LAND USE REGULATIONS OF CONFINED FEEDING OPERATIONS (CFO) STUDY
A COMPARISON OF CFO PROVISIONS AND STANDARDS ACROSS INDIANA
In May 2015, Purdue Extension was commissioned by the State of Indiana to study Indiana county zoning ordinances as they apply to confined feeding operations (CFOs). Of the 81 Indiana counties operating with a zoning ordinance, 64 zoning ordinances (as of August 2015) contain language specific to CFOs.
The reports and factsheets found below compare CFO provisions and standards across Indiana counties. Together with a description of the ordinance, the factsheets themselves contain related county-specific demographic information such as population, farmland percentage, top employing industries and county type (e.g., rural, urban, mixed), which may impact the development of a CFO ordinance. These factsheets summarize and categorize the zoning ordinances and provisions specific to CFOs above the general zoning district standards unless otherwise specified. CFOs still have to follow the district standards in the zoning district in which they are located. Plan directors or a plan department employee in 52 of the 64 counties with zoning provisions for CFOs reviewed their county’s factsheet for accuracy. Ordinances may also be amended periodically. For the most updated and complete ordinance, please contact the county plan director listed on the factsheet.
RESEARCH TEAM
Dr. Paul Ebner
Associate Professor of Animal Science
pebner@purdue.edu
765-494-4820
Tanya Hall
Purdue Extension Community Development Regional Educator
jhall@purdue.edu
812-723-7107
Dr. Larry DeBoer
Professor of Agricultural Economics
ldeboer@purdue.edu
765-494-4314
Tamara Ogle
Purdue Extension Community Development Regional Educator
togle@purdue.edu
317-523-8804
Complete Reports for Indiana Counties
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
DeKalb
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Fulton
Gibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Howard
Huntington
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
LaGrange
Lake
LaPorte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery