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Adams CountyFIPS 39001
Municipal FallbackAdams County Commissioners / Local Municipal or Certified Building DepartmentsView profile →Allen CountyFIPS 39003
Municipal FallbackLima/Allen County Building DepartmentView profile →Ashland CountyFIPS 39005
Municipal FallbackAshland County Planning / Township Zoning Inspectors / City of Ashland Engineering OfficeView profile →Ashtabula CountyFIPS 39007
CountyAshtabula County Building DepartmentView profile →Athens CountyFIPS 39009
Municipal FallbackAthens County Planning Commission / County Planner; applicable municipal or township building authoritiesView profile →Auglaize CountyFIPS 39011
Municipal FallbackAuglaize County Engineer / Local Township TrusteesView profile →Belmont CountyFIPS 39013
Municipal FallbackMid-East Ohio Building Department; Southeast Ohio Building Department for designated Belmont municipalitiesView profile →Brown CountyFIPS 39015
CountyBrown County Building DepartmentView profile →Butler CountyFIPS 39017
CountyButler County Department of Development, Division of Building and ZoningView profile →Carroll CountyFIPS 39019
Municipal FallbackCarroll County Regional Planning Commission and applicable municipal/township building authoritiesView profile →Champaign CountyFIPS 39021
CountyChampaign County Building RegulationsView profile →Clark CountyFIPS 39023
CountyClark County Community and Economic Development / Community Development DepartmentView profile →Clermont CountyFIPS 39025
CountyClermont County Permit Central / Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Clinton CountyFIPS 39027
CountyClinton County Building & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Columbiana CountyFIPS 39029
Municipal FallbackColumbiana County Building Department / Elevate Building Solutions and local municipal building officesView profile →Coshocton CountyFIPS 39031
Municipal FallbackMid-East Ohio Building Department / City of Coshocton Mayor's Office and local municipal authoritiesView profile →Crawford CountyFIPS 39033
Municipal FallbackCrawford County Auditor / local municipal zoning authorities and Richland County Building Department for applicable commercial plan reviewView profile →Cuyahoga CountyFIPS 39035
Municipal FallbackCuyahoga County Division of Building Standards and partner-community/local municipal building departmentsView profile →Darke CountyFIPS 39037
CountyDarke County Building RegulationsView profile →Defiance CountyFIPS 39039
State FallbackCity of Defiance Building Inspection Division / Ohio Board of Building Standards and local municipal authoritiesView profile →Delaware CountyFIPS 39041
Municipal FallbackDelaware County Department of Building Safety and local municipal building departmentsView profile →Erie CountyFIPS 39043
State FallbackOhio state building authorities and Erie County municipal/township building departmentsView profile →Fairfield CountyFIPS 39045
Municipal FallbackFairfield County Building Department / Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission and local township authoritiesView profile →Fayette CountyFIPS 39047
CountyFayette County Building DepartmentView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 39049
Municipal FallbackFranklin County Building Department / local municipal building authoritiesView profile →Fulton CountyFIPS 39051
Municipal FallbackFulton County Regional Planning Commission / Wood County Building Inspection Department and local township authoritiesView profile →Gallia CountyFIPS 39053
Municipal FallbackSoutheast Ohio Building Department under Washington County's service agreement with Gallia CountyView profile →Geauga CountyFIPS 39055
CountyGeauga County Building DepartmentView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 39057
Municipal FallbackGreene County Building Regulation and local municipal building authoritiesView profile →Guernsey CountyFIPS 39059
Municipal FallbackGuernsey County Auditor for residential tax-value permits / Mid-East Ohio Building Department for commercial permitsView profile →Hamilton CountyFIPS 39061
Municipal FallbackHamilton County Department of Building Inspections / local municipal and township building authoritiesView profile →Hancock CountyFIPS 39063
Municipal FallbackHancock County local zoning authorities / Wood County Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Hardin CountyFIPS 39065
Municipal FallbackLocal municipal building departments / Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial ComplianceView profile →Harrison CountyFIPS 39067
CountyHarrison County Department of Building InspectionView profile →Henry CountyFIPS 39069
Municipal FallbackHenry County Planning Commission and local zoning inspectors / Wood County Building Department for commercial enforcementView profile →Highland CountyFIPS 39071
Municipal FallbackLocal municipal building departments, including the City of Hillsboro Building Department, with Highland County Health Department plumbing oversightView profile →Hocking CountyFIPS 39073
State FallbackHocking County Health Department for residential building placement / Ohio Department of Commerce Industrial Compliance Division for commercial and manufactured-home permitsView profile →Holmes CountyFIPS 39075
CountyEast Central Ohio Building Authority (ECOBA), Holmes County sub-building departmentView profile →Huron CountyFIPS 39077
CountyHuron County Building Department, operated by SAFEbuilt, with local municipal zoning authoritiesView profile →Jackson CountyFIPS 39079
Municipal FallbackJackson County Planning Commission for residential permits in unincorporated areas / Ohio Department of Commerce for commercial permits / local municipal authoritiesView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 39081
Municipal FallbackJefferson County Regional Planning Commission and local municipal/township authorities; Ohio Department of Commerce for state building-code approvalsView profile →Knox CountyFIPS 39083
