Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of West Union, Ohio

Village of West Union’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside West Union village (Tiffin Township, Adams County)

  • Source is the village's own site (westunionoh.net); the posted document is the 2022-1 version of Chapter 150.

  “this chapter 150 as enacted by this ordinance shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the zoning ordinance of the village of west union, tiffin township, adams county, ohio.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside West Union village

  • Districts: A-1 agricultural/institutional, R-1 residence, R-2 multi-family and mixed-use, CBD central business, HBD highway business, I industrial.
  • Boundaries are shown on the zoning map on file with the village administrator.
  • Land annexed or omitted from the map is placed in R-1 until reclassified.

  “the village of west union, adams county, ohio is hereby divided into classes of districts:”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Dwelling lots in the R-1 residence district inside West Union village (district identified by position; its conditional uses include two-family duplexes)

  • Per dwelling unit.
  • District label inferred from the section order; verify against the ordinance heading.
  • R-2 single-family minimum is 8,000 sq ft with 50 ft width.

  minimum lot area per dwelling unit: >= 5000 square feet · minimum lot width at front building line: >= 50 feet

  “the minimum land area or lot size per dwelling unit shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet and the minimum width of the lot at the front of the building line shall be fifty (50) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwelling in the A-1 agricultural/institutional district (district identified by position in the ordinance; its permitted uses include single family dwellings and roadside stands) inside West Union village

    “the minimum land area or lot size per dwelling unit shall be forty three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet and the minimum width of the lot at the front building line shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 residence district inside West Union village

  • Side yards are stated in the text as 'fifteen (10) feet' (internal inconsistency); not recorded as a parameter.
  • Corner lots observe the front yard setback on all sides bordering a public street.
  • District label inferred from section order.

  front yard: >= 20 feet (steps, eaves, cornices and similar fixtures may extend nearer) · rear yard: >= 25 feet

  “there shall be a rear yard depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 agricultural/institutional district inside West Union village

    “there shall be two side yards each having a width of not less than twenty five (25) feet. on a comer lot the front yard setback shall be observed on all sides of the lot bordering on a public street.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveways inside West Union village

  • Definition section of the zoning ordinance; no application detail found.

  “between private property and the travel portion of a public street, alley or other public thoroughfare. all driveways are to be permitted.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits inside West Union village

  • Permits are conditional on starting work within one year of issuance.
  • Application contents (site plan, heights, parking, access drives, dwelling units) are listed in the ordinance.
  • This is the zoning permit; building-code permits were not located.

  decision deadline: <= 10 working days

  “no later than ten (10) working days after the receipt of an application and application fee, the zoning administrator shall either approve or disapprove the application in conformance with the provisions of this ordinance.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside West Union village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside West Union village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside West Union village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside West Union village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside West Union village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.