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Terre Haute, IN Zoning

9 districts. 5 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Overview

Worth knowing
  • Wabash River floodplain impacts west side of city
  • Indiana State University campus generates institutional overlay
  • Hulman Field (HUF) is also Terre Haute regional airport

+ 1 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

res_sf 2res_mf 2com 2ind 2cbd 1
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single Family Lowres_sf7,500 sf35 ft0.35[1]——225 / 8 / 20
R-2Single Family Mediumres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.4[2]——220 / 6 / 15
R-3Multi-Familyres_mf3,000 sf50 ft0.55[3]——1.515 / 5 / 10
R-4Multi-Family Highres_mf2,000 sf65 ft0.65[4]——1.2510 / 5 / 10
C-1Neighborhood Commercialcom5,000 sf40 ft0.55[5]———15 / 5 / 10
C-2General Commercialcom10,000 sf50 ft0.6[6]———20 / 10 / 15
C-3Downtowncbd—65 ft0.85[7]———0 / 0 / 5
M-1Light Industrialind15,000 sf50 ft0.55[8]———25 / 10 / 20
M-2Heavy Industrialind40,000 sf65 ft0.5[9]———30 / 20 / 25

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

FP
Wabash River Floodplain
FP

FEMA 100-yr along Wabash River

HD
Historic District
HP

Downtown + Farrington's Grove

AP
Hulman Field Airport
AP

HUF approach zones

PD
Planned Development
PD

Application-based

UO
University Overlay
INS

Indiana State University vicinity

Adopted building codes

Statewide; NEC updating to 2023

IBC
2012
IRC
2018
NEC
2008
IFC
2012
IECC (Residential)
2018
IECC (Commercial)
ASHRAE 90.1-2007

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Quirks & notes

  • Wabash River floodplain impacts west side of city
  • Indiana State University campus generates institutional overlay
  • Hulman Field (HUF) is also Terre Haute regional airport
  • Historic Farrington's Grove neighborhood

Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
max_units
lot_area_sf / 43560 * du_ac

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Sources & references

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Research status

Data quality

75%completeness

Known issues

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