23 published records
Business licenses and permits in Lucas County, Ohio
Lucas County is a non-charter Ohio county whose seat is Toledo. Its regulatory instruments are separate adopted documents rather than a codified county code: the Lucas County Building Code (2006 edition), the Subdivision Rules and Regulations, the Drainage and Access Management Regulations, the Lucas County Engineer's Office Permit Fee Schedule, the Sanitary Engineer's Building Sewers and Connections Rules and Regulations, and the Board of Health's own fee rules adopted under ORC 3709.09. The Lucas County Auditor's licensing pages list dog licenses, vendor's licenses, cigarette licenses and junk yard licenses. The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department — legal name Lucas County Regional Health District — is the food, body art and pool licensor for the whole county, and the Ohio Department of Health's own directory entry for it reads 'Serving the city of Toledo and all of Lucas County', so unlike the Columbus area there is no separate city health department to route around. Lucas County Building Regulations issues commercial building, trade and sign permits and registers specialty contractors for all 11 townships, the City of Sylvania and the villages of Harbor View, Holland, Ottawa Hills, Waterville and Whitehouse; Toledo, Oregon and Maumee run their own building departments, and each village keeps its own zoning permit even where the county does the building permit. The county's incorporated municipalities — Toledo, Maumee, Oregon, Sylvania, Waterville, Ottawa Hills, Swanton, Whitehouse, Holland and Harbor View — hold municipal home rule under Ohio Const. Art. XVIII, §3 and each stacks its own business license, zoning and building regime on top of the county's: the City of Toledo, for example, licenses business activities under part 7 of the Toledo Municipal Code through its Division of Treasury. Salon and barber licensure (ORC 4713.41, State Cosmetology and Barber Board), veterinary licensure, child care centre licensure (ORC 5104.03, Department of Children and Youth) and liquor permits (ORC 4303.26, Division of Liquor Control) are state functions; the county's touchpoints on them are the ones recorded for Lucas County.
What are you opening in Lucas County?
- RestaurantsFull-service restaurants carry the densest permit load of any small business: food, fire, occupancy, waste, and usually alcohol.See the full permit list
- Coffee shopsCafés are permitted as food service establishments even where no cooking happens, and the plan review step catches most operators by surprise.See the full permit list
- Retail storesRetail is the lightest common permit load, but the sales tax permit and the certificate of occupancy are non-negotiable in every jurisdiction.See the full permit list
- Salons and barbersPersonal care is licensed at state board level as well as locally, so the shop license and the practitioner licenses are separate obligations.See the full permit list
- Food trucksMobile food is the one category with no certificate of occupancy — but it gains a commissary agreement, and the unit itself is inspected rather than the premises.See the full permit list
- Fitness studiosPrepaid memberships trigger state registration and often a surety bond, which catches operators who budgeted only for the fit-out.See the full permit list
- Childcare centresThe heaviest permit load of any small business: state agency licensing, per-person background checks, and a stricter fire standard than ordinary commercial use.See the full permit list
- Contractors and tradesLicensed at state board level rather than locally, and the only common category with no premises permits at all — the bond is usually the long pole.See the full permit list
- Auto repair shopsOrdinary commercial permitting plus an environmental layer: waste oil, solvents and stormwater are each registered separately.See the full permit list
- Veterinary clinicsA state facility permit, controlled substances registration at both state and federal level, and a medical waste manifest — none of which a general business license covers.See the full permit list
Permits that apply to every type of business in Lucas County
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permitonly if it applies to you | Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development) | APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022), Commercial blocks: permit base fee $75.00 plus $0.20 per gross square foot, with a 100 square foot minimum, plus the State of Ohio Board of Building Standards mandated fee of 3% on commercial work. Permit renewal $100.00 or the original permit fee, whichever is less. Reinspection: first free, second $150.00, third and each thereafter $300.00. Special inspection of an existing building for health, safety and certificate of occupancy, covering building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire alarm and suppression, $600.00. After-hours inspection $150.00 contiguous to the work day, $300.00 if not contiguous. Demolition $75.00; each fireplace $75.00; non-structural alteration such as roofs, siding, doors and windows $75.00 per alteration. Special services $100.00 per hour. Illegal or unauthorised work is charged at double the required permit fees plus $250 to $3,000 by offence number, and illegal occupancy at $1,000.00. | per project; a permit may be renewed for $100.00 or the original permit fee, whichever is less | 2026-09-30 |
