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

Sharon Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio; the township is listed as a zoned township with its own zoning inspector

  • Source is a county landowner guide listing zoned townships; the township's own adopted zoning resolution text was not located on an official site, so district rules were not extracted
  • Guide says the Richland County Regional Planning Commission website has the most updated list of zoning inspectors; guide date not shown

  zoning inspector contact: Michael Ridenour 419-528-9044 (per guide; may be outdated)

  “township zoning information zoned townships bloominggrove mark harvey, zoning 419-295-8515 sandusky gary ulmer, zoning 419-683-3668 franklin craig ritchey, zoning 419-606-3874 sharon michael ridenour, zoning 419-528-9044”

Rules another office applies inside Sharon Township

Sharon 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 construction inside Sharon Township (unincorporated Richland County); permits issued by the Richland County Building Department, which covers all of Richland County for residential work except Mansfield and Bellville

  • Township zoning approval is a separate step in zoned townships
  • Exemptions exist, e.g. on-grade patios, fences under six feet, re-shingling
  • Plumbing permits come from the health department
  • Fee schedules changed for applications received on or after January 2, 2026

  “areas covered for residential approvals (permits): richland county (all areas except the city of mansfield and the village of bellville)”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage treatment systems inside Sharon Township, Richland County, served by Richland Public Health

  • Public sewer connections are separate (county Wastewater/Ohio EPA)
  • Follows Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code

  “the sewage treatment systems program provides: site reviews, permits, and inspections for new, replacement or altered 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.