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

Paulding Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and listed improvements inside Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio; the township zoning inspector/trustees issue the building permit.

  • Agricultural permits are not required under ORC 519.21.
  • The stated threshold is a building or shed sized 12 feet by 16 feet or larger, whether on skids or not.
  • The policy also identifies additions, decks, patios, porches, attic or basement conversions to living area, and replacement windows, siding, or roofing as requiring a permit.

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

  “IMPORTANT NOTE: Any 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 -see below). Also requiring a permit are any addition to an existing structure, decks, patios, porches, conversion of an attic or basement into living area and replacing existing windows, siding, and/or roofing.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Development on land inside Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio.

  • A township zoning certificate is required before beginning development in Paulding Township.

  “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 Paulding Township

Paulding 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

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

  • The Paulding County Health Department states that it issues permits to install, repair, or abandon household, small-flow, and gray-water sewage treatment systems.
  • Under Ohio Revised Code section 3718.023, approval is by permit and may not be given if the installation, operation, or alteration is not appropriate for the site.
  • The cited state provision addresses a board's approval within the health district in which it has jurisdiction.

  “The following steps need to be taken prior to building in Paulding County: [...] An appointment must be made with the Board of Health to approve your new or existing septic and drinking water 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.