Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Lake Township, Ohio

Lake Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Commercial and industrial construction on unincorporated land inside Lake Township, Ashland County; permits are issued by the City of Ashland Engineering Office.

  • Applies to commercial and industrial construction projects.
  • The stated coverage includes new construction, alterations, and changes in use on projects not involving new single-family residential dwellings.
  • The City of Ashland Engineering Office administers the Ohio Building Code in unincorporated portions of Ashland County.

  “Commercial and industrial construction projects require building permits. These permits are issued by the City of Ashland's Engineering Office, which administers the Ohio Building Code (OBC) in unincorporated portions of Ashland County. This includes new construction, alterations, and changes in use on projects not involving new single family residential dwellings.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio, subject to the Lake Township Zoning Resolution.

  • The resolution regulates the use, size, and location of buildings and other structures; yards and other open spaces; and land use.
  • The resolution states that its districts and regulations apply.

  “This resolution shall be known as the Lake Township Zoning Resolution and may be referred to as the Zoning Resolution, this Resolution, or as these regulations.”

Rules another office applies inside Lake Township

Lake Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  New or replacement household sewage treatment systems in Lake Township, Ashland County, administered by the Ashland County Health Department Environmental Health Division.

  • The Lake Township Zoning Inspector will not issue a zoning certificate without evidence of a valid health sanitation permit from the Ashland County Board of Health, unless the health department does not require that permit for the land use.
  • The Township resolution directs applicants to apply to the health department for a sanitation permit and requires final health-department inspection and approval.
  • Installation season is April 15 through November 15; weather-permitting work may continue after consulting the health department before work begins.
  • The health department must issue a permit before work begins; installers and sewage-tank cleaners must be registered with it.
  • Completed installations are inspected for compliance before approval.

  installation season: April 15 – November 15 (Weather permitting, installations may continue after consulting with the Ashland County Health Department before work is done.)

  “The Lake Township Zoning Inspector will not issue a zoning certificate to any applicant unless evidence of a valid health (sanitation) permit from the Ashland County Board of Health is in force unless such sanitation permit is not required by the health department for the land use in question.”

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.