Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Hartville, Ohio

Village of Hartville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Accessory structures and residential construction inside Hartville village

  • Commercial construction is permitted through Stark County building department.

  “permits must be pulled for accessory structures such as decks, pools, patios, storage barns, siding, pergolas etc.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Residential construction inside Hartville village; the village building department enforces the state of Ohio building codes

  • Commercial building construction goes through the Stark County building department, per the same page.

  “the primary function of the building department is the enforcement of the state of ohio building codes 2019.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Residential building, HVAC and electrical work inside Hartville village

  • Part-time inspectors available after 3 p.m.; 24-hour notice for inspections.

  “3) inspection by state certified building, hvac and electrical inspectors.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Hartville village limits

  “this ordinance shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the zoning code of the village of hartville, ohio.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Hartville village

  • Table of contents lists agricultural, single family, one and two family, multi-family, neighborhood business, general business, light industrial, general industrial and historical business districts, plus a zoning map appendix.

  “chapter 9 agricultural district 51 chapter 10 single family residence district 53 chapter 11 one & two family residence district 55 chapter 12 multi-family residence district 59”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Agricultural District (chapter 9) inside Hartville village, dwellings

  • Other permitted uses: 1 acre.
  • Subject to modified requirements in chapters 6 and 7.

  minimum lot area, dwelling: >= 20000 sq ft (other permitted uses 1 acre)

  “dwelling 20,000 sq ft 20,000 40 100 13 30 50 other permitted uses 1 acre n/a 40 100 22 50 50”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single Family Residence District (R-1) inside Hartville village

    “single family: 1 & 1.5 stories 15,000 15,000 50 single family: 2 & 2.5 stories 15,000 15,000 50”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Agricultural District (chapter 9), dwellings, inside Hartville village

  • Column mapping inferred: front yard 40 ft, lot width 100 ft, side yard least 13 ft, sum 30 ft, rear 50 ft.
  • Other permitted uses: side 22 ft, sum 50 ft, rear 50 ft.

  front yard depth: >= 40 ft · side yard least width: >= 13 ft · rear yard depth: >= 50 ft

  “dwelling 20,000 sq ft 20,000 40 100 13 30 50 other permitted uses 1 acre n/a 40 100 22 50 50”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single Family Residence District (R-1) inside Hartville village

    “single family: 1 & 1.5 stories 15,000 15,000 50 single family: 2 & 2.5 stories 15,000 15,000 50 use 10.5 side yard* least width (ft) (min) width sum of widths (ft) (min) 100 10 25 40”

• Building heightSpecified

  Single Family Residence District (R-1) inside Hartville village

  • Subject to chapter 6 height modifications.

  principal structure height: <= 35 ft (or 2.5 stories) · accessory structure height: <= 15 ft

  “no principal structure shall exceed 35 feet in height, or two and one-half (2 ½) stories. no accessory structure shall exceed 15 feet in height.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agricultural District (chapter 9) inside Hartville village

    “maximum height regulations no principal structure shall exceed 35 feet in height, or two and one -half (2 ½) stories.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privies, cesspools and private sewers on lots inside Hartville village

  • Prohibited only where the lot is accessible to a public sewer and a public water main or other satisfactory water supply is available.

  “no owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any lot or land located within the village shall establish, construct, maintain or permit to remain, a privy, cesspool or other receptacle for sewage or excreta or a connection to a private sewer, ditch or other outlet if such lot or land is accessible to a public sewer”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Lots inside Hartville village accessible to a public sewer

  • Applies if the lot is accessible to a public sewer and a public water main or other satisfactory water supply is available.
  • No distance figure located.

  “when such public sewer and water main or other water supply are available or are hereafter made available, a connection to such public sewer shall be established and used by such owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Platting of subdivisions inside Hartville village

  • Details of chapter 26 not read.

  “no plat of any subdivision shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder or have any validity until it has been approved in the manner prescribed herein.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Hartville or Stark County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Hartville village
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Hartville village
• Lot coverage — Residential districts inside Hartville village
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Hartville village
• Camping on your land — Camping inside Hartville village

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.