Plan Commission Applications:
- Application for a Minor or Major Subdivision
- Application for a Zone Map Change
- Application for a DPUD Amendment
- Application for a Vacation of Right-of-Way
- Health Department letter for Special Uses
- Septic System Application Form
- Support or Remonstrance Petition to Plan Commission
- Administrative Subdivision Checklist
Advisory Board of Zoning AppealsApplications, Petition Forms, Questionnaires, Site Plans, and more:
- Support or Remonstrance Petition to Board of Zoning Appeals
- Uniform Schedule of Fees
- Elkhart County Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals Rules of Procedures
A. Developmental Variance Packet
B. Use Variance Packet
C. Mobile Home Special Use Packet
D. Special Use Packet
E. Appeal Packet
Written Interpretations:
- Written Interpretation - Residential Accessory Firing Ranges
- Written Interpretation - Adding Residential Unit to Stand-Alone Accessory Building Without a Primary Residential Structure
- Written Interpretation - Additions to Nonconforming Structures
- Written Interpretation - Minimum Lot Size for Agricultural Use in an Agricultural Zoning District
- Written Interpretation - Changing Platted Setbacks That Exceed the Requirements of the Zoning Ordinance
- Written Interpretation - Pet Grooming
- Written Interpretation - Portable Building Sales
- Written Interpretation - PUDs Without Site Plans
- Written Interpretation - Renewal of Mobile Home SUPs
- Written Interpretation - Renewal of Use Variances
- Written Interpretation - Temporary Mobile Home on Site of Damaged House
- Written Interpretation - Timing of Accessory Dwelling Construction
Zoning Ordinance Rewrite:
Powerpoints
- Module 1 - Plan Commission Powerpoint
- Module 1 - Policy Committee Powerpoint
- Module 2 - Article 4 - Policy Committee Powerpoint
- Module 2 - Article 5 - Policy Committee - 05/07/13
- Module 2 - Plan Commission Powerpoint
- Module 3 Policy Committee PowerPoint
- Open Houses Presentation
- Plan Commission Hearing Powerpoint
- Sound of the Environment 10/02/13
Ordinance Drafts
- 2015 Elkhart County Zoning Ordinance
- Zoning Ordinance Consolidated Draft (Technical and Policy Committee Draft, September 2014)
- Zoning Ordinance Module 1: General Provisions and Development Review (Policy Committee Draft, December 2012)
- Zoning Ordinance Module 1 & Module 2: Consolidated Draft CLEAN (Technical and Policy Committee Draft, November 2013, this is a version of the draft with no editing marks or call-out in the margin)
- Zoning Ordinance Module 1 and Module 2: Consolidated Draft (Technical and Policy Committee Draft, November 2013)
- Zoning Ordinance Module 2 - Zoning Districts and Use Standards (Technical Committee Draft, March 2013)
- Zoning Ordinance Modules 3 - Special Purpose Districts and General Development Standards (Technical Committee Draft, May 2014)
- Zoning Ordinance Module 4 - Remaining Provisions (Technical and Policy Committee Draft, August 2014)
Miscellaneous
- Zoning Ordinance Update Committee Members
- What BUILDERS, SURVEYORS, & ENGINEERS Need to Know About the Draft Zoning Ordinance
- What FARMERS Need to Know About the Draft Zoning Ordinance
- What REAL ESTATE AGENTS Need to Know About the Draft Zoning Ordinance
- What HOMEOWNERS Need to Know About the Draft Zoning Ordinance
- Consolidated Draft Changes
- Zoning Basics Handout
- Plan Commission Executive Summary (Module 2 Executive Summary, 05/09/13)
- Elkhart County Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Project - FAQ
- Zoning Ordinance Critique (Existing Ordinance and Draft E, November 8 & 20, 2012)
