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

Hocking Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, movement, addition to, or structural alteration of a building or other structure, and establishment or change of use of a building, structure, or land inside Hocking Township.

  • A zoning permit must be issued by the Hocking Township Zoning Inspector and conform with the zoning code.
  • Agricultural structures or uses as defined in Ohio Revised Code §519.01 are excepted.

  “No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, structurally altered, nor shall any building, structure, or land be established or changed in use without a permit therefore, issued by the Zoning Inspector, that does not conform with the provisions of this code, except agricultural structures or uses as defined in Section 519.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.

  • The resolution regulates development within township zoning districts.

  “For the purposes of this Zoning Resolution, Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio is divided into the following zoning Districts:”

Rules another office applies inside Hocking Township

Hocking 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)

  Household and small-flow onsite sewage treatment systems serving land inside Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.

  • The Fairfield County Health Department program covers household sewage treatment systems for one-, two-, and three-family dwellings; small-flow systems treat no more than 1,000 gallons of sewage per day.
  • Any installation or alteration work requires a permit.
  • For two residential dwellings on a minimum of four acres, Hocking Township's zoning resolution requires prior Fairfield County Health Department approval for well and septic for each dwelling.

  small-flow onsite sewage treatment system capacity: <= 1000 gallons of sewage per day (Example given is a church or small business without access to municipal sewer.) · minimum acreage for two residential dwellings: >= 4 acres (Prior Fairfield County Health Department approval for well and septic must be obtained for each dwelling.)

  “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.