Zoning Certificates & Inspections
Sycamore Township is pleased to offer Cloudpermit, a cloud-based application system.
To get started, click the Cloudpermit Link. You are required to create an account as the applicant, and once you do so, you will select the Sycamore Township community in the Ohio section. A separate zoning certificate application will be required for each project element. For example, if a pool and a building addition are being applied for, individual applications are required for each project.
The Cloudpermit system allows applicants to apply for and see their application status anywhere, at any time. You can start an application and finish it later and receive email updates on your Zoning Certificate application status. Once a project is completed and inspected by Sycamore Township, a document memorializing the finalization of the project will be created, and the applicant will then transmit that PDF document to the Hamilton County Building Department, if necessary.
If you have questions – please call the Township at (513) 792-7250. If you have any questions, a staff member will be happy to assist.
Need Help with Cloudpermit?
- Getting Started with Cloudpermit: Cloudpermit Applicant Users Guide
- Cloudpermit Support
If you have questions – please call the Township at (513) 792-7250. If you have any questions, a staff member will be happy to assist.
Inspections Need 24-Hours’ Notice.
Inspections should be scheduled through your Cloudpermit portal. If you have questions about Zoning Certificate inspections, please get in touch with Zoning Inspector Kevin Clark at (513) 792-7249 [email protected]
Here Are Some Items That Require a Zoning Certificate:
Residential (please note, many Residential Zoning Certificates are free or at a small fee):
- Fencing
- Pools
- Residential Additions
- Decks
- Sheds
- New Single-Family Dwelling
- New Multi-Family Dwelling
- A building addition
- Other – such as ground-mounted solar panels.
Commercial (fee schedule)
- Tenant Change (even if a tenant stays in the same building but changes suites)
- Tenant Interior Finish
- New Building
- Fencing/ Walls
- Masonry Dumpster Enclosure
- Exterior Façade Changes
- Accessory Structure
- A building Addition
- Bulk Mult-Family Improvements (e.g., new decks, carports, fencing, etc)
- Commercial-Grade Pool (e.g., at a multi-family complex)
Commercial
- Storage tanks or other equipment, such as ground-mounted solar panels.
- Sign Face Change
- New Building Sign(s)
- New Monument Sign
- Parking Lots – New or Restripe
- Other: Such as rooftop mechanical screening or EV Charging Stations
- Temporary Tents, Stages
- Temporary Business located in a Parking Lot
- Temporary Signage
- Updates to Telecommunication Towers
What Needs to be Inspected?
- Final Inspection – of all projects
- Building Footer Inspection (pre-concrete for all new buildings and additions)
- Monument Sign Footer Inspection (pre-concrete to ensure proper setback from ROW of monument sign.
Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule
Fire Department Fee Schedule
Sycamore Township accepts online payments for Fire and Zoning Fees.To pay online now with a Master Card of Visa, CLICK HERE.