Frequently Asked Questions

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In 2006, Liberty Township established a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) with the cities of Middletown and Mason to provide a source of funding for infrastructure improvements to promote and sustain commercial development along the area surrounding the Liberty Way Interchange. A 1.5% earnings tax is levied on those that work and produce business profits in the JEDD area. The Liberty Township JEDD I encompasses 685 acres around the Liberty Way Interchange and the intersection of Cincinnati Dayton Road and Yankee Road. For more information about the JEDD, contact Caroline McKinney at (513) 759-7500 – or view the JEDD information online.

The Township has the following levies in place supporting our safety services:

• Fire & EMS
  Continuing 3.0 mil levy (approved November 1999)
  Continuing 4.0 mil levy (approved November 2010)
  Continuing 3.5 mil levy (approved November 2017)
• Police
  Continuing 3.3 mil levy (approved March 2024)

There are three primary areas that Liberty Township focuses its commercial development: Central Business District, State Route 747 Corridor and State Route 4 Corridor. 

There are about 400  businesses in Liberty Township. The largest employers include Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus, Lakota Local Schools, The Christ Hospital Medical Center - Liberty Township, Four Bridges Golf & Country Club, Kroger's, and Butler Technology and Career Development Schools. The Township is made up of primarily small businesses serving the needs of area residents.

There are a total of 5 zip codes in Liberty Township (45011, 45036, 45044, 45050, & 45069). If you reside or your business is located in Liberty Township and your zip code is either 45011, 45044 or 45069, you may use Liberty Township, Ohio as your mailing address. This has been approved by the U.S. Postal Service and you will receive your mail using Liberty Township. Although you will receive your mail if you use the default Hamilton (45011), Middletown (45044) or West Chester (45069), we encourage the use of Liberty Township, Ohio to show your pride for our community! In addition, for those that reside in the 45011, 45044 or 45069 zip codes, we urge you to have your city of residence changed on your driver's license at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to Liberty Township. The BMV has ruled that Liberty Township is acceptable. A small portion of license fees go to the local jurisdiction for road maintenance. If you list Liberty Township on your license those funds will benefit our community.

We are located at 5021 Winners Circle Drive along State Route 747 between Princeton and Millikin Roads. 

No. The Liberty Township Zoning Department will email you the Zoning Certificate upon approval and that is to be taken to the Butler County Building and Zoning Department, located at 130 High Street, Hamilton. The County will then issue a building permit.

No. Once the structure is erected you need to call the Liberty Township Zoning Department at 513-759-7508 to schedule a final inspection or you may go through the website to schedule the final inspection. The county will explain their inspection process.

It usually takes three to five business days to process a Zoning Certificate for residential use.

Fees are accepted in the form of cash, check or credit cards. 

We request that you call us three to five business days after the application submittal to confirm that your application has been approved. However, once we have approved the application, a Zoning Certificate will be emailed to the applicants email address they provided on the application. 

Liberty Township has 14 parks equaling almost 337 acres. Learn more here.

Any Liberty Township resident may reserve one of the shelters that are located in our parks. Dudley Memorial Park, Dudley Woods Park, Fort Liberty Playland, Liberty Park, and Reserves Park have very nice, large shelters that can accommodate your group. Shelters may be reserved in four (4) hour increments for a fee of $30 for a Liberty Township resident and $60 for a non-resident. Reserve a shelter here. 

No hunting is allowed in Liberty Township parks per Resolution 95-10. 

No. If signs are found in the right-of-way, the Township will remove and dispose of them. This is in accordance with the Liberty Township Zoning Resolution 9.2.3 Prohibited Signs which reads as follows:

(7) No signs shall be displayed at locations other than on the premises offered for sale or rent, business, or any other use that the sign is advertising or displaying, whether permanent or temporary, except for Article 9.4.7 (Billboards and Off-Premise Signs). See also Ohio Revised Code references for temporary signage: 5516.02 and 5516.06. 

