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

Newton Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Newton Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.

  • The official Port Authority source states that only Falls, Perry, and Wayne Townships have enacted zoning resolutions; Falls and Perry are partially zoned and Wayne is fully zoned.

  “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 Newton Township

Newton 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

  One-, two-, and three-family residential construction inside Newton Township where no certified municipal, township, or county residential building department has jurisdiction.

  • The exemption applies only if no municipal, township, or county building department certified by the Ohio Board of Building Standards for residential buildings has jurisdiction.
  • The cited rule does not establish whether a certified residential building department has jurisdiction over a particular Newton Township parcel.

  “101.5 Jurisdiction without a certified residential building department. If no municipal, township, or county building department is certified by the Board of Building Standards for residential buildings in accordance with section 3781.10(E) of the Revised Code has jurisdiction, the owner is not required to make submission of construction documents, seek approvals, request inspections, or obtain certificates of occupancy required in this Chapter.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Onsite sewage treatment systems serving land inside Newton Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.

  • A new or replacement sewage treatment system, or alteration of an existing system, requires an installation or alteration permit issued by the board of health.
  • The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department requires a site-and-soil evaluation, system design, application, site-review fee, permit fee, and address verification for its sewage treatment system permit process.
  • The local page lists a $100.00 site-review fee and a $640.00 sewage treatment system permit fee; it states that a permit is valid for one year from approval.
  • The Board of Health must inspect the completed installation or alteration before the installer covers the system.

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

  “Once the Site and Soil Evaluation, System Design, Application and Fees are submitted, a sanitarian will conduct a site review. If all requirements are met, the system will be permitted for installation upon completion of the site review. The permit is valid for one year from the date of approval.”

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.