Indianapolis Zoning Map & Districts 2026

Holds the agricultural lands of Marion County for farming, husbandry and related uses with a single-family dwelling permitted as part of the farm; minimum lot area is 3 acres and public water and sewer are not required.

Provides for low-density estate development on single-family lots of at least one acre, typically at about 0.4 units per gross acre, in areas of extreme topography or near floodplains and aquifers.

Provides for low to medium intensity, predominantly single-family detached development at a typical density of 2.6 units per gross acre, with two-family dwellings allowed on corner lots.

Provides for low to medium intensity single-family and two-family residential development at a typical density of 4.2 units per gross acre on land with good thoroughfare access.

Provides for medium and large-lot housing, primarily detached houses but allowing small-scale multi-unit building types in strategic locations, regulated by permitted building type rather than a single lot standard.

Provides for medium intensity residential development including multifamily, triplex, fourplex, two-family and single-family attached dwellings at a typical density of six to nine units per gross acre.

Provides for higher density housing in small- and moderate-scale multi-unit building types, intended at transitions to walkable commercial areas, transit stations and urban and suburban corridors.

A flexible district for residential, non-residential and mixed-use development approved through a site-specific plan, intended to encourage creative land planning, efficient open space and improved street connectivity.

Provides for office and office-type uses such as medical, dental and education services and acts as a buffer between residential areas and heavier commercial uses; retail is excluded.

Provides for retail sales and personal, professional and business services serving a fully developed residential neighborhood, such as neighborhood shopping centers and convenience retail.

Provides for major business groupings and regional-size shopping centers, including large traffic generators such as department stores, home improvement stores and theatres, requiring major thoroughfare access.

Provides for retail and service uses characterized by outdoor display or sales, major motor-vehicle repair, outdoor commercial amusement, or operations not conducted in fully enclosed buildings.

Serves the daily needs of surrounding neighborhoods with small-scale, neighborhood-serving retail, service, employment, institutional and residential uses in a compact, walkable pattern.

Covers the general downtown area surrounding CBD-1 and CBD-3, developed at very high density with a mix of residential, retail, restaurant, entertainment and major public and office uses in a pedestrian- and transit-oriented setting.

Provides for industries presenting minimal risk that do not create dirt, noise, glare, heat or odor beyond their lot lines; outdoor operations and storage are limited and screened where adjacent to protected districts.

Provides for heavy industrial uses presenting an elevated risk to the public, buffered by a sizeable area and never sited adjacent to protected districts.