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

Rules another office applies inside Village of Stockport

Village of Stockport 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

  New buildings inside Stockport village limits, as Stockport is in Morgan County.

  • Applies to all new buildings over 100 square feet, including buildings on skids or temporary buildings.

  building size threshold: > 100 square feet (Includes buildings on skids or temporary buildings.)

  “required for ALL new buildings over 100 square feet”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Residential sewage disposal systems inside Stockport village limits.

  • A floodplain determination is required before applying for a sewage-disposal permit.

  “Sewage disposal permits, for residential use, may be obtained from the Morgan County Health Department”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation, replacement, or alteration of an on-site sewage treatment system inside Stockport village limits.

  • A board-of-health installation or alteration permit is required.
  • An approved site review and associated fee are required for the permit.
  • The approved permit is valid for one year and may be extended six months by the board of health.

  permit validity: 1 year (The board of health may extend the permit period for an additional six months.)

  “without an installation or alteration permit”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New or altered on-site sewage treatment systems inside Stockport village limits.

  • The board of health inspects installation.
  • Additional progress inspections may be required by permit, product approval, or rule.
  • The completed system is inspected again no later than 12 months after installation approval.

  post-approval inspection deadline: <= 12 months

  “shall inspect the completed system again”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Any construction project on Stockport property that touches the mapped flood-hazard area.

  • A development permit is required for any and all construction projects when the property touches the flood-hazard area.
  • Permanent construction is prohibited between the purple dashed line near the water's edge and the water's edge.

  “must submit a floodplain development permit”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Floodplain development permits affecting land inside Stockport village limits, if the property touches the flood-hazard area.

  • The $200 fee is for each new or updated structure.
  • The $100 fee is for other listed work.
  • A $300-per-day penalty applies for noncompliance.

  new or updated structure floodplain permit fee: 200 USD · other floodplain work permit fee: 100 USD (Placement of ASTs, filling, grading, mining, dredging, paving, excavation, drilling operations, or storage of materials.)

  “Each new or updated structure (including additions, garages, barns, decks, docks, pavilions, and storage buildings) will require a development permit costing $200. The fee for any other work (placement of ASTs, filling, grading, mining, dredging, paving, excavation, drilling operations or storage of materials) will be $100.”

• Permit processPartial

  Floodplain development permits for property inside Stockport village limits.

  • Initiate by calling the County Engineer's Office.
  • A site plan by a licensed surveyor, engineer, or architect is required.
  • The plan must show location, size, height, and 100-year-flood elevation; construction plans or sketches are also required.

  “Residents and property owners can initiate the development permitting process by calling the County Engineer’s Office at 740-962-3171. The documentation required for the process to begin will include a site plan produced by a licensed surveyor, engineer or architect showing the location, size and height of any improvement planned in or near the floodplain, in addition to the required elements in Section 3.4 of the regulations.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Stockport village limits.
• Building code adopted — Buildings inside Stockport village limits.
• Inspections — Building construction inside Stockport village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Stockport village limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Stockport village limits.

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.