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

Bloomfield Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.

  • The county plan states that zoning is enacted at the municipal or township level and that a zoning inspector administers the rules; exceptions are determined through an appeal to the zoning board of appeals of that jurisdiction.
  • The plan states that projects covered by zoning regulations require township or municipal permits.

  “There are currently only four townships that do not have zoning: Brookfield, Mecca, Mesopotamia, and Vernon.”

Rules another office applies inside Bloomfield Township

Bloomfield 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

  New residential construction inside Bloomfield Township's unincorporated territory, administered by Trumbull County Building Inspection.

  • A local zoning permit is required for any construction, including new homes, garages, pole buildings, additions, alterations, fire-damage repairs, swimming pools, and sheds.
  • For new homes, two sets of residential plan reviews, including heating layout and heat-loss calculations, are required before a building permit is issued.
  • The county plan identifies Trumbull County residential inspectors as serving the Bloomfield Township row in its regulatory-inspectors table.

  “YOU NEED A PERMIT IF YOU ARE: Building or installing: New Home”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Household septic installations inside Bloomfield Township where sanitary sewers are unavailable and a home must install a septic system.

  • The Trumbull Combined Health Department inspects potential septic installations and issues the permits where homes must install septic systems.
  • Where a structure is within an area where sanitary sewers are provided, the jurisdiction having authority may require an application for installation or connection.
  • The health-district permit form lists a $674 installation or replacement fee including a $74 state fee, a $335 alteration fee including a $35 state fee, and states that septic permits are valid for one year from issuance.
  • The form states that the system must be installed by a registered installer of the Trumbull County Health Department, must comply with state EPA and local health requirements, and must not be covered until inspected and approved.

  HSTS installation or replacement fee: 674 USD (Includes $74 State fee.) · HSTS alteration fee: 335 USD (Includes $35 State fee.) · septic permit validity: 1 year (From date of issue.)

  “1731 Haines East - Main House Bloomfield Real estate 4/4/23 Submit paperwork, obtain a permit to install and have system installed”

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.