Building Department
General Information
HURON TOWNSHIP BUILDING DEPARTMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Huron Township Building Department is certified by the Ohio Board of Building Standards to enforce the Ohio Building Code and the Ohio Residential Code within our jurisdictional boundaries and within our contracted jurisdictions. The Ohio Building Code (OBC) and the National Electrical Code (NEC-2008 Edition) are used for all commercial/industrial projects. Permits are required for all work as required under Sections 105 and 106 of the OBC. The Ohio Residential Code (ORC), the National Electric Code (NEC-2008 Edition) are used for all residential projects. Permits are required for all work in excess of $50.00 and for all work involving structural renovations. All personnel employed by the Building Department are certified in their field by the State of Ohio and other national code organizations. Erie County Health District regulates all plumbing permits, at the bottom of this page you will find a link to their site.
CONTRACTED JURISDICTIONS
The following jurisdictions are under contract with Huron Township for building department services:
City of Huron (residential, commercial, and zoning)
Margaretta Township (residential and commercial)
Milan Village (residential and commercial)
Oxford Township (residential and commercial)
Berlin Heights Village (residential and commercial)
Castalia Village (residential and commercial)
Groton Township (commercial only)
Before submitting building applications to Huron Township, zoning certificates
are required from each jurisdiction with the exception of the City of Huron.
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
The Huron Township Board of Zoning Appeals meets the second (2nd) Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM., at the Township office (1820 Bogart Road, Huron, Ohio). All required information must be submitted to the Building Department no later than twenty (20) days before the meeting date. The Appeals Board is composed of five (5) members of the community. Variances, conditional uses, and special exceptions are decided by this Board. The members of the Board are:
Wayne Schafer- Chairman
John Higgins
Steve Kuhl
Bob Hemminger
Ralph Bruns
ZONING COMMISSION
The Zoning Commission meets the first (1st) Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM., inn then township office (1820 Bogart Road, Huron, Ohio). All required information must be submitted to the Building Department no later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting. The Commission reviews all site plans for commercial/industrial projects, all re-zoning requests, and any map amendments. The members of the Zoning Commission are:
Mary Schlessman-Chairman
Ron Cook-Vice-Chairman
Jim Palinkas
Ed Taylor
Ray Vacca
BUILDING DIVISION GENERAL INFORMATION & SUBMITTAL
Tammy Boos
Email: tboos@hurontwp.org
Phone: 419 433-2755
Fax: 419.433-8347
The Erie County General Health District (plumbing forms, questions and concerns)
http://eriecohealthohio.org/plumbingprogram.html
ADA Home Page - www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Erie County Auditor, Real Estate Search – erie.iviewtaxmaps.com
International Code Council – www.iccsafe.org
Ohio Board of Building Standards – http://com.state.oh.us/dic/dicbbs.htm
Ohio Building Officials Association – www.oboa.org
Current copies of the Ohio Building Code (OBC) and the Ohio Residential Code (RCO) may be obtained from:
International Code Council
1245 Sunbury Road, Suite 100
Westerville, OH 43081-9308
614.890.1064 OR 708.799.2300
West Group Publications
P.O. Box 318063
Cleveland, OH 44131
800.361.4500
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Office hours 7:30 to 3:30 Monday through Friday.
The City of Huron Zoning Code can be found at the CIty's webpage; www.cityofhuron.org.
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