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

Licking Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio. The current county port authority zoning page identifies Falls, Perry, and Wayne as the county's only townships with zoning resolutions; Licking Township is not among them.

  • Falls and Perry Townships are partially zoned.
  • Wayne Township is fully zoned.
  • This claim addresses township zoning only; other non-zoning permits and state rules may apply.

  “Of the twenty-six townships, three have enacted a zoning resolution; Falls and Perry are partially zoned, and Wayne Township is fully zoned.”

Rules another office applies inside Licking Township

Licking 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 permitLimited

  Building activity regulated by the Ohio Building Code inside Licking Township, Muskingum County, including commercial building activity.

  • The Mid-East Ohio Building Department is a state-certified commercial building department.
  • The department's stated Muskingum County jurisdiction extends to building activity regulated by the Ohio Building Code.
  • The department does not have authority over one-, two-, or three-family dwellings/homes.
  • The department's page states that five municipalities in Belmont County are excluded; that exclusion does not identify any Muskingum County area.
  • Separate floodplain permits apply before development activity in a designated FEMA Flood Zone.

  “The department issues plan approvals (permits) [...] in Muskingum County. [...] This department does NOT have authority over one, two, or three family dwellings/homes.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private household sewage treatment systems inside Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, which is within the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department's stated county sewage-program area.

  • For a new sewage-treatment-system permit, the health department directs applicants to submit a site and soil evaluation, system design, application, site-review fee, permit fee, and Muskingum County GIS address verification.
  • A sanitarian conducts site review after the evaluation, design, application, and fees are submitted; if all requirements are met, the system is permitted for installation.
  • The permit is valid for one year from the approval date.
  • The Board of Health must inspect a completed installation or alteration; the installer must call before covering the system and provide an as-built record.
  • The Board of Health approves an installation or alteration upon satisfactory completion of all work and documentation.

  site review fee: 100 USD · sewage treatment system permit fee: 640 USD · permit validity: 1 year (from date of approval)

  “The sewage program inspects private sewage treatment systems within the county [...] Environmental Health Specialists evaluate and approve system designs and oversee the installation of new and altered private sewage 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.