Ohio permit checker

Choose an Ohio county and home project type to see whether a permit is typically required and which permit office to call before work starts.

88 Ohio counties4 county-specific rule setsClient-side checker

Check before work starts

Permit rules are local. A water heater, panel upgrade, furnace replacement, roof, basement finish, bathroom remodel, sewer line, AC swap, or tree job can trigger different requirements depending on county, city, township, utility, and historic-district rules.

Ohio county

Project type

Lucas, Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Hamilton use county-specific office data. Other counties fall back to general Ohio guidance and the best permit-office contact in the ProFix county dataset.

Typical permit answer

Usually

Water heater replacement in Lucas County

Ask whether the installer must pull a plumbing, gas, or mechanical permit before replacement.

Office to call

City of Toledo Plan Commission / Permit Office

(419) 245-1220

Open permit office website

Data level: county-specific office and rule guidance. Always confirm before work starts; cities and townships can override county-level guidance.

What to ask the permit office

Does this exact scope require a building, electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical, or zoning permit?
Can the homeowner pull it, or must the licensed contractor pull it?
What inspections are required before walls close and after the work is complete?
Does the city, township, HOA, utility, or historic district add a separate approval?

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