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

Hartford Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, prefabrication, use, or occupancy of new occupiable spaces of townhouses and one-, two-, or three-family dwellings inside Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio.

  • The Hartford Township Zoning Resolution states that the permit is required by Licking County in accordance with the CABO code.
  • A permit must be obtained before beginning the described work.
  • An enclosure of a space where either a foundation or roof existed as of June 1, 1993 is not regulated by code.
  • The county's current residential-permit page characterizes its project list as a general guide and directs project-specific confirmation with the Building Code Department.

  “a permit shall be obtained before beginning work on the construction, [...] of new occupiable spaces of [...] one, two, or three family dwellings.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio, subject to the Hartford Township Zoning Resolution.

  • The resolution states that its provisions are minimum requirements and that where it imposes a greater restriction than other law, rules, regulations, or resolutions, the resolution governs.

  “this Resolution shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the “Hartford Township, Ohio, Zoning Resolution”.”

Rules another office applies inside Hartford Township

Hartford 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Household and small-flow sewage treatment systems inside Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio.

  • A sewage-system installation permit and operating permit must be obtained from the Licking County Health Department before installation.
  • The installer must schedule an inspection before backfilling.
  • The health department performs a follow-up inspection on all new systems 12 months after completion.
  • New, altered, and replacement systems require operation-and-maintenance inspection every year for off-lot discharging and drip-irrigation systems, or every five years for soil-absorption systems.

  follow-up inspection timing: 12 months after system completion (Applies to all new system installations.) · operation and maintenance inspection frequency: per 1 year (Off-lot discharging systems and drip irrigation systems.) · operation and maintenance inspection frequency: per 5 years (Soil absorption systems.)

  “A sewage system installation permit and operating permit must be obtained from the Health Department prior to installation.”

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.