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

McLean Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings, structures, and land established, changed in use, erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered in McLean Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

  • The zoning permit must be issued by the Zoning Administrator.
  • Zoning permits are issued only in conformity with the resolution unless the Zoning Administrator receives a written order from the Board of Zoning Appeals deciding an appeal, conditional use, or variance, or from the Board of Township Trustees approving a planned unit development district.
  • The written application must be accompanied by all required fees and plans in triplicate drawn to scale.
  • All zoning permits are conditional upon commencement of work within one year.

  work commencement deadline: <= 1 year (All zoning permits are conditional upon commencement of work within one year.)

  “No building, structure or land shall be established, changed in use, erected, moved, added to or structurally altered without a permit issued by the Zoning Administrator.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in McLean Township, Shelby County, Ohio, subject to the Township's zoning districts and official zoning map.

  • The official zoning map controls if there is an apparent conflict between district boundaries shown on the map and descriptions in the resolution.
  • The ordinance establishes A-1 Agricultural, R-1 Low Density Single-family Residential, R-2 Medium Density Single-family and Two-family Residential, R-3 Multi-family Residential, B-1 Local Business, B-2 General Business, I-1 Light Industrial, I-2 Heavy Industrial, ME Mineral Extraction, REC Recreation District, and PUD Planned Unit Development districts.

  “The following zoning districts and minimum size requirements are hereby established for the Township of McLean, Shelby County, Ohio:”

Rules another office applies inside McLean Township

McLean Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Sewage-system matters inside McLean Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

  • The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department's registered sanitarians review plans, answer questions, perform inspections, and give approvals for sewage-system work.
  • The checklist identifies a sanitarian assigned to oversee McLean Township.

  “Work in the Environmental Division with the land survey, sewage system, water system, food, pools, camps, etc. reviewing plans, answering questions, performing inspections, giving approvals, etc. Contact the appropriate person, depending on what Township you are working in. [...] Ted Wuebker – oversees Cynthian, Loramie, McLean, & Washington Twps, ted.wuebker@shelbycountyhealthdept.org”

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.