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

Rules another office applies inside Green Township

Green 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

  All township building projects inside Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio.

  • A Construction Application for Permit (CAP) is required.
  • The source directs users to the CAP sheet for details.

  “NEED CAP – All Township building projects (see CAP sheet for details) --- Baughman, Canaan, Chester, Chippwa (also needs zoning), Clinton, Congress, East Union, Franklin, Green, Milton, Paint, Plain, Salt Creek, Sugar Creek, Wayne, Wooster.”

• Local zoningAbsent

  Unincorporated land inside Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio.

  • The cited county statement excludes Chippewa Township; Green Township is separately listed by Wayne County as a township.
  • County subdivision, health, building-code, floodplain, and soil-and-water regulations must still be followed.
  • This finding does not address zoning within any incorporated municipality located in Green Township.

  “There is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Wayne County except Chippewa Township so properties in all those other areas have no zoning; However, there are county subdivision regulations, health, building code, floodplain and soil and water regulations that must still be followed.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems serving property inside Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio.

  • For a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling STS or a small-flow on-site sewage treatment system, the Environmental Health Unit issues the installation or alteration permit after approval of the submitted design plan.
  • A permit application is required after approval; a registered septic installer and homeowner must be named on the permit, and the permit fee must be paid before issuance.
  • A homeowner may apply for and install a system only when the parcel is the homeowner's primary residence and the homeowner passes the sewage-code test with at least an 80% grade.

  homeowner sewage-code test passing grade: >= 80 percent (Applies when a homeowner applies for and installs a septic system on the homeowner's primary-residence parcel.)

  “Individuals may obtain a Permit to Install or a Permit to Alter a sewage treatment system to serve a one, two or three family dwelling (STS) or a small flow on-site sewage treatment system (SFOSTS) from the EH Unit after the approval of the submitted design plan. Once approved, a permit application is required. A registered septic installer and homeowner must be named on permit and permit fee paid to issue permits.”

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.