Guidelines for Henry County Home Buyers and Home Builders

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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.
Henry County Health Department
	Information available on regulations governing household sewage disposal and private water systems in Henry County.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ohio State University Extension
	(Informational/educational 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.
Ridgeville Water & Sewer District
	Information available for location of water and sewer lines in Ridgeville Township.
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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