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

Village of Chauncey’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Chauncey village corporate limits

  • Code applies to all land within corporate limits except land owned by the village; other governments' land is subject to it except as exempted by law.
  • Zoning code administered by village code inspector.
  • Ohio news reports indicate the mayor has proposed repealing the code; not verified on an official page.

  adopting ordinance: 2023-11

  “this zoning code applies to all land and to every structure lying within the corporate limits of the village of chauncey, ohio as those limits now exist or may hereinafter be extended by annexation except land owned by this village.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Chauncey village

  • Districts: OS, LLR, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2; a zoning map (5.2.22) is also posted.

  “os open space llr large lot rural - very low density, includes agriculture r-1 residential (single family) low density residential district”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  LLR large lot rural district inside Chauncey village

  • Only one principal use per lot.
  • Coverage for residential districts is in Table 2, not read.

  max structure coverage: <= 20 percent of lot

  “only one principal use shall be permitted on a lot, and such lot shall not be covered more than 20% by any structures.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles inside Chauncey village

  • Temporary habitation limited to 45 days per calendar year, consecutive or accumulated.
  • Storage: max two RVs outside a building on a lot with a dwelling; none on vacant private property in a residential district.

  max inhabited days: <= 45 days per calendar year

  “recreational vehicles inhabited on a temporary basis shall not exceed consecutive or accumulated use beyond 45 days per calendar year.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile and manufactured homes inside Chauncey village

  • Mobile homes only in licensed mobile home parks in R-3 districts.
  • Manufactured home must be on a permanent foundation and considered real estate by the Athens County auditor.
  • Code refers to ordinance 2005-09-06 on manufactured home placement; not read.

  “mobile homes are only permitted in licensed mobile home parks in r3 districts. a manufactured home on a permanent foundation and considered real estate by the athens county auditor will be considered a dwelling for the purposes of this code and is a permitted use in any district.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Improvements to property inside Chauncey village

  • Permit submitted to the code inspector; village says most of Chauncey is in a 100 year floodplain.
  • Ordinance text itself was not opened.

  “most of chauncey is located in a 100 year floodplain, therefore, construction activities within chauncey must be regulated through ordinance 2023-5 floodplain management. any improvement made to a property must first complete and submit the floodplain permit below to the code inspector”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Chauncey village (a village zoning certificate exists, see zoning code art. 9, but no building permit rule found)
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Chauncey village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Chauncey village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Chauncey village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Chauncey 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.