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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Alger

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

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing, altering or operating a sewage treatment system (STS) on any Ohio parcel, including parcels inside Alger village not served by sanitary sewer

  • Permit is issued by the board of health (local health district); the specific Hardin County health district page was not opened
  • Rule text version effective January 1, 2015; the current-effective status was not re-checked
  • Household systems serve only one-, two- or three-family dwellings

  “a sts or gwrs, as applicable, shall not be installed, altered, or operated without an approved permit from the board of health.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Sewage from dwellings in Ohio, including inside Alger village

  • All sewage and human excreta must go to an approved STS or sanitary sewer; STS needs a board of health permit
  • Gray water may go to an approved gray water system under rule 3701-29-17

  “all sewage and human excreta generated from within a dwelling or building shall be conveyed to an approved sts or a sanitary sewerage system.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Dwellings and structures in Ohio, including inside Alger village, where a sanitary sewerage system is accessible

  • A septic system shall not be sited, permitted or installed where a sanitary sewer is accessible, unless excepted by law
  • Board of health considers availability of connection, local or state ordinances, technical feasibility, capacity and distance from the foundation wall to the right-of-way when deciding accessibility
  • Existing dwellings must connect and abandon the septic system when sewer becomes accessible
  • Alger's own sewer-connection ordinance was not found

  “a sts shall not be sited, permitted, or installed where a sanitary sewerage system is accessible, unless otherwise excepted by law.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits in Alger village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption in Alger village
• Building code adopted — Building code in Alger village
• Inspections — Building inspections in Alger village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy in Alger 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.