| Certificate of Occupancyonly if it applies to you | Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development) | $75 per building, on the county's Commercial fee block | per building; issued once the completed work passes final inspection | 2026-09-30 |
| Sign Permitonly if it applies to you | Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development) | APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022): sign permit base fee $75.00 plus $0.50 per foot per sign face. The 3% State of Ohio Board of Building Standards fee applies to commercial work. | per sign; a separate permit is taken out for each sign installed | 2026-09-30 |
| Lucas County Engineer Development Permits (access, grading and drainage, floodplain, SWPPP, site plan)only if it applies to you | Lucas County Engineer's Office | Lucas County Engineer's Office Permit Fee Schedule, effective January 13, 2025. Access (driveway) permit: initial review $110.00 plus inspections $100.00, each subsequent review $85.00, appeal or variance $315.00, and a penalty of $525.00 where access is installed before the permit is sought. Grading and drainage, for parcels outside a platted subdivision: small development under 600 sq ft, initial review $110.00 plus inspections $100.00; large development from 600 sq ft to one acre, initial review $300.00 plus inspections $100.00; all subsequent reviews $110.00. Floodplain development permit initial review $110.00, subsequent reviews $80.00, inspections $110.00, with a $300.00 penalty where the permit is not obtained before construction. SWPPP approval, non-residential: initial review $420.00 plus $110.00 per acre developed, not to exceed $1,200.00, subsequent review $210.00, inspections $110.00. Utilities right-of-way general permit for projects under 2,000 ft: initial review $110.00 plus inspections $100.00. Site plan review $645.00 plus $25.00 per acre, any subsequent review $540.00, amendments to approved plans $325.00. Commercial or industrial final plat review $810.00 plus $10.00 per acre. Work performed without an approved LCEO permit is charged three times the initial review or application fee except where a penalty fee is separately stated. | per project, per permit; subsequent reviews of the same submission are charged separately at the rates above | 2026-09-30 |
| Commercial Trade Permits (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, pressure piping, fire alarm and suppression)only if it applies to you | Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development) | APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022), Commercial blocks. Electrical: base $100.00 per unit; existing commercial alteration $6.00 per fixture or circuit; services, including solar arrays and photovoltaic modules, $0.50 per amp, with services over 200 amps requiring plan review; underground service inspection $75.00 per service; temporary service $75.00 per service; service release $75.00 base per service plus $0.50 per amp; generators $75.00 base plus $0.50 per amp; swimming pool $300.00 covering bonding, underground, wiring and final inspections. Plumbing: base $100.00 per unit plus $6.00 per fixture; underground inspection $75.00 per run. HVAC: new $100.00 base plus $0.05 per gross square foot; replacement $100.00 per heating or cooling unit; alteration $100.00 per system; Type 1 and Type 2 hoods $150.00 per hood; geothermal $150.00 per system. Pressure piping: $75.00 base per unit plus $6.00 per fixture; underground inspection $75.00 per run. Fire alarm and suppression, covering plan review, permit and inspections: 1 to 25 devices $150.00, each device over 25 $2.00; fire pumps and standpipes $200.00 each. The 3% State of Ohio Board of Building Standards fee applies to all commercial work. | per project, per trade; each trade permit is taken out separately alongside the building permit | 2026-09-30 |
| Commercial Plan Reviewonly if it applies to you | Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development) | APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022), Commercial block: plan review base fee $75.00 plus $0.03 per gross square foot, with a 100 square foot minimum. First resubmission free, second $150.00, third and each thereafter $300.00. Revisions after initial plan approval $75.00. Phased approvals $75.00 base plus $0.03 per gross square foot. Replacement plans $50.00 base plus $5.00 per drawing sheet; copies $2.00 per 8.5x11 or 11x17 sheet; mailing $5.00 for 11x17 or smaller and $10.00 for larger. The 3% State of Ohio Board of Building Standards fee applies to commercial work. | per project; the first resubmission is free, after which each further resubmission is charged | 2026-09-30 |
| Drainage Regulations / Subdivision Site Plan Review (collected at the building counter)only if it applies to you | Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development) | $100 per project, collected by Lucas County Building Regulations on behalf of the Lucas County Engineer | per project, where the Lucas County Subdivision Rules and Regulations or the county's Drainage Regulations require a site plan review | 2026-09-30 |
| County Vendor's License | Lucas County Auditor, Licensing Division | $50 one-time, for each fixed place of business in Lucas County that will be the situs of retail sales ($25 to the state organized crime commission fund, $25 credited to the Lucas County general fund) | standing registration — ORC 5739.17 sets no expiry date and no renewal fee; a change in the vendor's identity requires a new license, and a license does not transfer to another county | 2026-09-30 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
What do these permits involve in Lucas County?
