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Findlay commission sets time limits for construction permits to curb stalled projects

5843111 · September 19, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended adding a building-code section setting maximum completion times for permitted construction (12 months for single-family/duplex; 24 months for larger projects), with extensions for good cause and enforcement tools including permit suspension, revocation and abatement.

The City Planning Commission on a unanimous vote recommended adding a time-limits section to the Findlay Building Code to address stalled or incomplete construction projects and to provide administrative tools to require completion or abate hazards.

Staff said the proposed section (to be added as section 13-29 in the Building Code) establishes a completion timeline with administrative extensions for good cause and enforcement options including suspension or revocation of permits,…

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