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

Jackson Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, or structural alteration of a non-farm building or structure within Jackson Township; this is a township zoning-certificate requirement, not evidence of a separate structural-code building-permit program.

  • Farm buildings are excluded by the rule's express limitation to non-farm buildings and structures.
  • A zoning certificate may issue only if the proposed plans fully comply with the zoning resolution.
  • The Township Zoning Enforcement Officer must notify the Hardin County Health Department of each zoning-certificate application.

  “No person shall locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or structurally alter any non-farm building or structure within Jackson Township without obtaining a Zoning Certificate.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in the unincorporated area of Jackson Township, Hardin County, Ohio.

  • The resolution applies to the entire unincorporated land area of Jackson Township.
  • The resolution regulates the location and use of buildings, structures, and land and divides the township into zoning districts.
  • Administration and enforcement are vested in the Township Zoning Commission, Zoning Enforcement Officer, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Board of Township Trustees.

  “The provisions of this Resolution shall apply to the entire unincorporated land area of Jackson Township, Hardin County, Ohio.”

Rules another office applies inside Jackson Township

Jackson Township 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 septicLocal (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems serving property in Jackson Township, Hardin County, Ohio; the Kenton-Hardin County Health Department administers the local sewage-system permit process.

  • An STS or GWRS must comply with Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-29.
  • An STS or GWRS may not be installed, altered, or operated without an approved permit from the board of health.
  • The board of health may not authorize a system that violates the rules or is not in compliance with Ohio Administrative Code rule 3701-29-02(C).
  • The owner must maintain the system in proper working condition and comply with installation, alteration, and/or operation-permit conditions, including service-contract and other maintenance requirements.
  • The Kenton-Hardin County Health Department issues a Sewage System Installation Permit after approving the installer's scaled drawing and receiving the stated $424 fee.

  Sewage System Installation Permit fee: 424 USD (Issued upon approval of the scaled drawing from the installer.)

  “Upon approval of the scaled drawing from the installer and the fee paid of $424, a “Sewage System Installation Permit” will be issued.”

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.