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

Poland Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Construction of buildings, structures, and signs in Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio.

  • A zoning permit must be secured from the Township Zoning Inspector before construction.
  • Permit requests must be filed by the owner or authorized agent and identify the use or intended use after proposed construction, erection, reconstruction, relocation, or alteration.
  • A scaled site-plan drawing showing proposed and/or existing building location must be submitted to and filed with the Township Zoning Inspector.

  “A Zoning Permit shall hereinafter be secured from the Township Zoning Inspector prior to any construction of any building, structure or sign in the Township.”

Rules another office applies inside Poland Township

Poland 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

  Replacement windows, siding, or roof construction inside Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio; Mahoning County Building Inspection administers construction-plan review in the county's unincorporated areas.

  • Poland Township's zoning department states that zoning does not regulate building-construction standards.
  • Mahoning County Building Inspection identifies its responsibility as construction-plan examination for new buildings and alterations in the unincorporated areas of Mahoning County.
  • The county office separately lists Poland Village among incorporated service areas; this claim concerns Poland Township rather than Poland Village.

  “No — Zoning does not regulate building construction standards; Mahoning County Building Inspection would require a permit to perform such construction.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  One-, two-, and three-family dwelling and small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems inside Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio.

  • Ohio law combines the townships and villages in each county into a general health district.
  • Mahoning County Public Health states that permitting, inspections, and enforcement are conducted by local health districts.
  • The health department's site-review process requires compliance with Ohio Administrative Code 3701-29 and the Mahoning County General Health Districts Supplemental Sewage Treatment Rules.
  • For a new installation, a site review must be conducted and approved before the applicant provides the listed items to secure an installation permit.
  • An installation permit is valid for one year, transferable upon sale, and may be extended for an additional six months; failure to secure a permit with installation in progress results in a 25% penalty of the permit fee.

  small flow system capacity: <= 1000 gallons per day (Applies to small flow on-site sewage treatment systems.) · installation permit validity: 1 year (From the date of issuance; transferable upon sale and may be extended for an additional six months.) · permit-fee penalty: 25 percent (Failure to secure a permit with installation in progress.)

  “Permitting, inspections and enforcement are conducted by the local health districts. Sewage treatment systems include one, two and three-family dwellings and small flow on-site sewage treatment systems (facilities that treat up to 1,000 gallons 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.