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

Westfield Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Zoning certificate for establishing a use or constructing or altering a structure or building inside Westfield Township (township zoning certificate, not a county building permit)

  • Agricultural uses and buildings: no zoning certificate required (section 202.a)
  • Medina County building department permits were not verified for the township and are not claimed here

  “before establishing a use, constructing, or altering any sign (except changing the face of a sign), structure or building, including accessory buildings, application shall be made to the zoning inspector for a zoning certificate.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio

  • Agricultural uses and buildings incident to agriculture need no zoning certificate (section 202.a.1), subject to section 202.a.2 for platted subdivisions
  • Administered by a zoning inspector, zoning commission and board of zoning appeals
  • Village of Westfield Center has separate zoning

  “the township trustees shall establish and fill the position of township zoning inspector as provided in the ohio revised code (orc).”

Rules another office applies inside Westfield Township

Westfield 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems in Medina County, including inside Westfield Township

  • Where sanitary sewer is accessible, the house must be connected and the septic system abandoned under permit
  • Commercial systems under 25,000 gallons per day need a site evaluation request

  “we permit and inspect all new and replacement household sewage treatment systems in medina county.”

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.