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

Franklin Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio, subject to the Township's zoning resolution, zoning map, and fee schedule.

  • The Township Zoning Inspector administers and enforces the Franklin Township Zoning Resolution, issues and acts upon zoning certificates, and inspects structures, buildings, and land uses for compliance.

  “Franklin Township regulates the use of land, the density of land use and the location of different types of development in order to preserve the health, safety and welfare of township residents and their property. The township has documented zoning requirements in the Franklin Township Zoning Resolution, the Township Zoning Map and the Zoning Fee Schedule.”

Rules another office applies inside Franklin Township

Franklin 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 Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio, for which the Portage County Building Department is the local jurisdictional building department.

  • The applicant must make an application and submit construction drawings for review and code-compliance determination.
  • A zoning permit must be obtained from the Township or Village Zoning Department.
  • Depending on project scope, electrical and mechanical permits must be obtained before that work proceeds and inspections occur.
  • 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 connecting to 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 serving homes inside Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • Ohio Department of Health regulates sewage treatment systems statewide under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3718 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-29.
  • Permitting, inspections, and enforcement are conducted by local health districts, which may adopt more stringent rules and standards.
  • For new homes using a septic system, the Portage County Building Department directs applicants to contact the Portage County Health Department and obtain a septic permit.
  • For an existing septic-served home adding bedrooms or a room over 70 square feet with a fixed door or an entryway less than four feet wide, the Health Department determines whether the existing system is adequate and may issue an alterations permit or adequacy document.

  room area threshold: > 70 square feet (Existing septic-served homes constructing additions or alterations; applies where the room has a fixed door or an entryway less than 4 feet wide.) · entryway width threshold: < 4 feet (Existing septic-served homes constructing additions or alterations that contain an additional bedroom or a room over 70 square feet with a fixed door.)

  “The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) regulates sewage treatment systems across the state through statutory authority established under Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 3718 and Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-29, which was updated and became effective on Jan. 1, 2015. Permitting, inspections and enforcement are conducted by the local health districts and local health districts may adopt more stringent rules and standards.”

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.