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

Perry Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, subject to the Township Zoning Resolution and Township zoning administration.

  • The Township page identifies a zoning inspector and a Zoning Board of Appeals.

  “Dan Ackley is the zoning inspector for Perry Township.”

Rules another office applies inside Perry Township

Perry 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 and commercial construction in the unincorporated area of Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio.

  • Submittal is to the Logan County Building Authority (LCBA).
  • The six applicable preliminary items identified in the County guide must be addressed and copied to LCBA before plan review and approval to start construction is issued.
  • Those preliminary items include address, zoning permit, private well/septic or public water/sewer approvals, soil and water review, and flood-hazard requirements where applicable.

  “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 septicLocal (with conditions)

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

  • The Logan County Health District permits and inspects systems that treat no more than 1,000 gallons of sewage per day.
  • New, altered, or replacement sewage treatment system designs must have a soil evaluation completed by an approved soil scientist within the preceding five years.
  • All existing and new STS's in the county require an O&M permit that renews on a 1-, 5-, or 10-year period based on system type.

  maximum sewage flow: <= 1000 gallons per day (Applies to the HSTS and SFOST systems identified by LCHD.) · soil evaluation 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.