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Planning & Development - Inspections

Plan Examination

About Plan Examination

The Plan Examination Division of Hamilton County Planning and Development consists of Architects and Engineers, registered in the State of Ohio, who review the construction documents of residential and commercial projects. This review is performed in an effort to ensure that the proposed design complies with the provisions of the applicable building code.

Residential plans are examined for compliance with the 2006 Residential Code of Ohio and the 2007 Hamilton County Building Code.

Commercial plans are currently examined for compliance with the 2007 Ohio Building Code with the most current updates.

At the completion of a review, the plan examiner often sends the applicant a letter or a checklist with a request for additional information and/or correction(s) to be made to the documents or drawings. The applicant is responsible for submitting corrected documents to the plan examiner for re-review. Revisions are examined on Fridays.

When the plan examiner determines that the documents comply with the code, they endorse them as "Approved" and forward them to the permit specialists, who then communicate with the applicant with further instructions.