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

Village of Huntsville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Zoning permit (not a building-code permit) for construction or change of use inside Huntsville village

  • This is the zoning permit issued by the zoning inspector; permit is issued only in conformity with the ordinance unless the Board of Zoning Appeals orders otherwise.
  • Building-code permit (county/state) not researched.

  “no building, or other structure, shall be erected, moved, added to, structurally altered, nor shall any building, structure or land be established or changed in use without a permit therefor, issued by the zoning inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Huntsville village (Logan County), Ohio

  • Copy is hosted by the Logan-Union-Champaign Regional Planning Commission, not the village's own site; adoption date is illegible in the scan.

  “an ordinance of the village of huntsville, ohio, enacted in accordance w1th the provisions of chapter 713, ohio revised code, dividing the village into zones and districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Huntsville village: R-1, R-2, R-3, B-2, M-1

  • R-1 up to 4 dwelling units per gross acre if central sewerage is available; R-2 up to 8; R-3 up to 12.

  “the purpose of the r-1 district is to permit the establishment of low density single-family dwellings not to exceed four (4) dwelling units per gross acre if a central sewerage system is available.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Yard setbacks by district inside Huntsville village

  • Schedule lists front, side and rear yard minimums by district; scan is garbled so specific numbers are not asserted.
  • Corner lots: same setback from all street right-of-way lines as the front yard (Section 1011).

  “on a corner lot the principal building and its accessory structures shall be required to have the same setback distance from all street right-of-way lines as required for the front yard in the district in which such structures are located.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Individual manufactured/mobile homes inside Huntsville village

  • Permitted in mobile home parks; conditional use (Board of Zoning Appeals approval) in R-1, R-2 and B-2.
  • R-3 describes manufactured homes (not permanently sited) and mobile homes as a permitted use.
  • Minimum 900 sq ft floor area; further requirements in Section 1320 not fully reviewed.

  minimum floor area manufactured home: >= 900 sq ft

  “individual manufactured dwellings (mobile homes) are a permitted use in a manufactured dwelling (mobile home) park. they are a conditional use in the r-1, r-2 and b-2 districts.”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short term rentals inside Huntsville village

  • Conditionally permitted by district.
  • One dwelling unit per lot; max five sleeping rooms; one parking space per sleeping room not in required front yard setback; sign limits of one 12 sq ft wall sign and one 12 sq ft monument sign; no increased burden on village services.

  max short term rentals per lot: <= 1 dwelling unit · max sleeping rooms: <= 5 rooms

  “only one (1) dwelling unit per lot may be used as a short term rental. 2. maximum number of rooms. no short term rental shall contain more than five (5) sleeping rooms.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit process inside Huntsville village

  • Ordinance table of contents lists application contents (301), approval (302), submission to director of transportation (303), expiration (304); only Section 300 was quoted.

  “zoning permits shall be issued only in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance unless the zoning inspector receives a written order from the board of zoning appeals deciding an appeal, conditional use, or variance.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Huntsville village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Huntsville village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Huntsville village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Huntsville village
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Huntsville 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.