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

Claibourne Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Claibourne township, Union County, Ohio (including the unincorporated land around Richwood)

  • Zoning permits are administered by the township zoning official
  • Specific district standards were not retrieved (zoning resolution text not opened)
  • The county page speaks of townships generally (all but Jackson Township) and the LUC report names Claibourne's zoning commission and R-2 district

  proposed rezoning district in 2022 parcel amendment: R-2 (proposal reviewed by the regional planning commission; outcome not confirmed)

  “zoning permits are required in most municipalities in union county and in all townships in union county except for jackson township.”

Rules another office applies inside Claibourne Township

Claibourne 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

  Building construction administered by the Union County Building Department; applied to land inside Claibourne township, Union County, Ohio

  • Plan approval, township zoning approval and county health department approval are required before the permit issues
  • Residential sheds of 200 sq ft or less and decks under 30 inches, unattached, under 200 sq ft are exempt
  • Agricultural buildings determined agricultural by the township zoning inspector are exempt from building code
  • Manufactured home installation is under the Ohio Department of Commerce
  • The Village of Richwood, inside the township, contracts for building code services; the page does not state coverage of unincorporated Claibourne township explicitly

  “building permits are required in union county.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal system permits for land inside Claibourne township, Union County, Ohio, issued by the Union County Health Department

  • Site inspection must be completed before the septic and well permit is issued
  • Statement is countywide; it does not name Claibourne township

  “well and sewage disposal system permits are required from the union county health department. a site inspection must be completed before the septic and well permit will be issued.”

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.