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

Village of Arlington’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Arlington village limits, Hancock County, Ohio.

  • The village publishes a zoning code, zoning map, zoning permit, and zoning variance form.

  “ZONING DOCUMENTS: ZONING CODE ZONING MAP ZONING PERMIT ZONING VARIANCE FORM”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Arlington village.

  • The village publishes both a zoning code and zoning map; district contents and dimensional tables require further extraction from the code.

  “ZONING DOCUMENTS: ZONING CODE ZONING MAP ZONING PERMIT ZONING VARIANCE FORM”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Any work in the 100-year flood zone inside Arlington village.

  • Covered work includes placement of fill, remodeling existing structures, and new construction including storage sheds and fences.
  • The village states the permit remains necessary even if the work does not need a building permit.

  “Floodplain development permits are required to be obtained for any work done within the 100 year flood zone.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Village zoning-permit applications for construction and land-use work inside Arlington village.

  • The applicant must submit duplicate, scaled plot plans showing lot dimensions, existing buildings, and proposed buildings, alterations, or additions.

  “The applicant is required to also submit plot plans in duplicate and drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot;”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Arlington

Village of Arlington 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)

  Residential sewage systems serving land inside Arlington village, within Hancock County, Ohio.

  • Administration is through Hancock Public Health and is governed by Ohio Department of Health regulations.

  “The Hancock County Home Sewage Treatment Program is a function of the Hancock County Board of Health.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation, replacement, or alteration of a sewage treatment system serving land inside Arlington village.

  • A board-of-health installation or alteration permit is required before a new or replacement STS is installed or an existing STS is altered.
  • The Hancock Public Health Department states that it permits residential sewage-system construction under Ohio Department of Health regulations.

  “No person shall install a new or replacement STS or alter an existing STS without an installation or alteration permit issued by the board of health.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Completed sewage treatment systems serving land inside Arlington village.

  • The board of health must inspect the completed system again no later than 12 months after installation approval.

  post-approval inspection deadline: <= 12 months

  “The board of health shall inspect the completed system again not later than twelve months after the approval of the installation to observe the system's operation.”

• Well permitRequired

  Construction, alteration, or sealing of a private water system or test well inside Arlington village.

  • A valid board-of-health permit is required.
  • The rule applies to private water systems and test wells; it does not establish a permit requirement for every possible non-potable well use.

  “No person shall construct, alter or seal a private water system, test well or part thereof, unless a valid permit [...] has been issued”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Arlington village limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside Arlington village limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Arlington village limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Arlington village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of construction inside Arlington village limits.

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.