Effective July 7th, 2025 all City of Chillicothe residential and nonresidential projects will be permitted through the City of Chillicothe Building Department. 740-773-8980. All applications received through our office prior to July 7th 2025 will be completed through our office.
  15 N. Paint St., Suite 201, Chillicothe, OH 45601       740-773-7200
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Building Permits

Effective August 1, 2024 All applications for non residential plan review must be submitted electronically.
Email all submittals to laurensnyder@rosscountyohio.gov.

Multi-family (4 units or more) and commercial construction projects will require a building permit. These permits are issued by the Ross County Building Department, which administers the Ohio Building Code (OBC) in unincorporated portions of Ross County. The OBC addresses new construction, alterations, and changes in use on projects not involving new single-family residential dwellings. The Ross County Building Department also handles commercial permits in Pike County, the Village of Waverly, the city of Wellston, and the city of Chillicothe, as well as residential permits in the Village of Waverly.

Please provide the parcel number of the location of the project on the specified section on the application when submitting.

Ross County

City of Wellston

Village of Piketon

Building permits for commercial are required through the Ross County Building Department.  For more information on zoning requirements in the Village of Piketon, please call the village office at 740-289-8137.

Village of Waverly

Pike County

Village of Greenfield

Note: Contractor Registration needs to be submitted to the Village of Greenfield Department

Special Submittal Requirements