Building Setbacks & Zoning in Indiana (2026)

In Allen County's R1 Single Family district, a home must sit at least 25 feet from the front lot line and 25 feet from…

For residential dwellings, Anderson requires a minimum 30-foot front yard, a 5-foot minimum single side yard (both…

The City of Bloomington's Unified Development Ordinance sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district in Table 04-2…

Unincorporated Boone County's zoning ordinance sets a 20-foot minimum front yard and a 5-foot minimum side yard for…

Carmel's required yards (setbacks) are set per zoning district in the UDO's Article 2 two-page layouts, not by one…

In the R1 Single-Family Residential district, unincorporated Clark County sets a ten-foot rear setback, a…

Elkhart County zones unincorporated land through the Area Plan Commission. Front setbacks are measured from the street…

Evansville sets minimum front, rear, and side yard setbacks by zoning district, plus fixed citywide rules: a 20-foot…

Fishers measures front, side, and rear setbacks under UDO Sec. 6.16.2, but the minimum distances are set per zoning…

Gary's R1 and R1A One-Family Dwelling Districts set minimum yards under § 123-155(h) through (j): a front yard of at…

In the City of Greenwood, Indiana's Residential - Large Lot (RL) zoning district, the Unified Development Ordinance…

Marion County's zoning code sets side- and rear-yard setbacks by Dwelling District in Table 744-201-1, ranging from 30…

Unincorporated Lake County's UDO sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district. In R-1, other-street front setback is…

In unincorporated LaPorte County, every building must sit at least 30 feet back from all road rights-of-way under the…

In the City of Muncie, the R-1 Residence Zone sections of the zoning code set minimum building setbacks: a 20-foot…

The City of Noblesville's Unified Development Code sets minimum yard setbacks by residential zoning district in Table…

Porter County does not set one countywide yard setback: UDO § 5.42 SB-01 ties every front, side and rear minimum to the…

South Bend's form-based zoning sets residential setbacks by district. Urban Neighborhood 1 lots require 15 ft front, 5…

St. Joseph County zones unincorporated land through the Area Plan Commission. The R: Single Family District sets a…

Tippecanoe County's Unified Zoning Ordinance sets minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks by street type and zone…

Vanderburgh County Code Section 17.12.050 sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks for every zoning district…

Warrick County requires extra lot depth for residential subdivision lots fronting major roads so homes sit farther back…

In the A-1 Agricultural District of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.080 sets a 65-foot…

In Allen County's R1 Single Family district, a primary building may be up to 40 feet tall and an accessory building up…

Residential buildings in Anderson's R1-R4 districts have a maximum building height of 35 feet. Detached accessory…

The City of Bloomington caps building height by zoning district in Table 04-2 under BMC § 20.04.020. Primary structures…

In unincorporated Boone County, Indiana, single-family homes are capped at 35 feet across every residential zoning…

Building height in Carmel is set per zoning district on the Article 2 layouts and applied through UDO Section 5.14…

Unincorporated Clark County caps house height at 30 feet in its R1 Single-Family Residential district, with a separate…

Elkhart County's Zoning Ordinance caps single-family building height at 30 feet in residential districts, which may…

Fishers sets no single citywide building-height cap. Maximum structure height is established per zoning district in…

In the City of Greenwood, Indiana's Residential - Large Lot (RL) zoning district, the Unified Development Ordinance…

In Indianapolis-Marion County's Dwelling Districts (D-A through D-8), Table 744-201-1 caps a primary residential…

The Lake County UDO caps building height by district. R-1 residential allows 2.5 stories / 35 feet, while R-2 and R-3…

Appendix C to LaPorte County's zoning code, the Residential Use Restrictions table, caps single-family homes at 45 feet…

In the City of Muncie's R-1 Residence Zone, City Code § 150.62 caps every building or structure at 30 feet in height…

Noblesville caps single-family building height at 35 feet in every zoning district under the Table 8.B Summary of…

Porter County sets maximum building height per zoning district on the two-page layout tables in UDO Chapter 2, not as…

South Bend caps most residential buildings at 35 feet and 2.5 stories under its form-based zoning. Urban Neighborhood 3…

St. Joseph County zones unincorporated land. In the R: Single Family District, building height may not exceed two and…

Tippecanoe County's Unified Zoning Ordinance caps building height at 35 feet in its single-family zones, including R1…

Table A of the Vanderburgh County Zoning Code sets no maximum building height in the A, R-1, R-2, or R-3 districts, but…

In the A-1 Agricultural District of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.078 caps principal…

Allen County's Zoning Ordinance defines lot coverage as the portion of a lot covered by buildings but does not set a…

Anderson caps lot coverage at 35% for single-family and two-family dwellings and 40% for multi-family dwellings. Lot…

In the City of Bloomington, the Unified Development Ordinance caps impervious surface coverage by zoning district in…

Boone County Code Section 157.007(B)'s single-family requirements table caps lot coverage at 50% in the Agricultural…

Maximum lot coverage in Carmel is set per zoning district in the UDO Article 2 two-page layouts and applied through…

Unincorporated Clark County limits single-family lots in the R1 district to 30% lot coverage and A1 Agricultural lots…

Elkhart County caps building coverage rather than total impervious surface. In the R-1 Single-Family district, primary…

In Gary's R1 and R1A One-Family Dwelling Districts, Municipal Code § 123-155(g) caps building coverage at 40 percent of…

In the City of Greenwood, Indiana, the Unified Development Ordinance caps impervious lot coverage by zoning district…

The Lake County UDO limits building coverage by district: 35% of the lot in R-1 and 40% in R-2 and R-3. Only roofed…

LaPorte County's Residential Use Restrictions table caps how much of a lot a home can cover. Single-family lots in the…

In the City of Muncie, Sec. 150.12 of the zoning code limits how much of a residential lot a house and its accessory…

Noblesville's Unified Development Code defines maximum lot coverage as the share of a buildable lot that impervious…

Porter County sets impervious surface coverage limits district by district in the two-page zoning tables of UDO Chapter…

South Bend limits building coverage to 40% of the lot in Suburban Neighborhood 1 and 50% in Urban Neighborhood…

St. Joseph County caps development intensity in the R: Single Family District with a floor area ratio of 0.4 and…

Tippecanoe County's Unified Zoning Ordinance limits how much of a lot buildings can cover, with caps set per…

Total lot coverage from every structure on a property, including the house and all accessory buildings, cannot exceed…

In the A-4 Agriculture Preservation District of unincorporated Wayne County, Indiana, Wayne County Code § 156.151(C)(4)…