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

Perry Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential development in the unincorporated portion of Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

  • The Shelby County Building/Electrical Department is under the authority of the Shelby County Commissioners and is contracted with the Miami County Department of Development.
  • The cited checklist states that separate permits for each regulation must be obtained before development.
  • The stated jurisdiction is all unincorporated areas of Shelby County; incorporated territory is subject to the jurisdictions expressly listed by the checklist.
  • For rural new construction of one-, two-, or three-family homes, the checklist's Building/Electrical column is marked "Yes."

  “The Building/Electrical Department has jurisdiction for residential and commercial development in all unincorporated areas of the county [...] Type of Project Rural – New Construction (1, 2, 3 family) | Township Zoning Yes | Shelby County Building/Electrical (937) 658-6220 Yes”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio, subject to the township's listed zoning districts.

  • The official county township page identifies a Perry Township Zoning Enforcement Officer and lists A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, business, industrial, mineral-extraction, recreation, and planned-unit-development districts.
  • The county's official Section 311 identifies provisions applicable to Perry Township's A-1 Agricultural District.

  “Township Zoning Enforcement Officer [...] Zoning Districts [...] A-1 Agricultural [...] R-1 Low Density Single-family Residential [...] R-2 Medium Density Single-family and Two-family Residential”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Sewage-system review, inspection, and approval for land inside Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

  • The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department's Environmental Division handles sewage-system work, including plan review, inspections, and approvals.
  • The Health Department assigns its sanitarian Mike McClain to Perry Township along with Green, Jackson, Orange, and Salem Townships.
  • For new or upgraded sewage systems, the checklist identifies Health Department site evaluation and sewage review as required; it directs four-or-more-unit apartments and commercial, industrial, or business sewage-system inquiries to Ohio EPA.

  “B. SEWAGE SYSTEMS [...] 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. [...] Mike McClain – oversees Green, Jackson, Orange, Perry, & Salem Twps”

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.