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

Lawrence Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or alteration of buildings, and changes of use of buildings or premises, on unincorporated land inside Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

  • An application for a Township zoning certificate must be made to the zoning inspector before construction, alteration, or a covered change of use; failure to obtain it violates the resolution.
  • The application must include the plot plan, structure location/dimensions/height/bulk, intended use, yard/open-area/parking dimensions, evidence of health-authority approval of proposed sanitary sewage disposal, and other pertinent enforcement data.
  • For commercial and industrial facilities, two complete sets of building plans stamped and approved by the State of Ohio must be provided when applying for a building permit.
  • For a structure with highway ingress and egress in the unincorporated area, a zoning certificate cannot be granted until the owner has secured the applicable state, county-engineer, or township culvert permit.
  • The zoning inspector issues a certificate within ten days after receipt if the application complies with the resolution and includes the proper fee; it is void after twelve months unless construction starts, and a new permit is required if work is not completed within one year after construction starts.

  zoning certificate issuance period: <= 10 days after receipt of application (Only if the application complies with the resolution and is accompanied by the proper fee.) · certificate expiration if construction has not started: 12 months after issuance (A new permit is required if work is not completed within one year after construction starts.)

  “Before constructing, changing the use of, or altering any buildings, or changing the use of any premises, application shall be made to the Zoning Inspector for a zoning certificate. Failure to obtain a zoning certificate shall be a violation of this resolution.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio; incorporated Bolivar and Zoar are identified separately on the Township's official site.

  • The Township zoning inspector administers and enforces the Township's zoning regulations.
  • The Township's zoning resolution describes its zoning-certificate provisions as applying within the unincorporated area of the Township.

  “A ZONING RESOLUTION FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP”

Rules another office applies inside Lawrence Township

Lawrence 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 treatment systems on land inside Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, which is a township represented by the Tuscarawas County combined health district.

  • The Tuscarawas County Health Department (TCHD), the combined health district, is the permitting authority for sewage-system construction and repair.
  • A permit from TCHD is required before construction or repair work on a sewage system starts.

  “You must obtain a permit from TCHD before starting any construction or repair work on your sewage system.”

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.