State FallbackKnox County Regional Planning Commission and local township/municipal zoning authorities / Ohio Department of Commerce for commercial and public building permitsView profile →Lake CountyFIPS 39085
CountyLake County Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Lawrence CountyFIPS 39087
Municipal FallbackLawrence County Commercial Building Department operated with the Lawrence Soil & Water Conservation District / local authorities for residential workView profile →Licking CountyFIPS 39089
CountyLicking County Building Code DepartmentView profile →Logan CountyFIPS 39091
CountyLogan County Building AuthorityView profile →Lorain CountyFIPS 39093
Municipal FallbackLorain County Community Development Department; commercial building services are provided through Regional Inspection Services where the county or a served municipality has jurisdictionView profile →Lucas CountyFIPS 39095
Municipal FallbackLucas County Building Regulations DepartmentView profile →Madison CountyFIPS 39097
Municipal FallbackMadison County Building Department, with building-permit processing contracted to the Village of West Jefferson Department of DevelopmentView profile →Mahoning CountyFIPS 39099
CountyMahoning County Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 39101
State FallbackOhio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance for applicable unincorporated commercial work; municipal building departments handle their own certified jurisdictions, including the City of MarionView profile →Medina CountyFIPS 39103
CountyMedina County Building DepartmentView profile →Meigs CountyFIPS 39105
State FallbackOhio Division of Industrial Compliance; Meigs County Tax Map Office for county building-improvement noticesView profile →Mercer CountyFIPS 39107
State FallbackOhio Division of Industrial Compliance; Mercer County Planning Commission for zoningView profile →Miami CountyFIPS 39109
CountyMiami County Department of Development, Building RegulationsView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 39111
CountySoutheast Ohio Building Department (SEOBD)View profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 39113
CountyMontgomery County Building Regulations DivisionView profile →Morgan CountyFIPS 39115
CountyMid-East Ohio Building Department; Morgan County Engineer and Health Department for floodplain, driveway, and sewage permitsView profile →Morrow CountyFIPS 39117
State FallbackOhio Division of Industrial Compliance; Morrow County Engineer and local zoning authoritiesView profile →Muskingum CountyFIPS 39119
CountyMid-East Ohio Building Department; Muskingum County Floodplain DepartmentView profile →Noble CountyFIPS 39121
CountySoutheast Ohio Building Department (SEOBD); Noble County Auditor for building-improvement assessment filingsView profile →Ottawa CountyFIPS 39123
CountyOttawa County Department of Building InspectionView profile →Paulding CountyFIPS 39125
Municipal FallbackApplicable Paulding County township or village zoning authority; Paulding County Auditor for designated unzoned townships and villagesView profile →Perry CountyFIPS 39127
CountyMid-East Ohio Building DepartmentView profile →Pickaway CountyFIPS 39129
CountyPickaway County Building DepartmentView profile →Pike CountyFIPS 39131
CountyPike County Planning Commission / Building & ZoningView profile →Portage CountyFIPS 39133
CountyPortage County Building Department and Floodplain AdministrationView profile →Preble CountyFIPS 39135
CountyPreble County Office of Land Use Management - Building RegulationsView profile →Putnam CountyFIPS 39137
Municipal FallbackPutnam County Engineer's Office; building permits are issued by the applicable village or townshipView profile →Richland CountyFIPS 39139
CountyRichland County Building DepartmentView profile →Ross CountyFIPS 39141
CountyRoss County Building DepartmentView profile →Sandusky CountyFIPS 39143
CountySandusky County Commercial/Industrial Building Code DepartmentView profile →Scioto CountyFIPS 39145
Municipal FallbackScioto County Engineer's Office for county permits; building permits and inspections are handled by the applicable city, village, township or State of Ohio authorityView profile →Seneca CountyFIPS 39147
CountySeneca County Building Department, operated through SAFEbuiltView profile →Shelby CountyFIPS 39149
CountyShelby County Building Department, operating under county authority and contracted with the Miami County Department of DevelopmentView profile →Stark CountyFIPS 39151
CountyStark County Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Summit CountyFIPS 39153
CountySummit County Division of Building StandardsView profile →Trumbull CountyFIPS 39155
CountyTrumbull County Building Inspection DepartmentView profile →Tuscarawas CountyFIPS 39157
CountyEast Central Ohio Building Authority (ECOBA), Tuscarawas County Building DepartmentView profile →Union CountyFIPS 39159
CountyUnion County Building Department, Division of Building RegulationsView profile →Van Wert CountyFIPS 39161
Municipal FallbackLocal city, village, or township building officials; City of Van Wert Engineering Department is the verified municipal example, with Ohio Department of Commerce handling applicable state-jurisdiction projectsView profile →Vinton CountyFIPS 39163
State FallbackOhio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance; Vinton County Commissioners' Development Department is the local referral officeView profile →Warren CountyFIPS 39165
CountyWarren County Building & Zoning Department, Building InspectionView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 39167
CountySoutheast Ohio Building DepartmentView profile →Wayne CountyFIPS 39169
CountyWayne County Building Codes DepartmentView profile →Williams CountyFIPS 39171
Municipal FallbackWilliams County Auditor's Office for county building notices; applicable city, village, township, or Ohio Department of Commerce building authority for permits and inspectionsView profile →Wood CountyFIPS 39173
CountyWood County Building InspectionView profile →Wyandot CountyFIPS 39175
CountyWyandot County Building Department, services provided by SAFEbuiltView profile →