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

Coitsville Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Building and land use within the unincorporated territory of Coitsville Township, Mahoning County, Ohio.

  • The ordinance states that the Township Trustees adopted amendments on June 30, 2017, which became effective July 30, 2017.
  • The ordinance identifies Agricultural, R-1, R-2, R-3, Business, Commercial, Light Industrial, and Sexually Oriented Business Overlay districts.

  “These Regulations shall be known and may be cited as the “Zoning Resolution of the Township of Coitsville”.”

Rules another office applies inside Coitsville Township

Coitsville 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 projects inside Coitsville Township for which the Township issues a zoning permit.

  • The Township zoning permit must first be issued.
  • The property owner or contractor must obtain the Mahoning County Building Inspection Department building permit before construction starts.

  “Upon issuance of the Zoning Permit, [...] obtain the building permit from the Mahoning County Building Inspection Department.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems inside Coitsville Township, including one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and small-flow on-site systems.

  • Mahoning County General Health District comprises Mahoning County townships and villages, which includes Coitsville Township.
  • The covered small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems are facilities treating up to 1,000 gallons per day.
  • For a new or replacement sewage treatment system, or an alteration of an existing system, an installation or alteration permit issued by the Health Department is required.
  • New installation or alteration permits are subject to enrollment in Mahoning County Public Health's Operation and Maintenance Program.

  small-flow system capacity: <= 1000 gallons per day (Applies to the small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems identified by Mahoning County Public Health.)

  “Permitting, inspections and enforcement are conducted by the local health districts.”

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.