The Town of Yorktown, Indiana

Zoning Information

The Town of Yorktown has 18 zoning districts. The primary purpose of zoning is to segregate uses that are thought to be incompatible; in practice, zoning districts are used as a permitting system to prevent new development from harming existing residents or businesses and to preserve the "character" of a community.  

• PR       Parks & Recreation.
• DD       Downtown District.
• R1        Low Density Single-Family Residential.
• R2        Medium Density Single Family Residential.
• R3        High Density Single-Family Residential.
• R4        Heritage Residential (Old Town Residential Character).
• M1       Low Density Multifamily Residential (Duplex, Triplex and Quadplex).
• M2       Medium Density Multifamily Residential (5-16 Unit Apartment Complexes).
• M3       High Density Multifamily Residential (17+ Unit Apartment Complexes).
• MP       Manufactured Home Park
• IS         Institutional Use (Institutionally Owned Land).
• OC      Office Commercial.
• HM      Heritage Mixed Use (Existing Use Only).
• C1       Small/Medium Commercial.
• C2       Medium/Large Commercial.
• LI         Limited Industrial.
• IN        Industrial.
• FM      Farming

 Please contact the Zoning Administrator, Matt Ray, if you have any questions @ 765-759-0142 or mray@yorktownindiana.org