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

Huntsburg Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Huntsburg Township, Geauga County, Ohio.

  • The Township's official page identifies a Zoning Inspector and Zoning Clerk and publishes its zoning application, zoning map, and Huntsburg Township Zoning Resolution.

  “Paul Tucker, Zoning Inspector [...] Huntsburg Zoning Map (pdf)Download HuntsburgTwpZoningResolution2021 (pdf)Download”

Rules another office applies inside Huntsburg Township

Huntsburg Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  New residential construction and listed building work inside Huntsburg Township, Geauga County, Ohio, administered by the Geauga County Building Department.

  • The County's new-dwelling requirements identify a zoning permit for “Townships, Villages & City” and name Middlefield Township as the exception.
  • Work exempt from the building code and not requiring a permit includes detached accessory structures less than 200 square feet; fences not over 6 feet; retaining walls not over 4 feet; decks less than 200 square feet, not over 30 inches from grade, and detached from the house; sidewalks and driveways not over 30 inches from grade and part of an accessible route; interior finishes, decorating, maintenance or minor repair; siding, windows, doors and roof tear offs; temporary theater stage sets and scenery; window awnings; tents; and replacement of plug-in appliances or plumbing fixtures in the same locations.

  “In addition to new construction, permits are required for any remodeling which involves electrical, framing or plumbing work”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems serving residential property inside Huntsburg Township, within the Geauga County Health District.

  • Operation permits are required for all residential sewage treatment systems by Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-29.
  • The Geauga County Board of Health's supplement states that it requires a permit for Type 1 grey-water recycling systems.
  • The health-district resolution states that it became fully effective January 4, 2015.

  “Homes located within the townships of Geauga County are primarily served by household sewage treatment systems [...] require review and approval by Geauga Public Health”

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.