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Holmes County, Ohio

Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Millersburg, Ohio

The Village of Millersburg, Ohio, in Holmes County, has its own zoning code, and a zoning permit comes before any village building permit12. Building permits are obtained from the village office3. Septic permits come from the Holmes County General Health District, not the village4.

At a glance

Zoning
Village zoning code with residential, business and industrial districts15
Building permit
Obtained from the village office, after a zoning permit2
Building code
Ohio Building Code adopted by the village6
Septic
Holmes County General Health District4
Wells
Permit from the health district before installing or altering7

Who to call

Zoning

Village of Millersburg office (zoning inspector)

Zoning permits and village building permits inside village limits

330-674-1886

6 N. Washington St., Millersburg, OH 44654

Septic permits

Holmes County General Health District

Septic and private well permits and inspections

(330) 674-5035

2600 Glen Drive, Millersburg, OH 44654

Contact details are copied from each office’s official page and were checked against it on October 14, 2026.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Millersburg means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

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Does Millersburg, Ohio have zoning?

Yes. The Village of Millersburg administers its own Planning and Zoning Code, with R-1 to R-4 residential, business, industrial and overlay districts1. The residential districts include estate, suburban and village residential zones5. Land division inside the village falls under the code's subdivision title8.

We could not confirm district-by-district rules for minimum lot size, setbacks, minimum dwelling size, RVs, tiny homes or accessory dwellings. Ask the village zoning inspector before you buy; the code is posted on the village website3.

Do you need a building permit in Millersburg, and who issues it?

Inside the village, building permits may be obtained from the village office, and a zoning permit must come first from the village zoning inspector23. The village has adopted the Ohio Building Code and related state codes6.

We could not confirm which department reviews plans and performs building inspections or issues certificates of occupancy inside the village. Ask the village office who does so for your project type.

The county rules for unincorporated Holmes County are different; see the Holmes County page for land outside village limits.

How do septic permits work in Millersburg?

The Holmes County General Health District permits and inspects new, replacement and altered household sewage treatment systems in Holmes County4. A site review and the permit application come before construction, with a site review fee of $225 and an installation permit fee of $3009.

Inside a village with public sewer, Ohio rules generally require connection to an accessible and available public sewer and bar a new septic system where sewer is accessible10. Whether sewer is available at a particular Millersburg lot is not something we could confirm; ask the village office at the number above.

Can you live in an RV or tiny home in Millersburg?

We could not confirm what the village code allows for RV occupancy, temporary camping or tiny homes, so ask the village zoning inspector before parking or building anything to live in3.

Ohio does set a statewide rule for manufactured homes: a permanently sited manufactured home that meets the state standards is a permitted use in any district where a political subdivision permits single-family homes11. Whether the village's districts treat a given home that way we could not confirm.

What stays with Holmes County and the state?

Private wells, including new and altered ones, need a permit from the Holmes County General Health District7. Septic permits are likewise a health district matter rather than a village one4.

County property taxes apply to village property too; Holmes County's effective property tax rate is about 1.1%12. Village income tax is separate; call the village office.

Watch-outs

  • Zoning comes first: a village zoning permit must be obtained before any village building permit2.
  • Downtown Millersburg is in a design review district where signage and facade changes are reviewed separately; ask the village office3.
  • We could not confirm village rules for RVs, tiny homes, setbacks or minimum lot size; call the village zoning inspector before you buy3.

Sources

  1. Chapter 1157 (R-3) Village Residential District, Codified Ordinances of Millersburg, OH (Village of Millersburg), quoted and re-checked
  2. Village of Millersburg Citizen Handbook (Village of Millersburg), quoted and re-checked
  3. Village of Millersburg office (zoning inspector) (millersburgohio.com)
  4. Sewage – Holmes County General Health District, quoted and re-checked
  5. Chapter 1157 (R-3) Village Residential District, Codified Ordinances of Millersburg, OH (Village of Millersburg), quoted and re-checked
  6. Part Thirteen - Building Code, Codified Ordinances of Millersburg, OH (Village of Millersburg), quoted and re-checked
  7. Water – Holmes County General Health District, quoted and re-checked
  8. Chapter 1157 (R-3) Village Residential District, Codified Ordinances of Millersburg, OH (Village of Millersburg), quoted and re-checked
  9. Sewage – Holmes County General Health District, quoted and re-checked
  10. Rule 3701-29-06 | General provisions and prohibitions, quoted and re-checked
  11. Section 3781.06 | Public buildings to be safe and sanitary - definitions, quoted and re-checked
  12. Effective property tax rate: Bolthole Index county data

Written October 14, 2026 from the rules quoted below, each taken from an official source and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with the office before you buy or build.

Answers from the rulebook for Village of Millersburg

Village of Millersburg’s own rules

  • Building code adoptedAdopted

    Buildings inside Millersburg village

    • Ohio Building Code as adopted by the Ohio Board of Building Standards, effective January 1, 2016, as amended to date.
    “there is hereby adopted by the municipality, the ohio building code (obc) and related codes as adopted by the ohio board of building standards, department of industrial relations, effective january 1, 2016, as amended to date”
  • Local zoningPresent

    Land inside Millersburg village limits

    • Village administers a Planning and Zoning Code (Part Eleven) with R-1 to R-4 residential, business, industrial and overlay districts.
    “the village residential district is established to provide for the continuance of single-family housing within the older portions of the village of millersburg”
  • Zoning districtsPublished

    Zoning districts inside Millersburg village

    • Also B-1, B-2, DB, I, SU, MSO and FP overlay districts.
    “chapter 1155 (r-1) estate residential district chapter 1156 (r-2) suburban residential district chapter 1157 (r-3) village residential district”
  • Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

    Subdivision of land inside Millersburg village

    • Title Nine of the Planning and Zoning Code; specific requirements not opened.
    “title nine - subdivision development requirements”
  • Permit processPartial

    Permits inside Millersburg village

    • Forms and requirements are posted on the village website under Planning and Zoning Commission; detail not opened.
    “building permits may be obtained from the village of millersburg office. prior to receiving any permit from the village, you must first obtain a zoning permit by contacting our zoning inspector at 330674-1886. forms and requirements are posted on the village’s website: millersburgohio.com.”

Still unanswered

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

  • Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Millersburg village
  • Inspections — Building inspection inside Millersburg village
  • Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Millersburg village
  • Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size, R-1 to R-4 districts
  • Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size, residential districts
19 more unanswered
  • Setbacks
  • Lot coverage
  • Building height
  • Living in an RV
  • Camping on your land
  • Tiny homes
  • Manufactured homes
  • Accessory dwellings
  • Who permits septic
  • Septic permit
  • Septic inspection
  • Off-grid sanitation
  • Well permit
  • Mandatory utility hookup
  • Agricultural exemption
  • Driveway access
  • Building in a floodplain
  • Short-term rentals
  • Permit fees

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.

Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Village of Millersburg publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Holmes County’s page lists the county offices to call.

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