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Geauga County Building Department

The Geauga County Building Department issues building permits and inspects new structures to ensure governmental standards and regulations.

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https://geaugacountyoh.nwerp.tylerapp.com/nwprod/eSuite.Permits/WelcomePage.aspx

Location
Geauga County Building Department
12611 Ravenwood Dr. Suite #360
Chardon, Ohio 44024
 
Direct Line: (440) 279-1780
 
Email: [email protected]
 

Employee Information

Daniel Spada
Michael Davet
Frank Vargo
Doreen Eppich
Allison Lesniak
Zoran Anicic

Downloadable Building Department Resources

Documents and Forms

Title
File
Date
Year Category
Geauga County Energy Compliance Worksheet Geauga-County-Energy-Compliance-Worksheet.pdf Mar 23, 2026 2026-03-23 Fillable Application Forms
HVAC and Air Conditioning Permit app-hvac-air-permit-2026.pdf Feb 25, 2026 2026-02-25 Building Department
Application for Commercial Industrial Plan Approval app-com-industrial-plan-approval-1.pdf Jan 23, 2026 2026-01-23 Fillable Application Forms
Required Building Construction Inspections required-building-construction-inspections-1.pdf Jan 21, 2025 2025-01-21 General Information
Application for Residential Building Permit app-residential-building-permit.pdf Jan 2, 2025 2025-01-02 Fillable Application Forms
Permit to Proceed permit-to-proceed.pdf Jan 2, 2025 2025-01-02 Fillable Application Forms
Agricultural Buildings: Building Permit Exemption/Declaration agricultural-exemption-form.pdf Jan 2, 2025 2025-01-02 Fillable Application Forms
Electrical Permit Application electrical-permit-app.pdf Jan 2, 2025 2025-01-02 Fillable Application Forms
Requirements for Residential Building Permits requirements-residential-building-permits-2024.pdf Dec 30, 2024 2024-12-30 General Information
Current Ohio Codes Being Enforced current-ohio-codes-being-enforced-2024.pdf Dec 30, 2024 2024-12-30 General Information
Application Re-Occupancy an Existing Building or Tenant Space app-re-occupancy-2024.pdf Dec 30, 2024 2024-12-30 Fillable Application Forms
Application for License and Registration app-license-registration-2024.pdf Dec 30, 2024 2024-12-30 Fillable Application Forms
Typical Deck Cross Section typical-deck-cross-section.pdf Mar 1, 2024 2024-03-01 Typical Cross Sections
One Story with Basement X-Section one_base.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Typical Cross Sections
Pole Building X-Section pole_bldg.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Typical Cross Sections
Two Story with Basement X-Section two_base.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Typical Cross Sections
Structures without Cellar, Basement, or Crawl Space X-Section xsection_structures.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Typical Cross Sections
Flood Hazard Area Development Permit Application app_Flood_Hazard_Permit.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Fillable Application Forms
Residential Code of Ohio Construction Document app_res_req.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Fillable Application Forms
Commercial Application Requirements commercial-application-requirements.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Commercial Fee Schedule CommercialFees.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Do I Need a Permit? Building-DoINeedPermit.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Post Frame Accessory Structures post_frame.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Residential Fee Schedule ResidentialFees.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Smoke Detectors smoke_detectors.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Special Purpose Flood Damage Reduction floodplain_resolution.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 General Information
Map Modernization Overview Overview.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Flood Map Modernization Program
Flood Map Update Process Process.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Flood Map Modernization Program
Open House FAQ FAQ.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Flood Map Modernization Program
Climate Design Climate-Design.pdf Mar 8, 2023 2023-03-08 Design Criteria
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