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

Thompson Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio.

  • This finding establishes that Thompson Township is not zoned; it does not eliminate non-zoning state, health-district, road-access, subdivision, or other applicable requirements.

  “Seneca Township--NOT ZONED Thompson Township--NOT ZONED Venice Township--NOT ZONED”

Rules another office applies inside Thompson Township

Thompson 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 permitLimited

  Construction inside Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio, for buildings subject to Ohio Revised Code § 3781.06.

  • Before construction, the owner must submit the listed materials to the municipal, township, or county building department having jurisdiction.
  • If no certified local department has nonresidential jurisdiction, submissions must be made to the superintendent of industrial compliance.
  • If no certified municipal, township, or county department has residential jurisdiction, the owner is not required to make the § 3791.04(A)(1) submissions.
  • An owner may not proceed until the plans, drawings, specifications, and data have been approved as § 3791.04 requires, or the industrialized unit has been inspected at the point of origin.

  “(b) If no certified municipal, township, or county building department certified for residential buildings pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code has jurisdiction, the owner is not required to make the submissions described in division (A)(1) of this section.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems inside Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio.

  • The Seneca County General Health District performs inspections, regulates contractors, educates homeowners, and enforces sewage regulations for household sewage treatment systems in Seneca County.
  • All new septic systems installed after January 1, 2007 are required to maintain an operational permit.
  • Lot splits and real-estate inspection requests require an operation-and-maintenance permit regardless of system age.

  “The SCGHD is continually expanding the O&M program (as required by law) and eventually every Home Sewage Treatment System (HSTS) in Seneca County will need to have an O&M 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.