Commercial Building Permit
Lucas County Building Regulations reviews plans and inspects commercial construction and renovation across a large part of the county, and the first question for any build-out is whether the address is in its territory. Its own Commercial page states that it 'has contracted, through the Board of County Commissioners, the Villages of Harbor View, Holland, Ottawa Hills and Waterville, the City of Sylvania, and all of the townships within the County', and the Village of Whitehouse belongs on that list too: Whitehouse's own Building & Zoning page states that 'In 2023, the Village of Whitehouse contracted with Lucas County Building Regulations to provide all building department related matters, including plan review, issuing building permits and inspections', with applications delivered to 1115 S. McCord Road, Holland. Toledo, Oregon and Maumee run their own building departments — the county's page directs Toledo property to the Division of Inspection on (419) 245-1220. Zoning is a separate question from building: Holland and Whitehouse each keep their own zoning permits and fees even though the county does their building permits, and in unincorporated territory zoning sits with the township under ORC 519.02. The figures above come from the county's own 'APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022)', the schedule the department's page links today; it is several years old and it is the one in force. Every figure quoted here is from a block the sheet labels 'Commercial (All Structures other than Residential)' — the residential equivalents are lower ($60.00 permit base against $75.00, and a 1% state fee against 3%) and do not apply to the business types covered here. The codes enforced are the Ohio Building Code 2024 edition for commercial and industrial work, the Ohio Plumbing and Mechanical Codes 2024, the 2021 commercial IECC and the 2023 National Electrical Code.
Certificate of Occupancy
The certificate of occupancy is a flat $75.00 per building on the Commercial block of the county's 'APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022)', the schedule Lucas County Building Regulations links from its own page. For a food business the certificate is more than a closing formality, because it gates the health license: the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department's January 2026 planning application states that a pre-licensing inspection can be arranged only after a certificate of occupancy has been issued, and asks for two business days' notice to schedule it. The practical sequence for a restaurant, coffee shop or food-serving child care centre in the county's building jurisdiction is therefore plan review, building and trade permits, final inspections, certificate of occupancy, then the health department's pre-licensing inspection and license. Where an existing building is being taken over rather than built out, the same schedule prices a special inspection for health, safety and certificate of occupancy — covering building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire alarm and suppression — at $600.00, which is the route an occupier of older premises is most likely to meet. A business in Toledo, Oregon or Maumee obtains its certificate from that city's own building department instead.
Sign Permit
Every business type covered here puts up a sign, and in the county's building jurisdiction each one needs its own permit at $75.00 plus $0.50 per foot per sign face, from the county's 'APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022)'. The per-face basis is worth reading carefully: a double-sided sign is measured on both faces, so a modest two-sided pylon costs meaningfully more than a single flat wall sign of the same width. The building permit is only half of the sign question, though. What may be erected, how large and where, is a zoning matter rather than a building one, and zoning in unincorporated Lucas County belongs to the township under ORC 519.02, with site plan requirements typically stated in the township zoning resolutions. In Holland and Whitehouse, where Lucas County Building Regulations issues the building permit under contract, each village continues to issue its own zoning permits, so a sign there needs village zoning approval as well as the county permit. In Toledo, Oregon and Maumee both the building permit and the zoning approval are city functions.
