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

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

Randolph

Ripley

Rush

Scott 

Shelby

Spencer

St. Joseph

Starke

Steuben

Sullivan 

Switzerland

Tippecanoe

Tipton

Union

Vanderburgh

Vermillion

Vigo 

Wabash 

Warren

Warrick

Washington

Wayne

Wells

White

Whitley