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

Nimishillen Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio, subject to the Township's zoning administration and zoning resolution.

  • The Township zoning page identifies a Zoning Inspector and provides the Township's Zoning Resolution, building-permit form, non-building-permit form, and conditional-use-permit form.
  • The Township states that its zoning regulates grass height.

  “Nimishillen Township Zoning regulates grass height.”

Rules another office applies inside Nimishillen Township

Nimishillen 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

  One-, two-, and three-family new homes on unincorporated land inside Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio.

  • The Stark County Building Inspection Department's jurisdiction covers unincorporated Stark County.
  • The county procedure page states that work started without a permit incurs a 200% penalty on application and permit fees.
  • The county lists septic-system permit, official house number, zoning permit, and building permit among the steps for a single-family residential project using a septic system.

  unpermitted-work penalty: 200 percent of application and permit fees (If work is started and no permit is obtained.)

  “The following is a list of projects that require a permit to be obtained. [...] Residential 1, 2, & 3 Family New Homes”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Installation, operation, or alteration of household sewage treatment systems inside Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio, when the system is within the Stark County Combined General Health District's jurisdiction.

  • The Stark County Health Department states that it serves 17 townships, 12 villages, and 3 cities.
  • Ohio law requires the board of health to approve or deny installation, operation, or alteration through a permit only within the health district in which it has jurisdiction.
  • The board must not approve an installation, operation, or alteration that is not appropriate for its site.
  • A system installed after the statute's effective date may not discharge to specified surface waters or onto the ground unless authorized by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

  “The jurisdiction of the Stark County Combined General Health District is comprised of 17 Townships, 12 Villages, and the cities of Canal Fulton, Louisville, and North Canton. [...] The Environmental Service Area is the regulatory branch of the department responsible for managing environmental programs to protect the public’s health. Some of these programs include licensing and inspecting food service establishments, solid waste and infectious waste facilities, septic installations, plumbing, water sources, swimming pools, and schools.”

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.