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

Rules another office applies inside Baughman Township

Baughman 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

  Township building projects in unincorporated Baughman Township, as listed by the Wayne County Building Codes Department.

  • A Construction Application for Permit (CAP) is needed for all township building projects.
  • The county page directs applicants to the CAP sheet for details.

  “NEED CAP – All Township building projects (see CAP sheet for details) --- Baughman, Canaan, Chester, Chippwa [...]”

• Local zoningAbsent

  Unincorporated land inside Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio; this does not determine zoning administered by the City of Orrville or Village of Marshallville within the township.

  • Wayne County subdivision, health, building-code, floodplain, and soil-and-water regulations still apply.
  • The county source identifies Chippewa Township as the sole exception to its no-zoning statement.

  “There is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Wayne County except Chippewa Township so properties in all those other areas have no zoning;”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Household sewage treatment systems and small-flow on-site sewage treatment systems inside Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio.

  • The Environmental Health Unit requires approval of the submitted design plan before it issues an install or alter permit.
  • A permit application is required; it must name a registered septic installer and homeowner, and the permit fee must be paid.
  • A homeowner may apply for and install a septic system only if the parcel is the homeowner's primary residence and the homeowner passes the Sewage Code test with an 80% grade.

  homeowner Sewage Code test passing grade: 80 percent (Only for a homeowner applying to install a septic system on the homeowner's primary-residence parcel.)

  “A permit to install or alter a system must be obtained before beginning any construction or repair activities on a 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.