Each year, Liberty Township works in collaboration with the Butler County Engineer’s Office (BCEO) to pave streets and areas in most need. View the Annual Paving page for a list of targeted areas submitted to the BCEO for paving / retracing this year.

The Butler County Engineer’s Office (BCEO) oversees most of the significant road projects in Liberty Township. Their website is a great resource for road projects in Butler County. Read more about BCEO projects. 

Snow removal in Liberty Township is handled by three entities, depending on the road. The Liberty Township Services Department does the neighborhood subdivision streets in the Township and a portion of the main roads too. The Butler County Engineer’s Office and the Ohio Department of Transportation have responsibilities on a number of Township roads as well. View the Township's snow removal street priority list here. 

Contact the Liberty Township Public Works Department at 513-759-7585. 

No. As a reminder, there is no leaf collection program in Liberty Township. Leaves raked onto the curb and not cleaned up can result in environmental problems such as clogged storm drains and drainage ditches. Please be responsible for the leaves that fall onto your property by mowing them or disposing of them in yard waste bags. Thank you for your assistance!

Liberty Township has a contract with the Butler County Sheriff’s Department (BCSO) to provide police protection services to the residents of Liberty Township. A substation is located at 5021 Winners Circle Drive, Liberty Township, Ohio 45011.

There are 31 officers assigned to Liberty Township: 1 Lieutenant, 6 Sergeants, 4 Detectives and 20 Deputies. 

The substation is not manned full-time by deputies. The deputies report for duty at this location and use it to complete paperwork. Their time is primarily spent on the streets in Liberty Township patrolling. If you need service and want a deputy to meet you at the substation, please call the Butler County Dispatch Center at 513-785-1300 before arriving to ensure a deputy will be present. The BCSO Liberty Substation does not keep / maintain copies of traffic / criminal reports at the substation. All Sheriff’s Office records are kept at the Butler County Sheriff’s Office located at 705 Hanover Street in Hamilton. In addition, the Substation does not perform fingerprinting or background checks – those requests must be made in-person at the Hamilton address, located at 705 Hanover Street.

As always, if you have an emergency, dial 911. The non-emergency dispatch number should be called for all other inquiries or requests, 513-785-1300. 

The Township passed Resolution No. 2018-023 on January 2, 2018. If a citizen wishes to file a noise complaint, please contact the Butler County Sheriff's Office at 513-785-1300.

View complete Liberty Township Noise Resolution.

Yes. See the Township Events page. There are also sponsorship opportunities for local businesses. For more information, contact Christy Gloyd at 513-759-7516 or cgloyd@liberty-township.com.

Beginning July 1, 2022, Ohioans can legally discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks in Ohio on certain days UNLESS the relevant political subdivision has chosen to ban their use. (Ohioans are NOT permitted to purchase or discharge 1.3G display fireworks.) Ohioans can discharge consumer fireworks on designated dates and times unless limited by local laws. Liberty Township has no additional restrictions in place currently. View the Ohio Fireworks Law in its entirety.

The Liberty Township Fire Department is a combination department consisting of career and part-time employees. As an organization, LTFD offers much more than fire suppression services and continues to strive to exceed the industry standards within the profession in all areas.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

• The Liberty Township Fire Department operates all medical services rendered at the highest level of care possible in the State of Ohio as Advanced Life Support (ALS). Every apparatus responding to an emergency has at least one Paramedic to consistently deliver the highest quality care possible. Annual continuing education is required to maintain this certification.

Fire and Rescue

• All Liberty Township Fire Department career employees are trained at the highest level possible within the State of Ohio and so are a high percentage of the part-time staff. Beyond fire suppression techniques, Liberty Township employees are expected to proficiently mitigate emergencies involving car crashes, chemical spills, among many others. Annual continuing education is required to maintain this certification.

Technical Rescue

• Many employees of the Liberty Township Fire Department are actively involved in a Butler County regional response team that specifically responds to emergencies that require advanced specialized training. These skills include: trench rescue, rope rescue, swift water rescue and many more. These highly trained personnel further enhance the day-to-day operation of the fire department.

