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

Benton Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and sheds at least 12 feet by 16 feet, and additions, decks, patios, porches, attic or basement conversions to living area, and replacement windows, siding, or roofing, inside Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

  • Agricultural permits are not required under ORC 519.21.
  • For Benton Township, the county directs applicants to the township zoning inspector or trustees rather than the County Auditor.
  • The Auditor's office still requires notification of improvements and/or buildings if the agricultural permit requirement is waived.

  building or shed size threshold: >= 12 x 16 feet (Whether on skids or not.)

  “Any building or shed sized 12’ X 16’ or larger (whether on skids or not) requires a building permit”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio, administered through its zoning inspector.

  • The cited county directory identifies Tom Sinn as Benton Township's zoning inspector.
  • The county auditor states that Auglaize, Brown, and Jackson Townships and Latty and Broughton Villages are the places that are not zoned; it directs all other townships and villages to their zoning inspector or trustees for a building permit.

  “Benton Township [...] Zoning Inspector: Tom Sinn, 419-399-4613”

Rules another office applies inside Benton Township

Benton Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Household, small-flow, and gray-water sewage treatment systems inside Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

  • Paulding County Health Department issues permits to install, repair, or abandon the listed sewage treatment systems.
  • Ohio law combines the townships and villages in each county into a general health district; therefore Benton Township is within the Paulding County general health district.
  • The health department states that sanitary sewer is unavailable to the majority of properties in Paulding County.

  “The Health Department issues permits to install, repair, or abandon household, small flow, and gray water sewage treatment systems (septic 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.