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

Concord Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction and other regulated building work inside Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio; Concord Township directs applicants to the Delaware County Building Department for building permits and inspections.

  • The requirement covers constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving, or changing occupancy of a building or structure, and regulated electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, other building-service equipment, or piping-system work.
  • The owner or authorized agent must first apply to the building official and obtain the required permit.
  • The county code requires application materials including a certified address certificate, driveway permit, zoning certificate, drainage/erosion-and-sedimentation-control permit if applicable, Soil and Water Drainage permit if applicable, zoning permit, and septic permit if applicable.

  “FYI: For a building permit and inspections, you will need to contact the Delaware County Building Dept.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio.

  • The township provides a zoning-permit process; the zoning-resolution page identifies the resolution as last amended November 13, 2024.

  “Below is an outline of the process to obtain a zoning permit in Concord Township.”

Rules another office applies inside Concord Township

Concord 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 septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site household sewage treatment systems inside Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio.

  • The Delaware Public Health District serves Delaware County except portions annexed to Westerville, Columbus, and Dublin.
  • Household sewage treatment systems serve one-, two-, or three-family dwellings and are used where connection to a sanitary sewer system is not feasible.
  • The Health District program reviews HSTS designs, inspects installations, and provides operational permits for continued use.

  “The Delaware Public Health District is a Combined Health District, serving Delaware County (except portions annexed to Westerville, Columbus, and Dublin), Delaware City and Powell.”

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.