Inspections

• Annually, the Liberty Township Fire Department performs a Fire Safety Inspection on each business within the Township. These are done as a proactive measure to prevent emergencies. Annual continuing education is required to maintain this certification.

Foster Care Inspections

• Liberty Township Fire Department Fire Safety Inspectors regularly perform inspections on residences that are applying to become foster parents. These inspections consist of routine testing of smoke and CO detectors, escape plans, and general safety advice from the inspector.
• Call Fire Headquarters at 513-759-7530 to schedule an appointment.

Child Safety Car Seat Installation

• The Liberty Township Fire Department has certified car seat technicians on duty at various fire stations to assist the community with proper installation of a child safety seat. The technicians will ensure that the car seats are installed correctly, teach you how to install the car seat, and ensure the car seat doesn't have any active recalls.
• Call Fire Headquarters at 513-759-7530 to schedule an appointment.

CPR Classes

• Every month throughout each calendar year, three CPR courses are held and available to the community for participation. Course offerings include: BLS Healthcare Provider, Heartsaver AED, and First Aid with Heartsaver AED. Liberty Township residents receive a discount upon registration.
• Click here to registered for a course.

Juvenile Fire Setter

• The Liberty Township Fire Department offers this one-on-one counseling session to assist in educating young people about the importance of fire safety. This avenue provides a young person the opportunity to hear from a veteran firefighter about the dangers of fire.
• Call Fire Headquarters at 513-759-7530 to schedule an appointment.

• Liberty Township is divided into three response districts for Fire/EMS protection. View fire station locations.
• The districts are covered by an ambulance and fire apparatus housed out of each of the firehouses.
• The firehouses are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Fire Headquarters - Station 113
6682 Princeton-Glendale Road
Liberty Township, OH 45044
513-759-7530

Station 111
5170 Princeton-Glendale Road
Liberty Township, OH 45044

Station 112
7655 Princeton Road
Liberty Township, OH 45044

The Liberty Township Fire Department recently reevaluated its Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. As of April 1, 2018, the department's ISO rating is a 2. Some homeowners and commercial insurance companies base their insurance rates on a fire department's ISO rating. Residents are advised to make sure that their policies are up-to-date with the new ISO rating of 2. In the few areas of Liberty Township where fire hydrants are not available, the ISO rating is 9. This is the best rating possible for a non-hydranted area. 

When to call 911

• 9-1-1 is to be used ONLY in emergency situations. An emergency is any situation that requires immediate assistance from the sheriff's department, the fire department, or an ambulance. If you are unsure whether a situation is an emergency, you should call 9-1-1. The dispatch center is trained to determine if you are in need of emergency assistance.

Never prank call 911

• Prank calls cause the dispatch center to occupy time that could be used helping someone with a real emergency. This could cause a delay in receiving the life-saving assistance needed. For this reason, it is against the law to make prank 9-1-1 calls.

When to call the fire station

• Feel free to contact the fire department for any non-emergency related concerns or questions you may have.

• For an emergency, dial 9-1-1 and give the dispatcher your name, address/location, call-back phone number, and the type of emergency.
• Never panic, stay calm, and be prepared to give the dispatcher as much information as you can. This helps the dispatcher and the department with pre-planning the emergency while they are responding.
• When 911 is contacted, if calling from a landline your address is automatically displayed to the dispatcher. The dispatcher will ask what type of emergency you have and confirm your location. If calling from a cell phone, you must report your location.
• Additionally, the dispatchers must ask further information about the nature of your emergency to best dispatch the appropriate first responders to your location. 
• Upon dispatch of the emergency responders, the dispatchers may stay on the line to instruct CPR and/or various first aid activities until units arrive.

