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

Bokescreek Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, movement, addition to, or structural alteration of a building or other structure in the unincorporated portion of Bokescreek Township under its zoning resolution.

  • Agricultural land uses and buildings are exempt from the resolution; no zoning certificate is required for those agricultural uses.
  • A permit may not issue except in conformity with the resolution unless the zoning inspector receives a written Board of Zoning Appeals order through administrative review, conditional use, or variance.

  “No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit thereof, issued by the zoning inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in the unincorporated portion of Bokescreek Township, Logan County, Ohio.

  • The resolution does not affect use of land or buildings for agricultural purposes.
  • When the resolution conflicts with another lawfully adopted rule, regulation, ordinance, or resolution, the most restrictive or higher standard governs.

  “DIVIDING THE UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF THE TOWNSHIP INTO ZONES AND DISTRICTS,”

Rules another office applies inside Bokescreek Township

Bokescreek 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)

  New or altered household and small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems inside Bokescreek Township, which is within Logan County, Ohio.

  • The Logan County Health District authority stated on the page covers household sewage treatment systems and small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems treating no more than 1,000 gallons of sewage per day.
  • All new, altered, or replacement sewage-treatment-system designs must have a soil evaluation completed by an approved soil scientist and no more than five years old.
  • All existing and new STSs in the county require an operation-and-maintenance permit renewed on a 1-, 5-, or 10-year period based on system type.

  maximum system flow: <= 1000 gallons of sewage per day (Applies to HSTS and SFOST systems described by the Health District.) · soil evaluation age: <= 5 years (For new, altered, or replacement sewage treatment system designs.) · O&M permit renewal period: 1, 5, or 10 years (Based on the type of system.)

  “The LCHD permits and inspects all new or altered Household sewage treatment systems (HSTS) and small flow on-site sewage treatment systems (SFOST)”

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.