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

Stokes Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  The three zoned areas inside Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio: Avondale, Indian Isles, and Wolf Island.

  • Zoning permits are required in the three zoned areas.
  • Other areas of Stokes Township currently do not have zoning and remain subject to county-agency requirements identified by the Township.

  “three separate zoned areas: Avondale Zoning Map (2) Indian Isles Zoning Map Wolf Island Zoning Map Zoning permits are required in these areas.”

Rules another office applies inside Stokes Township

Stokes 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

  Construction and the other listed building work inside Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio; the Logan County Building Authority issues building permits for the entire township.

  • The Building Authority's permit-needed list includes erecting, constructing, enlarging, repairing, improving, altering, covering, or extending a building or structure; moving a building or structure; electrical work; gas-supply-system work; major boiler or heat-producing-apparatus repairs including piping; signs; air-conditioning or refrigeration work; swimming pools; solar panels; cell towers; and fire-suppression or fire-alarm systems.
  • The Building Authority states that a permit is not needed for general maintenance; a residential roof repair or replacement with no structural repairs; telephone-communication utilities; playground equipment; a fence 6 feet or less high; a one-story shed with less than 200 square feet of floor space; a residential retaining wall less than 4 feet high; a residential deck less than 200 square feet, less than 30 inches tall, and not attached to a structure; interior finish work, painting, trim, flooring, cabinets, or countertops; or sidewalks and driveways.
  • For all mobile homes incoming/permits, the Building Authority directs applicants to contact the Division of Industrial Compliance at 614-644-2223.

  “You will need a building permit if you plan to ... • erect, construct, enlarge, repair, improve, alter, cover or extend any building or structure.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  New or altered household sewage treatment systems and small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems inside Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, that treat no more than 1,000 gallons of sewage per day.

  • 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 completed by an approved soil scientist.
  • All existing and new STS's in Logan County are required to have an O&M permit that renews on a 1-, 5-, or 10-year period based on the system type.

  maximum sewage treated: <= 1000 gallons per day (Applies to HSTS and SFOST systems stated on the Health District page.) · soil evaluation age: <= 5 years (Applies to new, altered, or replacement sewage treatment system designs.)

  “The LCHD permits and inspects all new or altered [...] 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.