Actions to DO

• Remain calm
• If possible, merge to your right
• If you cannot maneuver your vehicle to the right, stay where you are

Actions to NOT DO

• Merge left
• Avoid stopping your vehicle on top of hills and in curves
• Avoid sudden changes in your driving course, even if you feel you have made a mistake

Reasons an emergency vehicle may discontinue lights and siren:

• Responding apparatus is disregarded by 911 dispatchers, law enforcement, or other emergency professionals.
• To minimize confusion of other drivers when responding on highways.

Liberty Township Fire Department members wearing orange uniforms and/or equipment are new recruits. These new employees wear orange in an effort to maximize safety by being immediately identifiable as a brand new employee, which allows supervisors and senior members an added layer of safety when mentoring new employees to the organization.

Liberty Township Fire contracts with a third party billing company, Medicount Billing. LTFD does not send any type of bill to you directly and we do not accept any payment for bills of service your receive. LTFD has two forms of billing, soft-billing and hard-billing. Residents of Liberty Township are soft-billed and non-residents are hard-billed. If you have questions about a bill you have received or any other questions in general, please contact Melissa at 513-759-7535 between 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

All Liberty Township firefighters are cross-trained as either EMTs or Paramedics. Based on information given on a 911 call, we may send additional EMT personnel or a fire truck to ensure we provide the highest level of care possible.

The weather sirens in Butler County are activated when:

• Receiving a tornado warning from the National Weather Service in all or any portion of Butler County.
• Receiving notification from the National Weather Service for all or any portion of Butler County of a doppler indicated tornado cell.
• Receiving notification from a credible source to include Law Enforcement Officials, Fire and EMS Officials, Emergency Management Officials, National Weather Service Spotters, or numerous calls from the public in a specific area.
• Any Police Chief, Fire Chief, Butler County Sheriff, or Emergency Management Director or their designee's has the authority to activate the county-wide tornado alert system with credible information or actual eye-witness sighting.
• All tornado sirens will be activated the first Wednesday of each month at 12:00 p.m. by each responsible dispatch center for the purpose of testing the sirens.

The Liberty Township Fire Department is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so the firefighters on-duty may shop for groceries to prepare their meals for the day. This practice allows crews to buy food for the day while maintaining vehicle staffing levels for proper emergency response.

The fire department performs maintenance on all fire hydrants annually. Maintenance is conducted each May to ensure that hydrants are trustworthy and ready for service after the cold winter.

• The Ohio Revised Code requires a 3-foot area clear of debris and obstruction around the fire hydrant. This is to ensure access is not delayed in the event of an emergency.
• If you see that a fire hydrant is broken, leaking, missing caps or any other problem, please contact Fire Headquarters at 513-759-7530.
• Do NOT park in front of a fire hydrant. State law prohibits parking closer than 15 feet from a fire hydrant. Do NOT block a fire hydrant by parking next to it.

The fire department's primary responsibility in the event of a natural disaster is to be the first responders on the ground, making every effort to help those in need.

Yes, the Liberty Township firehouses are Safe Havens for infants. Only a birth parent (mother or father) can bring a child to the firehouse in the Safe Haven program within 30 days of birth. More detailed information about the Ohio Safe Haven Law can be found here.

Liberty Township does not have a regular prescription medication drop off program. The police departments in our area that do have 24/7 prescription medication drop off include:

City of Fairfield, 5230 Pleasant Avenue, 45014

City of Middletown, 1 Donham Plaza, 45042

City of Monroe, 233 South Main Street, 45050

Butler County Sheriff, 705 Hanover Street, 45011

Miami University Police Department, 4945 Oxford-Trenton Road, 45056, M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. only

City of Oxford, 11 South Poplar Street, 45056, M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. only

No, even if it turns out to be a false alarm. This is part of the service the Liberty Township Fire Department provides.

The Liberty Township Fire Department's growth has been driven by the population growth experienced in the area.

