Turkey Creek Trail
Regional trail following the Turkey Creek corridor through Schererville, accessible from the town's west-side neighborhoods.
Plum Creek Village · Schererville, IN
A mature platted subdivision where the R-1 table does most of the work
Plum Creek Village is a west-side Schererville subdivision platted in numbered additions, with consistent lot widths and a housing stock now old enough that additions and primary-suite expansions are the dominant project type. It is the most predictable place in town to plan an addition — the standards are conventional, the lots are regular, and the review is a straightforward Planning & Building Department permit.
History & architecture
How Plum Creek Village was built
Plum Creek Village was platted in numbered additions rather than a single filing, the signature of a subdivision built out over several phases — Plum Creek Village Addition 04 appears in Lake County records.
The streets carry the phased pattern: Woodhollow Drive and Woodhollow Court and their neighbors read as a coherent late-twentieth-century plan rather than an incremental infill fabric.
Schererville's population grew sharply through this period as families moved out from Hammond, Gary, and the industrial lakefront, and subdivisions like this one absorbed that growth.
The houses were built to the lot minimums of their era, which in Schererville means R-1's 10,000 sq ft and 80 ft of width or R-2's 8,750 sq ft and 70 ft, depending on the phase.
The current cycle here is what you would expect of a maturing subdivision: rear additions, primary-suite expansions, kitchen openings, and garage and porch work on houses now decades into their service life.
- Plat pattern
- Numbered additions, including Plum Creek Village Addition 04
- Housing type
- Detached single-family on regular subdivision lots
- Typical districts
- R-1 and R-2 depending on phase and lot width
- Common projects
- Rear additions, primary suites, kitchen expansions, garage work
Landmarks & shared spaces
Places that anchor Plum Creek Village
Ivan Gatlin Nature Preserve
Preserve along the Turkey Creek corridor in Schererville.
Redar Park
Schererville's central community park and event space.
Businesses & districts
Where Plum Creek Village gathers
US 41 retail corridor
Indianapolis Boulevard's concentration of retail and services, minutes east of the subdivision.
US 30 corridor
The town's other major commercial corridor, with regional shopping and services.
Zoning & overlays
Common zoning codes in Plum Creek Village
These are the base districts and overlays we see most often on Plum Creek Village lots. Always confirm your parcel's district and overlays on the Metro zoning map before design decisions get expensive.
R-1Single-family residential (detached)
10,000 sq ft minimum lot, 80 ft of width at the building line (100 ft on corners), 125 ft depth. Front yard 30 ft (not more than 50 ft), rear 30 ft, side yards totaling 20% of lot width with neither below 8 ft. Height 35 ft / 2.5 stories, building coverage 30%. Zoning Ordinance No. 2004, adopted April 10, 2024, Title IV.
R-2Single-family and two-family residential
8,750 sq ft and 70 ft of width for a single-family lot, 12,500 sq ft and 100 ft for a duplex. Front 30 ft, rear 25 ft, side yards totaling 20% of lot width with neither below 7 ft. Height 35 ft / 2.5 stories, building coverage 30%. Title V.
Overlays that apply here
Flood Hazard Area Overlay
Flood Hazard Area Overlay District
Applies over FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas, including the Turkey Creek corridor. The lowest floor must sit at or above the flood protection grade, and Chapter 9 river corridor, bluff, and floodplain standards apply on top of the base district.
Permitting path
- 1Confirm the parcel is actually inside the Town of Schererville. Mailing addresses here bleed across Dyer, St. John, Highland, and unincorporated Lake County — Homestead Acres is St. John, Pheasant Hills and Autumn Chase are Dyer, and Briar Ridge is split between Dyer and Schererville.
- 2Identify the base district on the Town zoning map. Schererville has exactly three residential districts — R-1, R-2, and R-3 — plus PUD parcels that carry their own standards.
- 3Work from Zoning Ordinance No. 2004, adopted April 10, 2024. It replaced the prior code, and the codified version carries later supplements, so check for amendments before relying on a number.
- 4Residential building and zoning permits, inspections, and contractor licensing run through the Planning & Building Department at Town Hall.
- 5Anything that misses a dimensional standard goes to the Board of Zoning Appeals as a development standards variance. The BZA meets monthly and must make statutory findings — practical difficulty and a condition peculiar to the property — and prior variances nearby do not carry weight.
- 6Plats, PUD development plans, and zoning map amendments go to the Plan Commission, which meets the first Monday of the month with a study session on the third Monday, and then on to the Town Council.
Why it matters
Plum Creek Village's place in Schererville
It is one of the clearly verifiable platted subdivisions inside Schererville's town limits, with additions recorded in Lake County.
The consistent lot geometry makes it a useful reference point for what a routine Schererville addition looks like in terms of setbacks and coverage.
Its position on the west side puts it within reach of the Turkey Creek corridor's trail and preserve amenities.
The housing stock's age means this is where much of the town's remodeling activity is concentrated.
Designing here
What this means for your Plum Creek Village project
- Confirm whether the block is R-1 or R-2. The difference is real: R-1 requires 8 ft minimum side yards and a 30 ft rear yard, R-2 drops those to 7 ft and 25 ft, which changes what a rear addition can reach.
- Both districts cap building coverage at 30%. On a 10,000 sq ft lot that is 3,000 sq ft of footprint including the house, garage, and any covered accessory structure — check the existing number before assuming there is room.
- The side-yard rule is proportional, not fixed: two side yards must total at least 20% of lot width. On an 80 ft lot that is 16 ft combined, so an 8 ft yard on one side forces 8 ft on the other.
- A 2-ft green strip is required along rear and side lot lines, which matters when a driveway widening or a detached garage is pushed toward the property line.
- The 30 ft front yard has a 50 ft maximum as well as a minimum — relevant on deeper lots where a front-loaded addition is under discussion.
- Check the recorded subdivision declaration. Schererville's zoning does not override private covenants, and an association can restrict what the ordinance allows.
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