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

Springfield Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  The unincorporated territory of Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.

  • The Township Zoning Resolution divides the unincorporated township into listed zoning districts and makes the zoning maps part of the Resolution.
  • A Zoning Certificate is required before use of a newly created, erected, changed, converted, or enlarged structure, building, or land; the Township Development Services Department administers certificates.

  “The Springfield Township Zoning Resolution regulates how property can be used, and where structures can be placed on property. Springfield Township is divided into zoning districts, and each district has its own set of regulations on projects such as buildings, fences, accessory structures, and signs.”

Rules another office applies inside Springfield Township

Springfield 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 permitLimited

  Development or building-related activity inside Springfield Township after issuance of the Township zoning permit, where a building permit is applicable.

  • Springfield Township states that a building permit is required only "in most instances" after a zoning permit.
  • The permit is issued by the Hamilton County Building Department.
  • The Township's Zoning Resolution directs an applicant with approved plans and a Zoning Certificate to apply to the Hamilton County Building Department for necessary building permits, if applicable.

  “After you receive a zoning permit from the township you must, in most instances, apply for a building permit, which are issued by the Hamilton County Building Department.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems on land inside Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.

  • Hamilton County Public Health's stated jurisdiction is all of Hamilton County except the cities of Cincinnati, Norwood, and Springdale.
  • For a home or business not connected to a sanitary/public sewer, the system is subject to Health District plan review; new subdivision plans and individual plots unable to access sanitary sewer lines are reviewed.
  • Ohio law requires the local health department to issue a permit for home sewage treatment systems.

  “Hamilton County Public Health approves plans for all household sewage treatment systems located within our jurisdiction (all of Hamilton County excluding cities of Cincinnati, Norwood, and Springdale).”

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.