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

Springfield Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, excluding any separate incorporated-municipality regulation that may apply to a particular parcel.

  • The official Muskingum County Auditor zoning directory states that the listed political subdivisions are zoned and lists Falls, Perry, and Wayne Townships; Springfield Township is not listed.
  • This finding addresses township zoning only and does not remove state building, health, septic, floodplain, subdivision, or utility requirements.

  “The following political subdivisions are zoned. Please contact the appropriate authority regarding zoning requirements. Townships Falls – Zoning Inspector – 740-819-4682 (partially zoned) Perry – Zoning Inspector – 740-452-1984 (partially zoned) Wayne – Zoning Inspector – 740-252-6923”

Rules another office applies inside Springfield Township

Springfield 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

  Construction, erection, alteration, or equipment of buildings subject to Ohio Revised Code section 3781.06 on land inside Springfield Township, Muskingum County, where plan submission and approval are required by section 3791.04.

  • Before work, the owner must submit plans, drawings, specifications, and data to the municipal, township, or county building department having jurisdiction.
  • For nonresidential buildings, if no certified local department has jurisdiction, submissions go to the Superintendent of Industrial Compliance.
  • For residential buildings, the owner is not required to make the statutory submissions if no certified municipal, township, or county residential building department has jurisdiction.
  • The Mid-East Ohio Building Department states that it issues plan approvals for all activity regulated by the Ohio Building Code in Muskingum County, but it expressly states that it has no authority over one-, two-, or three-family dwellings/homes.
  • Plan approval is invalid if work has not commenced within 12 months; one additional 12-month extension is available upon a request at least 10 days before expiration and a fee no greater than $100. If work is delayed or suspended more than six months, approval is invalid; up to two six-month extensions are available with a timely request and a fee no greater than $100 for each extension.

  plan-approval commencement deadline: 12 months (One 12-month extension is available upon a timely request and a fee not exceeding $100.) · maximum extension fee: <= 100 USD (For each statutory extension described in Ohio Revised Code section 3791.04(C).)

  “No owner shall proceed with the construction, erection, alteration, or equipment of any building until the plans or drawings, specifications, and data have been approved as this section requires, or the industrialized unit inspected at the point of origin.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems serving land inside Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, within the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department's health-district jurisdiction.

  • The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department reviews potential new parcels, sewage-system designs, and installations, and provides operational permits.
  • For a permit application, the Department requires a site-and-soil evaluation, system design, application, site-review fee, permit fee, and address verification from the Muskingum County Courthouse GIS office.
  • A sanitarian conducts a site review after the listed materials and fees are submitted; if requirements are met, the system is permitted for installation, and the permit is valid for one year from approval.
  • Ohio law permits a board of health to approve an installation, operation, or alteration only in the health district where it has jurisdiction, through issuance of a permit.
  • A completed installation or alteration must be inspected by the Board of Health before the system is covered; approval follows satisfactory completion of all work and documentation.

  site review fee: 100 USD · sewage treatment system permit fee: 640 USD (The Department separately lists different fees for small-flow systems, alterations, abandonment, and gray-water recycling systems.) · permit validity: 1 year (Measured from the date of approval.)

  “This program reviews potential new parcels to ensure enough area is available to install a sewage treatment system, reviews designs for new sewage treatment systems, inspects installation of sewage treatment systems, investigates nuisance conditions, and provides operational permits for the continued use of 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.