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

Village of Fayette’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Fayette village

  • Adopted for all construction within the jurisdiction of such code
  • Village building department established with enforcement authority under its Ohio Board of Building Standards certification

  “the ohio administrative code 4101:1 - the building code: 4101:2 - the mechanical code: and 4101:3 - the plumbing code, as promulgated by the ohio board of building standards, are hereby adopted as the building code of the village of fayette, ohio for all construction within the jurisdiction of such code.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Fayette village (Fulton County) limits

  • Zoning inspector appointed by the village reviews zoning permit applications and enforces the ordinance
  • Ordinance 2022-05 passed 8-10-22 appears as the source note for the district chapters

  “the zoning inspector shall be appointed by the village of fayette and shall have the following responsibilities: (a) review applications for zoning permits, site plan review, conditional uses, and zoning changes.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Fayette village

  • Districts: O-S, R-1, R-2, R-3, M-H, C-1, C-2, M-1, M-2, M-3, Downtown Overlay, PUD

  “1123.01 purpose. the purpose of the first density residential (r-1) district is to provide areas for single-family dwellings on lots seventy five hundred (7,500) square feet in size or larger.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 First Density Residential District, Fayette village

  • R-2 and agricultural-type district standards not extracted
  • O-S district states no minimum lot area; R-3 minimum is 3,500 sq ft per dwelling unit

  minimum lot area: 7500 square feet · minimum lot width: 65 feet

  “all lots shall meet the following minimum requirements: lot area: seventy five hundred (7,500) square feet. lot width: sixty five (65') feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 First Density Residential District, Fayette village

  • Front yard 'unless specified elsewhere in this ordinance'

  front yard: 25 feet (unless specified elsewhere) · side yard: 10% of lot width or 10 ft, whichever is less · rear yard: 35 feet

  “front yard: twenty five (25') feet, unless specified elsewhere in this ordinance. side yard: ten percent (10%) of the lot width or ten (10') feet, whichever is less. rear yard: thirty-five (35') feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 First Density Residential District, Fayette village

  • O-S district limit is 45 ft

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet

  “no building shall be constructed or enlarged to exceed thirty-five (35') feet in height.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured housing inside Fayette village

  • Manufactured home park (M-H) district; whether manufactured homes are allowed on individual lots in other districts was not checked

  “manufactured home parks shall be located only in the m-h district”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land within Fayette village corporate limits

  • Division of a parcel along an existing public street involving no more than five lots may be approved without plat by the planning commission's designated representative within seven working days

  “no person shall subdivide or lay out into lots any land within the village unless it is by a plat complying with the regulations herein contained”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  New construction and substantial improvement in flood hazard areas, Fayette village (ch. 1327 Flood Damage Prevention)

  • Applies where base flood elevation data are not otherwise available; chapter not read in full

  lowest floor elevation: flood of record or at least 2 ft above highest adjacent natural grade, whichever is greater

  “new construction and substantial improvement of any residential (including manufactured homes), commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to the flood of record or at least two feet above the highest adjacent natural grade, whichever is greater.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits inside Fayette village

  • Ch. 1161 covers zoning permit required, approval, fee schedule; details not extracted

  “1161.02 zoning permit required. no building or other structure, including temporary structure, shall be constructed, moved, added to, altered, nor shall any building, structure, or land be established or changed in use without a zoning permit issued by the zoning inspector.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Fayette village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Fayette village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Fayette village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Fayette village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Fayette 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.