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

Pleasant Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio.

  • The township page directs zoning and permit questions to its zoning officer.

  “Pleasant Township is zoned. Please contact Nancy Greene for information regarding the need for permits and questions regarding zoning.”

Rules another office applies inside Pleasant Township

Pleasant 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 on unincorporated land inside Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio; the Logan County Building Authority administers the approval.

  • Logan County requires approval for all residential and commercial construction in the unincorporated area.
  • The Building Authority says a zoning permit, Health Department approval, and floodplain determination must accompany all building requests.
  • A sanitary-sewer review is needed when work is being done around Indian Lake.
  • The cited permit guide exempts general maintenance; residential roof repair or replacement without structural repairs; telephone-utility installation; playground equipment; fences 6 feet or less; one-story sheds under 200 square feet; residential retaining walls under 4 feet; unattached residential decks under 200 square feet and under 30 inches tall; interior finish work; sidewalks; and driveways.

  “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 sewage treatment systems and qualifying small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems on unincorporated land inside Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio.

  • The Logan County Health District permits and inspects new or altered HSTS and SFOST systems that treat no more than 1,000 gallons of sewage per day.
  • All new, altered, or replacement sewage-treatment-system designs must have a soil evaluation no more than five years old from an approved soil scientist.
  • All existing and new STS systems in Logan County require an O&M permit renewing on a 1-, 5-, or 10-year period based on system type.

  maximum sewage treated by covered HSTS or SFOST: <= 1000 gallons per day

  “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.