Items to Consider- Community Features
Items to Consider- Water Supply
Items to Consider- Sewage System
Items to Consider- Regulations, Legal Requirements, Local Assessments
Items to Consider- Natural Features & Drainage Characteristics
Where to Obtain Specific Information
Publications About Home Building
Where to Obtain Specific Information
| Henry County Engineer | |||||
| Information available on
topography, drainage ditches, watersheds and drainage maps, roads,
county-located tile mains, aerial photography/GIS mapping and traffic counts.
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| Henry County Health Department | |||||
| Information available on
regulations governing household sewage disposal and private water
systems in Henry County.
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| Henry County Planning Commission | |||||
| Information available on
zoning ordinances, county subdivision, regulations, floodplain
administration, or other conditions that may affect the land use or
limit the type of housing you plan to build.
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| Henry County Regional Water & Sewer District | |||||
| Information available for location
of water and sewer lines in the unincorporated areas of Henry County
except Ridgeville Township. Reviews requests for water and sewer
line extensions.
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| Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District | |||||
| Information and technical
assistance available on soil capabilities and limitations, erosion
control measures and drainage, surface & subsurface drainage
design and layout, pond installations, logging of test holes,
information-type tours on specific topics. Can provide a
contractors list and tree seedling order blank.
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| Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry | |||||
| Information on value of
existing trees, recommendations on saving trees and types of trees
best suited for planting.
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| Ohio State University Extension | |||||
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arm of U.S.D.A.)
Information and assistance available on landscape and garden matters; chemical, biological, and mechanical treatment in pond management; soil tests for gardens and lawns; and energy saving building suggestions.
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| Ridgeville Water & Sewer District | |||||
| Information available for location
of water and sewer lines in Ridgeville Township.
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| U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service | |||||
| Information and
interpretations available on soil capabilities and limitations,
engineering properties of particular soils, surface and subsurface
drainage design and layout, pond installations, erosion control
measures, and logging of test holes.
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| Zoning Inspector | |||||
| Issues permits for new construction of additions to original structures in townships and municipalities that have zoning. | |||||
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