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It’s Time for Permitting Reform in Ohio

November 13, 2023 - Properties Magazine

Publications

It’s Time for Permitting Reform in Ohio

November 13, 2023 - Properties Magazine

The permitting process in Ohio has long been mired with uncertainty and often costly delays for Ohio’s real estate developers and the business community, particularly in Ohio’s major cities. The pandemic only exacerbated the problem, and applicants now must often wait more than a year to get a simple building permit.

Recent state-level legislative efforts in competitor states like Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Texas have sought to address similar issues. The goal of these reforms is to increase predictability, transparency and consistency in the review and inspection processes at the local level by instituting specific timelines that localities must follow, reducing permitting fees when those timelines aren’t met, and, most notably, allowing applicants to utilize qualified third parties when the locality cannot or fails to process an application within specified time periods.

Ohio needs to follow suit if we want to maintain an advantage over competitor states.

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