Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Jefferson, Ohio

Village of Jefferson’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Jefferson village (Ashtabula County, OH)

  • Zoning code is Ordinance 1301, passed 7-6-76, as amended; hosted by American Legal Publishing, which notes it may not reflect the most current legislation.

  “where a lot of record at the time of the effective date of this zoning code (ordinance 1301, passed july 6, 1976) has less area or width than is required”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Jefferson village

  • Districts also include R-2, B-1, B-2, OTB, LI, I, P and HP; district map not opened.

  “§ 1246.02 r-1 single family residential district. § 1246.021 r-2 low density residential district. § 1246.03 r-3 multifamily residential district.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family homes in R-1 and R-2 districts inside Jefferson village

  • R-2 figure is on the first floor
  • Multifamily and mobile/manufactured/modular home minimums also listed

  single-family minimum floor area R-1: >= 1000 sq ft · single-family minimum floor area R-2 (first floor): >= 2000 sq ft · mobile, manufactured or modular home: >= 1064 sq ft

  “single-family home in r-1 1,000 single-family home in r-2 2,000 on first floor multifamily unit”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots created after January 19, 1999 in all zoning districts inside Jefferson village

  • Lots with septic systems: lots of record before November 2004 need 200 ft frontage, 200 ft depth, 40,000 sq ft; lots created after November 2004 need 200 ft frontage and two acres (87,120 sq ft)
  • Pre-1999 per-dwelling-unit table (e.g. RS 75 ft width, 7,200 sq ft) also exists
  • Exceptions in § 1252.02 for pre-1976 lots of record

  minimum lot area: >= 21780 sq ft (110 ft by half acre)

  “lot area per parcel (post-january 19, 1999) all districts minimum of 110' by ½ acre (21,780 sq. ft.)”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Inhabited mobile, modular and manufactured homes inside Jefferson village

  • Mobile home parks must be at least 25 acres
  • Must meet Ohio sanitary code
  • Maximum density eight per gross acre
  • Minimum floor area 1064 sq ft

  minimum mobile home park size: >= 25 acres

  “all inhabited mobile, modular and manufactured homes shall be located on non- permanent foundations in a mobile home park which has received a conditional use permit”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Lots inside Jefferson village where city water and sewer are available

  • Applies where services are available; septic lot minimums apply otherwise

  “(b) city water and sewers must be provided in all cases where these services are available.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Jefferson or Ashtabula County directly.

• Building permit — Jefferson village
• Owner-builder exemption — Jefferson village
• Building code adopted — Jefferson village
• Inspections — Jefferson village
• Certificate of occupancy — Jefferson 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.