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

Bloom Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and structures in the unincorporated territory of Bloom Township that are erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered, and changes of building, structure, or land use.

  • This is Bloom Township's zoning-permit requirement.
  • Buildings or structures utilized exclusively for agricultural purposes are excepted.
  • The zoning inspector must issue the permit.
  • A nonconforming use or structure cannot receive a permit unless the inspector receives the specified written order from the Board of Zoning Appeals or Zoning Commission.
  • The permit expires and may be revoked if work is not completed within two years; it is conditioned on commencement of work or use within one year.
  • Fairfield County's residential-procedures document separately identifies Bloom Township as requiring a zoning certificate.

  zoning permit work-completion period: <= 2 years (The permit shall expire and may be revoked if work has not been completed within 2 years.) · zoning permit commencement period: <= 1 year (All zoning permits are conditioned upon commencement of work or use for which application was issued within one year.)

  “No building or other structure, excepting buildings or structures utilized exclusively for agricultural purposes shall be erected, moved, added to, structurally altered; nor shall any building, structure, or land be established or changed in use without a permit issued by the zoning inspector for such use.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in the unincorporated territory of Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.

  • The resolution regulates land use and buildings in the township's unincorporated territory.
  • The zoning inspector enforces the resolution.

  “This resolution shall be known as and shall be cited and referred to as the “Zoning Resolution of Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio”.”

Rules another office applies inside Bloom Township

Bloom 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, small-flow, and gray-water sewage treatment systems inside Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.

  • The Fairfield County Health Department issues permits for new installations, replacements, and alterations within Fairfield County.
  • Any installation or alteration work requires a permit.
  • For a Bloom Township zoning permit where a lot lacks sewer or water service, the application must include Fairfield County District Board of Health documentation approving, or showing possible approval of, on-site septic disposal and/or water supply.
  • A soil-testing report is required with every new-system application, for every lot, regardless of size or creation date.

  “The program issues permits for new installations, replacements, and alterations, and registers household sewage treatment installers, service providers, and pumpers operating within Fairfield County. Any installation or alteration work requires a permit.”

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.