Building Department / Village Of Yellow Springs, Ohio

Building Department

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Our Building Department services the community of Yellow Springs, OH. We use NIC to conduct our building plan review and building inspections. We do all disciplines (structural, gas, mechanical, electric, fire/life safety) except plumbing.

Village staff is involved at building permit application intake and completion. Please submit all building permit applications to Village staff at permits@yso.com. Village staff will call you to collect the initial deposit/payment then send the plans to NIC and Public Works for review. NIC will contact you if they need additional information (and the Village so we are in the loop). Once plan review is complete NIC will inform the Village of the approval and the Village will call you to collect the remaining fees. For building inspections call NIC at 937-433-4642.

A Zoning permit is required with every building permit. For additions, decks, and new dwellings that do not require any other type of Zoning permit, use the New Construction form.

If the total impervious surface area will increase you are required to submit a stormwater management plan with the building permit.

If you will be conducting work in the right-of-way (sidewalk, road, driveway apron) you will need a Working the Right-of-Way permit. These should be submitted to permits@yso.com. For more Working in the Right-of-Way information click here.

Yellow Springs Building Department Office:
Located in the John Bryan Community Center
100 Dayton St, 2nd Fl.
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Office: (937)-767-1702
Fax: (937)767-3720

To submit Building Permits & Plans
Email: permits@yso.com

For Building Inspections Call: 937-433-4642

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