Past

• The Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1953 to serve Maustown and the surrounding area.
• The Township's first fire station, 111, was built in 1955. The fire station was built in the heart of Maustown and located on Princeton-Glendale Road north of Millikin Road.
• In 1974, Station 112 was established due to the growth in the Yankee/Cincinnati-Dayton Road area.
• In 1992, the department transitioned from volunteer to a combination department consisting of part-time and volunteer members. This brought the benefit of staffed fire stations to respond to fire and medical emergencies.
• During the 1990's, Liberty Township experienced growth in the southwest area with the development of the Butler County Regional Highway.
• In 2001, the Liberty Township Fire Department hired its first career firefighters transforming the department to meet the growing needs of the community.
• To better serve the southwest portion of the Township, Station 113 was built in 2004 to serve as Fire Headquarters and house the department's administrative staff.

Present

• The Liberty Township Fire Department operates out of the existing 3 fire stations providing fire, rescue, and paramedic-level Emergency Medical Services to residents and visitors.
• The department presently employs 38 career and 54 active part-time firefighters, providing 24-hour emergency services, 7-days a week. 

Beginning July 1, 2022, Ohioans can legally discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks in Ohio on certain days UNLESS the relevant political subdivision has chosen to ban their use. (Ohioans are NOT permitted to purchase or discharge 1.3G display fireworks.) Ohioans can discharge consumer fireworks on designated dates and times unless limited by local laws. Liberty Township has no additional restrictions in place currently. View the Ohio Fireworks Law in its entirety. 

As long as the following safety precautions are met, it is permitted.

• The location of the open burning is greater than 50 feet from any structure and provisions are made to prevent fire from spreading within 50 feet of any structure. These fires are defined as "bonfires". 
• Exceptions to burn within 50 feet of a structure are for fires defined as "recreational fires". A recreational fire is an outdoor fire that is burning seasoned wood (not rubbish) and has a total fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height. A recreational open burn is permitted 15 feet from a structure if it is in an approved container. A recreational open burn that is not in an approved container is permitted 25 feet from a structure or combustible material, as long as provisions are made to prevent fire from spreading within 25 feet of any structure or combustible material.

Extinguishment

Any approved open burning may be required to be extinguished if:

• The open burning creates or adds to a hazardous situation.
• Any of the stipulations allowing for open burning are not met. 
• The open burn is left unattended at any time.
• One of the following is not available to immediately extinguish the fire: 1.) Portable fire extinguisher complying with OAC (Ohio Administrative Code) with a minimum rating of 4-A, 2.) Pile of dirt or sand sufficient enough to completely extinguish the fire, and 3.) Water source with sufficient volume to completely extinguish the fire.

No, as long as the fire is for recreation as defined in the Ohio Fire Code and EPA regulations and does not violate those rules.

Yes, the EPA is very stringent on certain materials that are allowed to be burned and in what manner in which they are burnt. Click here for detailed information about burning any material that is not referenced under the recreational burn permission.

The Ohio EPA has the legal authority to enforce the open burning laws. Violations can result in substantial penalties. If you have any questions or would like to report a suspected opening burning incident, contact your local Ohio EPA district office or your local air pollution control agency. 

Southwest District Office of the Ohio EPA (SWDO)
937-285-6357

Air Quality Programs Pollution Control Agency
513-651-9437

For a complete copy of Ohio's opening burning regulations, contact:
Division of Air Pollution Control Ohio EPA
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614-644-2270

Yes. Currently, the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) states that the State Fire Marshal restricts burning within the state during the months of March, April, May, October and November between the hours of 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. This applies to all outdoor fires.

O.R.C.1503.18 is under the authority of the Ohio Division of Forestry. This law prohibits outdoor opening burning statewide in unincorporated areas during the months of March, April, May, October and November between the hours of 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. This ban includes burning of yard waste, trash and debris, even in a proper burn barrel. During spring, wildfire danger is high before plants have turned green, and in the fall, danger is high due to abundant dry leaves and dead grass. Warm, windy weather in both seasons also contributes to elevated risk. Always be sure to use a proper burn barren when burning outdoors during legal hours.