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

Rules another office applies inside Harmony Township

Harmony Township 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

  Zoning permit (not an Ohio residential building-code permit) for new homes, additions and accessory buildings inside Harmony township, issued by the Morrow County Zoning Office.

  • Only a county zoning permit was verified; whether a separate building-code permit/inspection applies was not found.
  • Applies to new home, addition or accessory building of 120 sq. ft or more.
  • New residential applications need a copy of the Morrow County Health Dept. septic onsite report and a site plan.
  • Permit is valid one year; final inspection yields a zoning certificate.

  accessory building threshold: >= 120 sq ft

  “zoning permits are only required if you are building a new home, addition or accessory building (120 sq. ft or more) in the following townships: north bloomfield, washington, canaan, congress, gilead, harmony, or bennington.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Harmony township, Morrow County, OH. Harmony has adopted the county-wide zoning resolution, administered by the Morrow County Zoning Office; it has no township zoning ordinance of its own.

  • Zoning is the Morrow County zoning resolution, not a Harmony township ordinance.
  • Candlewood Lake development (Congress township) is excluded; not in Harmony.

  “seven of the sixteen townships in morrow county have adopted county-wide zoning, covered by the morrow county zoning office: bennington, canaan, congress (excluding candlewood) gilead, harmony, north bloomfield, and washington.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems for 1-, 2- and 3-family dwellings inside Harmony township, Morrow County; permitted by the Morrow County Health District.

  • Applies to 1, 2 and 3 family dwellings under ORC 3718 and OAC 3701-29.

  “issue new, replacement, and alteration permits for sewage treatment systems”

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.