Summit County Division of Building Standards provides Commercial plan review and inspection services for 23 jurisdictions and Residential plan review and inspection services for 22 jurisdictions in Summit County.
Summit County has dedicated Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire inspectors that ensure that construction complies with the plans as approved by the County Plans Examiners. Permit clerks and techs issue permits, schedule inspections, process contractor registrations and answer questions from owners and contractors. We do all this and more to ensure that all construction in the County meets the minimum safety standards of Ohio’s adopted codes.
Office:
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Inspections:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Request a Permit (Link) Request a Building Standards Permit
- Request an Inspection: Permits Issued Prior to 1/19/21 (Link) Request a Building Standards Inspection for permits issued prior to Jan. 19, 2021
- Request an Inspection: Permits Issued After 1/19/21 (Link) Request an Inspection: Permits Issued After Jan. 19, 2021
- Building Standards Records Request (PDF, 213.9k)
- Contractor Registration (PDF, 83.6k)
- Residential Forms (Page)
- Commercial Forms (Page)
- Certificate of Occupancy Requests (Page)
- Contractor Registration (PDF, 83.6k)
- Contractor License Lookup (Link)
- Ohio Commercial Code (Link)
- Ohio Residential Code (Link)
- Summit County Building Code (Link)
- Board of Building Appeals (Committee) Conducts hearings for any persons adversely affected by any order, decision, or ruling of the Chief Building Official or Board of Examiners
- Building Standards Request for Appeals Hearing (PDF, 48.5k)
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