Permit guides
Search the published guide library. Check the conditions, confirm the jurisdiction, then follow the official application path.
A Columbus ADU requires parcel-specific zoning review, a residential building permit, plans, related trade permits and final inspections; the City publishes a dedicated ADU handbook and preliminary zoning checklist.
Columbus identifies a residential deck as a project that requires both zoning and building approval.
A Columbus residential panel or service upgrade requires an electrical permit and inspection; the common minor-repair exemption does not cover a service or panel replacement.
A fence not over six feet is exempt from a Columbus building permit, but zoning and visibility rules still apply; a taller fence requires a building permit.
A residential HVAC replacement uses a Columbus mechanical permit; only work appearing on the current approved minor-work list can use the reduced minor-work category.
Columbus identifies kitchen and bathroom remodels as permit-required and requires building and separate trade approvals for the regulated scope.
Columbus requires the Roof, Siding, Windows and Doors permit for residential roof replacement; structural changes require an alteration permit.
Columbus requires stamped rooftop-solar plans, City building review, an electrical permit pulled by a City-registered electrical contractor and a registered photovoltaic special inspector.
A residential water-heater replacement uses a Columbus plumbing permit and can use the minor-work category only when the exact scope appears on the current approved list.
Columbus requires its residential Roofing, Siding, Window and Door permit for replacement work; a new or structurally changed opening uses the alteration path.