Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Huber Heights, Ohio

Huber Heights’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  One-, two- and three-family dwellings inside Huber Heights city

  • Subject to amendments approved by Council.
  • Enforcing officer is the appropriate Montgomery County Building Inspector.

  “the residential code of ohio for one-, two- and three-family dwellings is incorporated by reference as part of the huber heights building code, subject to any amendments approved by council.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Huber Heights city

  • Code has a Planning and Zoning Code with a Board of Zoning Appeals (Chapter 1127).

  “shall be obtained through action of the Board of Zoning Appeals as provided in Chapter 1127”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings inside Huber Heights city (general provision, all districts)

  • Story and one-half or two-story dwellings need 800 sq ft of ground floor liveable area.

  one-floor ground floor liveable area: >= 1000 sq ft · story-and-a-half or two-story ground floor liveable area: >= 800 sq ft

  “a one floor single-family dwelling shall contain not less than 1,000 square feet of ground floor liveable area. a story and one-half, or two story single-family dwelling shall contain not less than 800 square feet of ground floor liveable area.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in the Estate Residential District inside Huber Heights city

  • Frontage of 250 ft, reducible to not less than 50 ft for qualifying land-locked tracts served by a lane.

  minimum lot area: >= 5 acres · lot frontage: >= 250 ft (as low as 50 ft for qualifying lane lots)

  “Least Width (feet) Sum of Least Width (feet) Yard Depth (feet) Dwellings 5 *250 100 40 100 50”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Dwellings in the R-1 Residence District inside Huber Heights city

    “Least Width (feet) Sum of Least Width (feet) Yard Depth (feet) Dwellings 30,000 150 50 20 40 50”

  • Specified — Single-family lots in R-4 or R-5 Districts inside Huber Heights city where public sanitary sewer is not available

    “in any r-4 or r-5 district, where a public sanitary sewer system is not available, each and every lot shall have a minimum frontage of 100 feet and a minimum area of 20,000 square feet, when each and every lot is used for single-family residence district.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Dwellings in the Estate Residential District inside Huber Heights city

  • Front yard measured from established right-of-way lines on the Official Thoroughfare Plan.

  front yard depth: >= 100 ft · least side yard width: >= 40 ft · sum of side yards: >= 100 ft · rear yard depth: >= 50 ft

  “Least Width (feet) Sum of Least Width (feet) Yard Depth (feet) Dwellings 5 *250 100 40 100 50”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Dwellings in the R-1 Residence District inside Huber Heights city

    “Least Width (feet) Sum of Least Width (feet) Yard Depth (feet) Dwellings 30,000 150 50 20 40 50”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Lots in subdivisions inside Huber Heights city; sewer

  • Applies where the City Planning Commission determines an adequate public sanitary sewer is reasonably accessible.
  • Otherwise individual disposal systems or a central treatment plant may be provided under 1115.17(b)-(c).
  • Water connection rule not found.

  “where an adequate public sanitary sewer system is reasonably accessible, in the determination of the city planning commission, public sanitary sewers shall be installed to adequately serve all lots, including lateral connections to the public system.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development in special flood hazard areas inside Huber Heights city

  • Permit not required for maintenance work or small nonstructural activity (except filling and grading) valued under $5,000.
  • Exempt: activities in manufactured home parks under Ohio Department of Health authority, Ohio Power Siting Board major utility facilities, hazardous waste disposal facilities, and federal agency activities.

  small nonstructural development exemption threshold: < 5000 USD (filling and grading not exempt)

  “an application for a floodplain development permit shall not be required for: (a) maintenance work such as roofing, painting, and basement sealing, or for small nonstructural development activities (except for filling and grading) valued at less than $5,000.00.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Huber Heights or Montgomery County directly.

• Building permit — New homes inside Huber Heights city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Huber Heights city
• Inspections — New homes inside Huber Heights city
• Certificate of occupancy — New homes inside Huber Heights city
• Lot coverage — Inside Huber Heights city

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.