Building Department

Inspection Requirements

New residential and commercial building inspections require:

1. Excavation - before pouring footings (call Building Department office for rest of inspections)
2. Foundation - after foundation erected, before backfilled or the erection of any building
3. Partial Building - before any insulation and after all HVAC, plumbing and electrical has been roughed-in and inspected
4. Rough Inspection - after insulation, before drywall
5. Final Building - after finals done on heating, electric and plumbing

Existing residential and commercial building inspections require:

1. Excavation - before pouring footings (call Building Department office for rest of inspections)
2. Foundation - after foundation erected, before backfilled or the erection of any building
3. Partial Building - before any insulation and after all HVAC, plumbing and electrical has been roughed-in and inspected
4. Rough Inspection - after insulation, before drywall
5. Final Building - after finals done on heating, electric and plumbing

It is the contractor's responsibility to make sure access is available to the premesis. The appropriate party must always be on site during the scheduled inspection. Our inspectors do not make calls to arrange for access.

All structures are to be identified by house numbers clearly visible from the street per Codified Ordinance Chapter 1355.13 House Numbers Required (216K PDF).

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