All zoning regulations are handled by townships and villages.
| Township | Name | Phone | Address |
| Blanchard | Not zoned | ||
| Greensburg | Roger Schroeder | 419-523-1124 | 15212 Rd G-14 Ottawa, OH 45875 |
| Jackson | Todd Miller | 419-236-6398 | 19739 US 224 Ft Jennings, OH 45844 |
| Jennings | Kenneth Beam | 419-231-4781 | 19408 Rd 20 Ft Jennings, OH 45844 |
| Liberty | Peg Niese | 419-876-3456 | 5311 Rd 12 Ottawa, OH 45875 |
| Monroe | Larry Mansfield | 419-796-9652 | 21414 Rd D Continental, OH 45831 |
| Monterey | Dan Landin | 419-615-7594 | 25642 Rd R Ft Jennings, OH 45844 |
| Ottawa | Mike Tobe | 419-348-4466 | |
| Palmer | Eugene Verhoff | 419-236-2846 | 17352 SR 15 Continental, OH 45831 |
| Perry | Harold Kahle | 419-230-5244 | 10546 SR 634 Cloverdale, OH 45827 |
| Pleasant | Michael Kohls | 419-659-2064 | 17371 Old SR 65 Columbus Grove, OH 45830 |
| Riley | Not zoned | ||
| Sugar Creek | Not zoned | ||
| Union | Al Fortman | 419-202-4365 | |
| Van Buren | Carroll McDaniel | 419-236-8115 | 6450 Rd 5-F Leipsic, OH 45856 |
| Village | Contact | Phone | Address |
| Belomore | Mayor | 419-275-2363 | |
| Cloverdale | Mayor | 419-488-2185 | |
| Columbus Grove | Mayor | 419-303-5869 | |
| Continental | Clerk | 419-596-3561 | |
| Dupont | Mayor | 419-596-3061 | |
| Gliboa | Not zoned | ||
| Fort Jennings | Mayor | 419-286-2440 | |
| Glandorf | Mayor | 419-538-6330 | |
| Kalida | Mayor | 419-532-3195 | PO Box 560 Kalida, OH 45853 |
| Leipsic | Mayor | 419-943-2080 | |
| Miller City | Mayor | 419-876-3206 | |
| Ottawa | Clerk | 419-523-5020 | |
| Otterville | Mayor | 419-453-3149 | |
| Pandora | Mayor | 419-384-3534 | |
| West Leipsic | Mayor | 419-943-2354 |
Information available on topography, drainage ditches, watersheds and drainage maps, roads, county-located tile mains, aerial photography, mapping and traffic counts.
Putnam County Engineer’s Office — Court House (419) 523-6931
Information available on regulations governing household sewage disposal and private water systems in Putnam County.
Putnam County Health Department — 256 Williamstown Rd. (419) 523-5608
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.
The Putnam County Planning Commission office is located in the Auditor’s Office of the Putnam County Courthouse.
Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (419) 523-8715 or e-mail Greg Luersman
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.
Putnam County Soil and Water — 1206 E. Second St (419) 523-5159
Putnam County Jail (419) 523-5146
617 11th St. (419) 523-3750