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

Goshen Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New house construction in rural Auglaize County including Goshen Township; the building permit is issued by the local township trustees

  • Page is a county engineer guide to rural building and does not name Goshen specifically; it directs applicants to their local township trustees.
  • Sewage and well permits come from the county health department; a driveway culvert permit comes from the road-maintaining entity.

  “building permit - from your local township trustees”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

  • Auglaize County's page lists a Goshen Township zoning regulations PDF (4.28 MB); the PDF text itself was not opened, so district standards are not recorded.
  • Each township is independently zoned; contact the township zoning inspector.

  “goshen township zoning regulations 4.28 mb”

Rules another office applies inside Goshen Township

Goshen 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)

  Sewage treatment systems on rural land in Auglaize County, including inside Goshen Township; handled by the Auglaize County Health Department

  • Page speaks of rural Auglaize County generally and does not name Goshen Township in the text.
  • Tentative site approval is advised before purchase.

  “sewage treatment and well permits - county health department”

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.