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

Paris Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • The ordinance regulates the use, size, and location of buildings and structures, yards and open spaces, and land use.
  • Uses omitted from the resolution and not specifically permitted are prohibited until incorporated by amendment.

  “This Resolution shall be known as the “Paris Township Zoning Resolution.””

Rules another office applies inside Paris Township

Paris 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 Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, within the Portage County Building Department's jurisdiction.

  • Applicant must make application and submit construction drawings for Building Department review and code-compliance determination.
  • Obtain a zoning permit from the township or village zoning department.
  • For new homes using a septic system, contact the Portage County Health Department and obtain a septic permit.
  • For new homes tying into a sanitary sewer, contact Portage County Water Resources and obtain a sewer permit.
  • Electrical and mechanical permits may also be required before that work proceeds, depending on project scope.

  “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 and small-flow on-site sewage-treatment systems inside Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio.

  • The Portage County Health Department's ordinances or codes govern installation under the Paris Township zoning resolution.
  • State law and rules cited by the Health District are 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.
  • The Health District page identifies sewage treatment systems as including one- and three-family dwellings and small-flow on-site systems treating up to 1,000 gallons per day.

  small-flow on-site sewage treatment system capacity: <= 1000 gallons per day

  “All sewage disposal systems shall be installed in accordance with the existing ordinances or codes of the Portage County Health Department.”

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.