Quick facts
- Where it is
- North and east of the city, between Brunswick Hills, Granger, Montville and York townships.
- Size
- About 18 square miles with 9,183 residents at the 2020 census.
- Permit office
- Medina County Building Department, 791 West Smith Road. Zoning is the township's own department on Huffman Road.
- Typical roof
- A wide mix: older farmhouses, mid-century ranches on road frontage and larger newer homes on deep lots.
Where is Medina Township, and how is it different from the city?
Medina Township lies in the middle of Medina County. The City of Medina sits at its southwest corner, so the township wraps the north and east sides of town. Brunswick Hills Township is to the north, Granger Township to the east, Montville Township to the south and York Township to the west. It covers about 18 square miles and had 9,183 residents at the 2020 census. The old crossroads community of Weymouth is part of it.
The township is unincorporated. Three elected trustees and a fiscal officer run it. It has its own police force and contracts with the City of Medina for fire and emergency medical service. For a roof, the difference that matters is this: the city's Building Department has no say here.
Who issues roofing permits in Medina Township?
Building matters belong to the Medina County Building Department at 791 West Smith Road in Medina. The county enforces the Residential Code of Ohio for one-, two- and three-family homes in its jurisdiction. All of its permit applications are now digital and go through the county's online permit portal.
Zoning is separate. The Medina Township Zoning Department is at 3799 Huffman Road. The township's own guidance describes the usual order for a building project: get the zoning permit from the township first, then go to the county for building permits. A like-for-like reroof does not change a building's footprint or height, so zoning is rarely the issue, but the sequence is worth knowing if your project includes anything structural.
One honest gap: the county's published residential fee schedule, effective January 1, 2026, has no line item that names reroofing. So we do not tell you a permit is or is not needed from a web page. The county office answers that for your address and scope, and the answer is settled before work is scheduled.
A few county facts that are certain:
- The county no longer registers contractors, which is different from the city's rule.
- Inspection requests must be made by 3:00 pm on the business day before the day you want.
- Starting work without a required permit can bring an added administrative fee.
What do the county's design numbers say about roofs here?
The Medina County Building Regulations include a table of climate criteria that every house in the county is designed to. Four of its entries bear directly on a roof.
| County design criterion | Value | Why it matters on a roof |
|---|---|---|
| Ground snow load | 20 pounds per square foot | Decking and framing must carry it. Sagging between rafters is a warning sign. |
| Wind design speed | 115 mph | Shingle wind ratings and nailing patterns are chosen against this. |
| Ice barrier underlayment | Required | Self-adhering membrane at the eaves is code here, not an upgrade. |
| Weathering | Severe | Freeze and thaw cycles are hard on shingles and on chimney mortar. |
Roof questions in Medina Township?
The owner will come out, look and send photos the same day.
What are roofs like in Medina Township?
More varied than in the city. Township roads carry houses from every decade side by side. A century farmhouse with a steep main roof and a low kitchen wing may sit next to a brick ranch from the 1960s, and behind both there may be a newer cul-de-sac of large two-story homes.
A few things come up more often here than in town.
- Wind exposure. A house on open former farmland takes wind on every side with nothing to break it. Edge details matter: starter strip at the rakes and eaves, and shingles nailed in the right zone.
- Trees close to the house. Wooded lots are common. Limbs over a roof drop debris into valleys, hold moisture on north slopes and scrape granules off in a breeze.
- Additions. Older township homes have been added onto more than once. Each addition created a joint between an old roof and a newer one, often at a low pitch. Those joints need membrane and flashing more than they need shingles.
- Outbuildings. Detached garages and barns with shingle roofs can be looked at on the same visit. Tell us before the inspection.
- Longer gutter runs. Bigger houses on bigger lots have more eave. If the gutters are due, the roof and gutter page explains how both are done in one week.
How does a roof job in the township go?
The same way it goes everywhere we work. The owner drives up from North Canton, about 45 minutes, and does the free roof inspection himself. You get a photo report the same day with a rating of Good, Watch or Replace Soon. A roof that needs replacing gets one flat written quote, good for a year. What the quote includes is listed on the Medina roof replacement page.
If you are not sure whether you are in the township or the city, the county auditor's parcel record will show it. The permit process post compares the two offices side by side.