Lucas County Engineer Development Permits (access, grading and drainage, floodplain, SWPPP, site plan)
A business building, expanding or changing its access or drainage in unincorporated Lucas County deals with the County Engineer as well as with Building Regulations, and the Engineer's own permits page sets the order of operations: applications run through the LCExpress system, and most development plans require approval of all LCEO permits before a building permit is issued. The figures above are from the Lucas County Engineer's Office Permit Fee Schedule effective January 13, 2025, linked as the fee schedule from that page. The structure is consistent across permit types — an initial review fee plus a separate inspection fee, with subsequent reviews charged again — so the cost of a project depends heavily on how many review cycles it takes. Two penalty provisions are worth knowing before work starts: an access permit sought after the access has been installed carries a $525.00 penalty, a floodplain permit not obtained before construction carries $300.00, and any work performed without an approved LCEO permit is charged at three times the initial review or application fee unless a specific penalty is stated. The general permit and most special haul permits carry no charge at this time. Zoning itself is not the Engineer's function: zoning in unincorporated territory belongs to the township under ORC 519.02, and the Engineer's planning section describes itself as working directly with the 11 township zoning departments to provide engineering reviews of proposed site plans, whose requirements are typically stated in the township zoning resolutions.
Commercial Trade Permits (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, pressure piping, fire alarm and suppression)
Trade permits are where a commercial fit-out's cost actually accumulates in Lucas County, because each trade is priced on its own basis and they stack on top of the building permit and plan review. The line most restaurants and coffee shops meet is the hood: Type 1 and Type 2 hoods are $150.00 per hood, and a Type I hood with fire suppression is what the health department's own mobile and food guidance expects wherever a hood is required for heat. A salon or veterinary clinic adding fixtures pays $100.00 plumbing base per unit plus $6.00 per fixture; an auto-repair shop upgrading its electrical service pays $0.50 per amp on the service, with anything over 200 amps also requiring plan review; a fitness studio adding a pool pays a flat $300.00 for the pool electrical work covering bonding, underground, wiring and final inspections. Fire alarm and suppression is priced by device count — $150.00 for the first 25 devices and $2.00 for each device beyond that, with fire pumps and standpipes at $200.00 each — and that single fee covers plan review, permit and inspections for those systems. All of these figures come from the Commercial blocks of the county's 'APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022)'; the residential equivalents differ and do not apply. The 3% state Board of Building Standards fee is added to commercial trade work as it is to the building permit itself. The trades themselves must be performed by a contractor registered with the department under Lucas County Building Code §117, recorded separately for Lucas County.
Commercial Plan Review
Commercial plan review is charged separately from the building permit itself, and both are needed for the same project, so a tenant fit-out for a restaurant, salon, clinic or studio in the county's building jurisdiction budgets two base fees plus two per-square-foot charges. The figures are from the county's 'APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022)', the schedule linked from the Building Regulations page, and are taken from the block the sheet labels Commercial — the residential plan review base is $50.00 with a gentler resubmission ladder and does not apply here. The resubmission ladder is the part worth designing around: the first resubmission costs nothing, the second is $150.00 and the third and each one after it is $300.00, so incomplete first submissions get expensive quickly on a commercial project. Revisions after a plan has already been approved are $75.00, and phased approvals are priced like a fresh review at $75.00 plus $0.03 per gross square foot. Replacement plans and copying are charged separately at $50.00 plus $5.00 per drawing sheet and $2.00 per sheet respectively. Plans for a food business will also go through the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department's own food plan review, recorded separately for Lucas County; the two reviews are independent of each other and both must be cleared before a food license issues.
Drainage Regulations / Subdivision Site Plan Review (collected at the building counter)
This $100.00 line sits on the county building fee schedule but the money is the Lucas County Engineer's: the 2022 Appendix B lists 'Drainage Regulations / Subdivision Site Plan Review' as collected for the Lucas County Engineer at the building counter, so an applicant pays it with the building permit rather than making a separate trip. It is a different charge from the Engineer's own permit fee schedule, recorded separately for Lucas County, which prices site plan review, grading and drainage, access and floodplain permits at their own rates; a project can attract both, and the Engineer's page states that most development plans require approval of all its permits before a building permit is issued. The Engineer's planning section describes its role plainly: it reviews engineering plans for proposed residential, commercial and industrial developments in the unincorporated areas of Lucas County, and 'works directly with the 11 township zoning departments to assist in providing engineering reviews of proposed Site Plans. Site Plan requirements are typically stated in the township zoning resolutions.' All subdivisions in the county follow the Lucas County Subdivision Rules and Regulations, with major subdivision plats reviewed by the Survey and Planning sections and forwarded to the Board of Lucas County Commissioners for approval.
