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Council moves to restore building inspection and adopt updated fee schedule after state deadline warning
Summary
Councilors un‑tabled and approved ordinances to resume contracted building inspection/zoning review services and to update the village fee schedule; staff said the Ohio Department of Building Standards had signaled possible revocation of local inspection authority if the council did not act.
Councilors moved to untable and adopt a package of ordinances to restore building inspection and planning support and to update the village’s building‑permit fee schedule after receiving a warning from the Ohio Department of Building Standards.
Council sponsors said the new agreement with a contracted provider (described in the meeting as a contractor that will provide building inspection and zoning support) will give the village access to licensed local contractors and an online permit workflow the vendor supports. The village administrator said the Department of Building Standards had told the village that, unless the council passed enabling legislation, the state would begin the process of revoking local building‑inspection authority.
Council voted to untable ordinance 2025‑01 and then moved to adopt it; the council also un‑tabled and adopted ordinance 2025‑02, which updates the codified schedule of building fees to align with the contracted services. Councilors recorded their support during roll‑call votes in the meeting.
Why it matters: Restoring inspection and zoning support preserves the village’s local permitting and inspection processes at a time when the village is processing new development and residential construction. Staff said the goal is for permit fee revenue to cover the contractor’s hourly charges so the program will be cost‑neutral over time.
Ending: Staff said they will begin implementation with the contracted provider and will support the village administrator and office staff as they transition to the new workflow; the ordinances were adopted and will take effect immediately under the declared emergency language used for rapid implementation.
