Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Blue Creek Township, Ohio

Blue Creek Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and listed improvements inside Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

  • A building or shed sized 12’ X 16’ or larger, whether on skids or not, requires a building permit.
  • Agricultural permits are not required per ORC 519.21.
  • A permit is also required for an addition, deck, patio, porch, attic or basement conversion to living area, or replacement windows, siding, or roofing.
  • The county auditor's page directs townships other than Auglaize, Brown, and Jackson to their zoning inspector/trustees for a building permit; Blue Creek is listed with a township contact.

  building or shed size threshold: >= 12 x 16 feet (Whether on skids or not; agricultural permits are not required per ORC 519.21.)

  “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 Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

  • A township zoning certificate is required before beginning development.

  “A township zoning certificate is required before beginning development in Benton, Blue Creek, Carryall, Crane, Emerald, Harrison, Latty, Paulding, and/or Washington Townships.”

Rules another office applies inside Blue Creek Township

Blue Creek 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 serving land inside Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

  • The Paulding County Health Department issues permits to install, repair, or abandon household, small-flow, and gray-water sewage treatment systems.
  • The department states that no sanitary sewer system is available 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.