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

Nelson Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • For information or a copy of the current zoning book, contact the Nelson Township zoning inspector.

  “Contact the zoning inspector (nelsontownshipzi@aol.com) for more information or for a copy of the current zoning book.”

Rules another office applies inside Nelson Township

Nelson 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 Nelson Township, where the Portage County Building Department has building-code jurisdiction.

  • The applicant must make application and submit construction drawings for review and code compliance.
  • A zoning permit must be obtained from the township or village zoning department.
  • Depending on project scope, electrical and mechanical permits may be required before that work proceeds.
  • For a new home using a septic system, obtain a septic permit from the Portage County Health Department.
  • For a new home connecting to sanitary sewer, obtain a sewer permit from Portage County Water Resources.

  “APPLICATION / Required Document Submittal . . . 2. Building Permit Application – complete all sections up to and including the total gross square footage section.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  New homes using an on-site septic system inside Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • Obtain a septic permit from the Portage County Health Department.
  • For an existing septic-served home with 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, contact the Portage County Health Department for its adequacy determination; it may issue an alteration permit or a document finding the existing system adequate.

  room-size threshold: > 70 square feet (Applies to a room with a fixed door or entryway less than 4 feet in width in the described existing-home addition or alteration.) · entryway-width threshold: < 4 feet (Applies to a room over 70 square feet in the described existing-home addition or alteration.)

  “APPLICATION FOR HOME SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM INSTALLATION OR ALTERATION PERMIT Portage County Combined General Health District”

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.