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

Deerfield Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • This finding concerns township zoning; other applicable county, state, health-district, and building-code requirements are not displaced.

  “We received a letter from Lori Calcei about zoning and amendments (we let her know don’t have zoning).”

Rules another office applies inside Deerfield Township

Deerfield 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

  Residential projects inside Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio, administered by the Portage County Building Department.

  • The applicant must make application and submit construction drawings for Building Department review and code-compliance determination.
  • Depending on project scope, electrical and mechanical permits must be obtained before that work proceeds and inspections occur.
  • Contractors applying for and obtaining a permit must be registered with the County; homeowners are exempt from registration but must complete a Homeowners Exemption from registration form.
  • For a new home using a septic system, the applicant must contact the Portage County Health Department and obtain a septic permit.
  • For a new home tying into sanitary sewer, the applicant must contact Portage County Water Resources and obtain a sewer permit.

  “It is the requirement of the applicant to make application and to submit construction drawings to the Building Department for review and to determine Code compliance, and at the local jurisdictional level, in this case the County, to issue the required permits, collect fees and track the required inspections as defined in the RCO, and when all is successfully completed, to issue the required Certificate of Occupancy.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Household sewage-treatment systems for new homes using septic systems inside Deerfield Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • For a new home using a septic system, the Portage County Building Department directs the applicant to contact the Portage County Health Department and obtain a septic permit.
  • For an existing septic home constructing an addition or alteration containing additional bedrooms or a room over 70 square feet with a fixed door or entryway less than 4 feet wide, the Health Department determines system adequacy and either issues an alterations permit or documentation that the existing system is adequate.
  • Ohio Department of Health regulates sewage treatment systems statewide under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3718 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-29; local health districts conduct permitting, inspections, and enforcement and may adopt more stringent rules and standards.

  room-size threshold: > 70 square feet (Existing septic homes constructing additions or alterations; applies to a room with a fixed door or entryway less than 4 feet wide.) · entryway-width threshold: < 4 feet (Existing septic homes constructing additions or alterations with a room over 70 square feet and a fixed door or entryway.)

  “Septic Permit - for new homes using a septic system, contact the Portage County Health Dept and obtain a Septic Permit.”

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.