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Clermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department

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Clermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department issues 1 permit we publish for Clermont County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Commercial Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Fire Protection Permitsonly if it applies to youClermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection DepartmentPer the Permit Central fee schedule (BCC Resolution #180-2021, effective January 1, 2022): $50 base fee per application, plus the applicable fees below, plus a 3% state surcharge on non-residential fees. New construction and additions, use groups A, E, B and M: $0.15 per sq ft ($120 minimum). Non-residential alterations: $0.11 per sq ft ($120 minimum). Change of use and occupancy (no work): $70. Conditional (temporary) occupancy: $50 each. Non-residential mechanical: $20 per $1,000 of cost up to $100,000 ($70 minimum). Non-residential electrical: $120 minimum, plus $0.60 per amp of service over 200 amps, $5 per circuit up to 30 amps and $15 per circuit over 30 amps or transformer. Kitchen hood fire suppression: $105 each. New fire alarm system: $150. Signs: $120 up to 150 sq ft, $175 for 150 sq ft and larger. Tents used less than 14 days: $70. Re-inspection: $35 per trip. Work started without a permit: double permit fee up to a maximum of $1,000. Non-residential occupancy without a valid certificate of occupancy: $500. Non-residential WMSC: $250 up to 1 acre plus a $60 Phase II stormwater surcharge. Non-residential floodplain development: $100.per project2026-10-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Commercial Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Fire Protection Permits

Opening, building out or changing the use of a restaurant, shop, salon, gym, childcare center, clinic or repair shop in a Clermont County township or village goes through Clermont County Permit Central, the Building Inspection Department at 2275 Bauer Road in Batavia (513-732-7213). Its FAQ lists commercial construction, change of use, electrical installations, fire alarms, fire suppression systems, range hoods, signs, tents over 400 square feet and site development among the projects that need a permit, and states that the plan submittal includes the 'Zoning Permit/Letter of Approval from Township/Village' and, where applicable, approval from the public health department. The amounts are from the fee schedule 'Per BCC Resolution # 180-2021, Effective Date: January 1, 2022'; Permit Central's Fee Schedule page states that 'final approval was issued with the Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 1, 2021' and that all applicable fees 'are due with the initial submittal of the application and construction drawings'. The schedule charges the $50 base fee once per application and adds a 3% state surcharge to non-residential fees. It states that WMSC regulations are enforced in 'All Townships, Villages of Batavia, New Richmond, Owensville and Williamsburg' and flood regulations in 'All Townships, Villages of Chilo, Moscow, Neville and Williamsburg'. The FAQ gives a goal of 15 to 30 business days for commercial plan review and states that 'NO OCCUPANCY IS APPROVED UNTIL THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR A CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED.'

Contact

Jurisdiction
Clermont County
Phone
513-732-7213

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. FEE SCHEDULE FOR CLERMONT COUNTY PERMIT CENTRAL/BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, Per BCC Resolution # 180-2021, Effective Date: January 1, 2022Clermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Permit Central/Building Inspection - Fee ScheduleClermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Permit Central/Building Inspection - Frequently Asked QuestionsClermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  4. Permit Central/Building Inspection - ZoningClermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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