County Vendor's License
Any business with a fixed Lucas County location that is the situs of taxable retail sales — a restaurant, coffee shop, food truck with a base of operations, retail store, salon selling product, auto-repair shop selling parts, fitness studio selling merchandise or a veterinary practice selling goods — registers for this license with the Lucas County Auditor before making sales. The $50.00 figure is statutory rather than county-set: ORC 5739.17(A) requires the applicant to pay 'a license fee in the sum of fifty dollars for each fixed place of business in the county that will be the situs of retail sales', of which the auditor transmits $25 to the state organized crime commission fund and credits $25 to the county general fund. The amount rose from $25 with H.B. 366 of the 135th General Assembly, effective April 9, 2025, so older secondary sources quoting $25 are quoting the superseded figure. The Auditor's own vendor page states the same amount — 'The fee for a vendor's license is $50.00' — and asks for cash or a check payable to the Lucas County Auditor at One Government Center, Suite 670, Toledo. The license must be displayed prominently at the place of business, and a vendor moving a fixed place of business to another Ohio county obtains a new license there rather than transferring this one. The Lucas County sales tax rate stated on the Auditor's page is 7.75%. A business inside the City of Toledo may also need a city license: Toledo regulates business activity separately under part 7 of the Toledo Municipal Code through its Division of Treasury.
Sources
Every figure in the table above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- APPENDIX B — FEE SCHEDULE, BUILDING PERMIT FEES (Effective February 25, 2022) — the fee schedule linked from the Building Regulations page, with every block labelled Residential or Commercial, ending at 'Contractor Registration Fees / Original registration or renewal, per Contractor $100.00'Lucas County Building Regulations · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Building Regulations — the department's own page, which links the fee schedule and directs property in the City of Toledo to the Division of Inspection at (419) 245-1220Lucas County, Ohio · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Commercial — the department's own page: certified by the Ohio Board of Building Standards for all commercial structures and multi-family residences, and contracted through the Board of County Commissioners with the Villages of Harbor View, Holland, Ottawa Hills and Waterville, the City of Sylvania and all of the townshipsLucas County Building Regulations · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Building & Zoning Department — the Village of Whitehouse's own page: 'In 2023, the Village of Whitehouse contracted with Lucas County Building Regulations to provide all building department related matters, including plan review, issuing building permits and inspections', while 'The Village continues to issue zoning permits'Village of Whitehouse, Ohio · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Codes — the codes the department enforces: Residential Code of Ohio 2019, Ohio Building Code 2024, Ohio Plumbing Code 2024, Ohio Mechanical Code 2024, IECC 2018 residential and 2021 commercial, and the 2023 National Electrical CodeLucas County Building Regulations · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Municipalities — the county's own list of its cities, villages and 11 townships (Harding, Jerusalem, Monclova, Providence, Richfield, Spencer, Springfield, Swanton, Sylvania, Washington and Waterville)Lucas County, Ohio · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- New Food Business Planning Application (January 2026) — states 'TLCHD requires a plan review application and new license when change of ownership occurs. Transferring of licenses is not permitted.' and that a pre-licensing inspection can be arranged only after a certificate of occupancy has been issuedToledo-Lucas County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- ORC 519.02 — a board of township trustees may regulate by resolution the uses of land in the unincorporated territory of the townshipOhio Legislative Service Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Lucas County Engineer's Office Permit Fee Schedule, Effective January 13, 2025 — access, grading and drainage, sidewalk, floodplain, SWPPP, utility right-of-way, site plan, plat and construction plan review fees, with a penalty of three times the initial review fee for work performed without an approved permitLucas County Engineer's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Permits — the Lucas County Engineer's own permits page, which links the fee schedule, runs all applications through LCExpress, and states that most development plans require approval of all LCEO permits before a building permit is issuedLucas County Engineer's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Planning — the Lucas County Engineer's own page: 'The planning section works directly with the 11 township zoning departments to assist in providing engineering reviews of proposed Site Plans. Site Plan requirements are typically stated in the township zoning resolutions', and all subdivisions follow the Lucas County Subdivision Rules and RegulationsLucas County Engineer's Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- ORC 5739.17, Vendor's License — $50 fee ($25 to the state Organized Crime Commission Fund, $25 to the county general fund), effective April 9, 2025Ohio Legislative Service Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- Vendor's License — the Lucas County Auditor's own page: 'The fee for a vendor's license is $50.00', payable by cash or check to the Lucas County Auditor, with the county sales tax rate at 7.75%Lucas County Auditor · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Business Licenses — the City of Toledo's own page: 'Business regulation is defined and established by part 7 of the Toledo Municipal Code', licenses expire annually on March 31 unless otherwise stated, and 'Food Safety — Licensing of food vendors is managed by the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department'City of Toledo, Division of Treasury · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
Who issues business permits in Lucas County?
