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

Scott Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or alteration of a building or structure, including accessory buildings, inside Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio; this is the township zoning-permit requirement.

  • Agricultural buildings and structures exempted by §2.01 are excepted.
  • An application must include duplicate scale plans and the specified lot, building, use, and family-accommodation information.
  • Before construction, the lot and building location must be staked out.
  • Where the lot is not and is not proposed to be provided public water and/or public sanitary sewers, the application must include the Marion County Sanitarian's certificate approving the proposed water supply and/or sanitary-waste disposal method.

  “A Zoning Permit shall be required for the construction or alteration of any building or structure, including accessory buildings, except those relating to Agriculture as exempted (Section 2.01).”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio, subject to the Scott Township Zoning Resolution.

  • The resolution applies where a majority vote for it is recorded at an election.
  • The resolution designates Flood Plain, Agricultural/Residential, Residential, Business, and Industrial zoning districts.

  “All parts of the township shall be designated on the Official Zoning District Map as being located in one of the following zoning districts:”

Rules another office applies inside Scott Township

Scott Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Proposed water supply and/or sanitary-waste disposal for a Scott Township lot not provided and not proposed to be provided public water supply and/or public sewers; septic-system permits administered by Marion Public Health.

  • The Scott Township zoning-permit application must include a certificate of approval by the Marion County Sanitarian for the proposed method of water supply and/or sanitary-waste disposal in the stated no-public-water/no-public-sewer circumstance.
  • Marion Public Health states that septic-system permits are purchased throughout the year and that it works with homeowners and contractors to ensure systems are installed correctly and maintained properly.

  “The Sewage Wastewater Program at Marion Public Health permits household sewage treatment systems (HSTS). Much of Marion County is unsewered and individual home sewage systems are necessary in order to build your home.”

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.