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

Northwest Township’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  The Midtoll area surrounding Exit 2 from the Ohio Turnpike inside Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio.

  • The official township page identifies Midtoll as the zoned area.
  • A zoning permit is required to build and occupy commercial buildings in that zoned area.

  “The area surrounding Exit 2 from the Ohio Turnpike, otherwise known as "Midtoll", is a zoned area and requires permits to build and occupy any commercial buildings in the zoned area.”

Rules another office applies inside Northwest Township

Northwest 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 permitLimited

  Buildings or other improvements costing more than $2,000 on land inside Northwest Township, where the township does not have a system of building registration and inspection.

  • The rule excludes a railroad company and a public utility whose real property is valued for taxation by the tax commissioner.
  • The notice must be written, estimate the improvement cost, describe the land and ownership sufficiently for the county auditor to identify it on the tax list, and be served no later than 60 days after construction commences.
  • Williams County characterizes its residential building notices as tax-value notices that do not include inspections; this evidence does not establish a general residential construction-code permit or inspection requirement.

  improvement cost threshold: > 2000 USD (Applies only in a township or municipal corporation not having a system of building registration and inspection.) · notice deadline: <= 60 days after construction commences

  “To enable the county auditor to determine the value and location of buildings and other improvements, any person, other than a railroad company or a public utility whose real property is valued for taxation by the tax commissioner, that constructs any building or other improvement costing more than two thousand dollars upon any lot or land within a township or municipal corporation not having a system of building registration and inspection shall notify the county auditor of the county within which such land or lot is located that the building or improvement has been completed or is in process of construction.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage treatment systems, including septic systems, inside Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio.

  • The Williams County Health Department states that its program covers all 12 Williams County townships and its annual report specifically records permits issued for existing systems in Northwest Township.
  • STS owners must obtain an operation permit; the stated fee is $60 and the permit is valid for five years.
  • During the five-year period, homeowners must provide verification of an evaluation and septic-tank pumping by a registered septage hauler every five years or sooner if the evaluation determines it is necessary.
  • If the tank cannot be accessed for service for a verifiable reason, the homeowner must contact WCHD to discuss options and avoid penalties.

  operation permit fee: 60 USD · operation permit validity: 5 years · septic tank pumping interval: per 5 years (Sooner if determined necessary during the evaluation.)

  “All 12 townships in Williams County were broken up into five (5) groups, with each group having a similar number of systems included. These groupings were chosen based upon the number of systems in each township to allow for as equal of a number in each group as possible. Per OAC 3701-29-09 (I), STS owners are required to obtain an Operation Permit. The fee is $60.00 and the permit will be valid for five (5) years.”

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.