Permitting in Lucas County is split across 7 agencies we hold records for, with tax registration handled at state level. No single office issues everything, which is why an opening usually means filing in several places rather than one.
Lucas County issuing agencies
- Toledo-Lucas County Health Department (Lucas County Regional Health District)Food service operation and retail food establishment licenses, mobile food, temporary food and vending machine location licenses, for the city of Toledo and all of Lucas County · Food plan review, pre-licensing inspection and Level One certification · Body art (tattoo and body piercing) establishment approval and time-limited event licenses (ORC 3730.03) · Public swimming pool, public spa and special use pool licensing (ORC Chapter 3749) · Semi-public sewage disposal system programme fees, and registration of sewage installers, service providers and septage haulers (ORC 3718.02)9 permits
- Lucas County Building Regulations (Department of Planning & Development)Commercial and residential building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, pressure piping, fire alarm and suppression and sign permits, and certificates of occupancy · Registration of specialty contractors under Lucas County Building Code §117 · Serves all 11 townships, the City of Sylvania and the villages of Harbor View, Holland, Ottawa Hills, Waterville and Whitehouse; Toledo, Oregon and Maumee run their own building departments · Collects the Lucas County Engineer's drainage/subdivision site plan review fee at the building counter7 permits
- Lucas County Auditor, Licensing DivisionCounty vendor's license (ORC 5739.17), Suite 670 · Retail cigarette dealer's license (ORC 5743.15) · Junk yard license (ORC Chapter 4737), for junk yards outside a municipality · Sealer of Weights and Measures — an inspection programme for commercial weighing, measuring and scanning devices; the Auditor's licensing menu lists dog, vendor's, cigarette and junk yard licenses and no weights-and-measures license, and its Weights and Measures page publishes no fee3 permits
- Board of Lucas County CommissionersAdopts the county building code and the building fee schedule, and approves major subdivision plats · Grants the Sewer Tapper's License on the Sanitary Engineer's recommendation · Receives the Division of Liquor Control's notice, through the clerk of the board, for a class C or D permit whose premises lie outside a municipal corporation, and may request the hearing be held in Toledo (ORC 4303.26)1 permit
- Lucas County Engineer's OfficeAccess (driveway), grading and drainage, sidewalk, floodplain development, SWPPP, utility right-of-way, site plan and subdivision plat permits in unincorporated Lucas County, through the LCExpress system · Engineering review of site plans for the 11 township zoning departments · Review of all subdivisions under the Lucas County Subdivision Rules and Regulations, with major plats forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners1 permit
- Lucas County Sanitary EngineerSewer Tapper's License — required to construct or repair building sewers in the county, granted by the Board of County Commissioners on the Sanitary Engineer's recommendation · Per-tap sanitary sewer permits, valid 30 days from issuance, obtainable only by a licensed sewer tapper · County water and sanitary sewer service, under ORC Chapter 6103 (water) and ORC Chapter 6117 (wastewater)1 permit
- Lucas County SheriffStatutory filing point for a transient vendor's identity, goods statement, permanent address, schedule and bond under ORC 311.37 · Inspection of junk yards before a junk yard license is granted or renewed, and twice yearly thereafter (ORC 4737.10)1 permit
Other Ohio jurisdictions we cover
Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.