts Indiana's County Unsafe Building Law, I.C. 36-7-9-1 through -28, to declare unsafe buildings public nuisances in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana. The Building…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, a fence, wall, or hedge in a front yard cannot rise above four feet, while the same feature in a required side or rear yard can go up to six…

Wayne County's Building Code, Chapter 151, does not apply to fences in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, so no building permit is required to erect one. The exemption sits in the…

Wayne County requires a Health Department permit for any food establishment, including mobile food units and temporary food vendors, before operating in unincorporated Wayne County…

Wayne County bans smoking and smokeless tobacco anywhere on county-owned facilities in unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, reaching the grounds and outside campus of every county…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, the A-1 Agricultural District under Wayne County Code § 156.075 lets qualifying tracts carry on farming and the usual agricultural buildings…

In the A-1 Agricultural District of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.078 caps principal structures at two and one-half stories or 30 feet and limits…

In the A-1 Agricultural District of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.080 sets a 65-foot front yard, 40-foot rear yard, and 20-foot side yards for permitted…

In the A-4 Agriculture Preservation District of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.151(C)(4) limits structures to covering no more than 1% of a parcel's…

In unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.231 caps private or rummage yard sales at five consecutive days per sale and no more than 15 days total in any calendar…