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

Monroe Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio, subject to the Township's zoning resolution.

  • The resolution states that agricultural land or building use is not affected and no zoning certificate is required for that agricultural building, structure, or land use; it separately states that residential dwellings require a permit.
  • Where the resolution conflicts with another lawfully adopted rule, regulation, ordinance, or resolution, the most restrictive or higher standard governs.

  “TOWNSHIP OF MONROE LOGAN COUNTY, OHIO ZONING RESOLUTION”

Rules another office applies inside Monroe Township

Monroe Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Residential construction in the unincorporated area inside Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio; approval is issued by the Logan County Building Authority.

  • A zoning permit, Health Department approval, and floodplain determination must accompany every building-request application.
  • A sanitary-sewer review is needed when work is being done around Indian Lake.
  • The six listed application items are required only if applicable and must be copied to the Logan County Building Authority before plan review and approval to start construction are issued.

  “BUILDING APPROVAL: Logan County requires approval for all residential and commercial construction in the unincorporated area. Submittal is to the Logan County Building Authority (LCBA).”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  New or altered household and small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems on unincorporated land inside Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio.

  • This authority applies to 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; the evaluation may not be more than five years old.
  • Existing and new STSs require an operation-and-maintenance permit that renews at a 1-, 5-, or 10-year period based on system type.

  maximum small-flow on-site sewage treatment system capacity: <= 1000 gallons of sewage per day · soil evaluation maximum age: <= 5 years (Must be completed by an approved soil scientist.)

  “The LCHD permits and inspects all new or altered Household sewage treatment systems (HSTS) and small flow on-site sewage treatment systems (SFOST) that treat no more than 1,000 gallons of sewage per day.”

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.