Parma, OH Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

10, no builder, owner, or other person controlling property under construction for new dwelling units may allow occupancy until the Building Commissioner has finally inspected and approved the structure and issued any required occupancy permits. The same final-inspection requirement applies to a one-, two- or three-family dwelling being reconstructed after it was rendered uninhabitable, and to additions built onto such a dwelling; occupancy of the addition is barred until the Commissioner signs off. Alterations to an already-occupied dwelling are allowed to proceed, but the Commissioner decides whether the scope of work is extensive enough to require a fresh occupancy permit once finished.

99. A detached garage or other accessory building to a one-, two- or three-family dwelling does not need its own occupancy permit. 105 lets the Commissioner issue a partial or temporary occupancy permit so residents can move into a finished portion of the home. In exchange, the contractor, builder or developer posts a cash bond of $500 or $10 per front foot, whichever is greater, for a single- or two-family dwelling, and $1,000 or $20 per front foot for any other building. Grading under the bond must be finished within 15 calendar days of the Commissioner's written notice, or the City completes the work itself and draws on the bond.

06 gives the Building Commissioner and Division of Buildings staff the right to enter any building site, unoccupied building, or building under construction at any reasonable hour to inspect it, provided they show their badge of office.