Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Most residential permits are processed within 3–5 working days; most commercial permits within 7–10 working days after sufficient plan-review information is received. Typical partial permits take 3–5 working days.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 937-225-4622 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Montgomery County Building Regulations Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 937-225-4622.
Most residential permits are processed within 3–5 working days; most commercial permits within 7–10 working days after sufficient plan-review information is received. Typical partial permits take 3–5 working days.
Use the Accela portal for applications and permit payments; payment does not automatically schedule an inspection. Call Montgomery County Building Regulations at 937-225-4622 to schedule inspections. Rough inspections must occur before work is covered and finals after completion; approved plans must be onsite. Beginning July 1, 2026, canceled inspections after 2:00 PM the day before are subject to a $125 fee.
2024 Ohio Building Code and current Ohio Mechanical Code for commercial, industrial, and multifamily work; current Residential Code of Ohio for one-, two-, and three-family dwellings; applicable electrical/NFPA, fire, flood-damage prevention, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base airport-zoning requirements. Maintenance and repairs may be performed without a building permit only when they include no structural, mechanical, electrical, or non-structural wall/partition work. Painting and carpeting are cosmetic exemptions. State/federal projects on state/federal land and agricultural buildings may be exempt from local code enforcement. Single-story detached sheds of 200 square feet or less are generally permit-exempt but must still meet residential-code standards. Minor damage may be repair-permit-exempt only after department assessment.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.