Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Prospect, Ohio

Village of Prospect’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Prospect village, Marion County, Ohio

  • The ordinance text is headed 'amended: april, 2004'; the county lists the document with a 04-30-2024 document date, which is not stated as an effective date.
  • Parts of the text still refer to Prospect Township, so the copy should be checked against the version the village council adopted.

  “prospect village zoning ordinance amended: april, 2004”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Prospect village

  • The table of contents lists FP flood plain, C-L conservation, A-1 agricultural, R-1, R-2, R-3 residence, B-1 business and I-1 industrial districts, plus planned developments.

  “chapter 10 - "r-1" one-family residence district 38 10.01 purpose 38 10.02 use regulations 38 10.03 area and dimensional standards 39”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-family and two-family dwelling units in all districts inside Prospect village

  • Section 6.04 says these are the minimum building requirements for single-family and two-family dwellings.
  • Also requires a minimum building width and length of 24 feet.

  minimum floor area, one story: >= 1200 sq ft per family · minimum floor area, more than one story: >= 1500 sq ft per family

  “the minimum floor area for a single or two-family dwelling unit shall be twelve 28 29 (1,200) hundred square feet per family if the residential structure has one story, and fifteen (1,500) hundred square feet per family if the residential structures has more than one story.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 one-family residence district, single-family dwellings, inside Prospect village

  • Larger lot where neither public sewer nor water is available; smaller where either is available.
  • The PDF table is garbled; column order should be confirmed against the original.
  • The R-2 district and the A-1 agricultural district have their own schedules and were not recorded here.

  minimum lot area without both public sewer and water: >= 25000 sq ft · minimum lot area with either public sewer or water: >= 11250 sq ft · minimum frontage without both public sewer and water: >= 100 feet · minimum frontage with either public sewer or water: >= 75 feet

  “single family dwellings -without both public sewer and water 25,000 100 25,000 30 8/20* 50 30 2½ - -with either public sewer or water 11,250 75 11,250 30 8/20* 35 30 2½”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 one-family residence district, single-family dwellings, inside Prospect village

  • Side yard is shown as '8/20*' (least width / sum of both); the footnote text was cut off in the output read.
  • Column order read as front, side, rear from the garbled table; confirm against the original.

  front yard: >= 30 feet · side yard (least / sum): 8/20 feet · rear yard, without both public sewer and water: >= 50 feet · rear yard, with either public sewer or water: >= 35 feet

  “* least width side yard / sum of both side yards.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 one-family residence district, single-family dwellings, inside Prospect village

  • Height limit is 2½ stories as well as 30 feet.
  • Read from a garbled table; confirm against the original.

  maximum building height: <= 30 feet · maximum building height: <= 2.5 stories

  “single family dwellings -without both public sewer and water 25,000 100 25,000 30 8/20* 50 30 2½ - -with either public sewer or water 11,250 75 11,250 30 8/20* 35 30 2½”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes with a manufacture date of January 1, 1995 or later, inside Prospect village

  • Minimum width 24 feet and minimum length 24 feet at the narrowest point.
  • Must be affixed to a permanent foundation and connected to appropriate utilities.
  • Must have a pitched roof (HUD approved for manufactured homes), conventional siding, and a 6 inch minimum eave overhang with guttering.
  • Minimum floor area of 1,200 sq ft per family for one story, 1,500 sq ft for more than one story.
  • Mobile home parks are addressed separately in section 15.03.

  minimum building width: >= 24 feet · minimum building length: >= 24 feet

  “manufactured homes which have a manufacture date of january 1, 1995, or later must meet the following requirements: 1. minimum building width of twenty-four (24) feet at the narrowest point, exclusive of breezeways, porches, terraces and garages or attachments. 2. minimum building length of twenty-four (24) feet at the narrowest point”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Single-family and two-family dwellings, including post-1995 manufactured homes, inside Prospect village

  • The text requires connection to 'appropriate utilities (water, sewer, electric, etc.)' but gives no distance or availability trigger.
  • Lot-size tables give smaller minimum lots where public sewer or water is available.

  “all dwelling units must be affixed to permanent foundation and connected to appropriate utilities (water, sewer, electric, etc.)”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Prospect or Marion County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Prospect village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Prospect village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Prospect village
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Prospect village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Prospect village

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.