Pickaway County Building Department

Building Department

Kelly Kight, Building Official

Location: 124 West Franklin Street
Circleville, OH 43113
Phone: (740) 477-8282
Fax: (740) 477-8265

NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
and ONLINE PDF SUBMISSIONS VIA EMAIL

The Building Department is responsible for maintaining and tracking permits issued for all new construction, alterations, additions, repairs and demolitions, along with inspecting all building projects to assure compliance with the Ohio Building Code. Applicants may now submit completed forms directly to the permit Technicians via email (see contact list below).

Permit Technicians

Send us your questions and concerns.

Nikki Young, Office Manager: nyoung@pickawaycountyohio.gov
Suzannah Turner: skturner@pickawaycountyohio.gov
Abbey Poorman: apoorman@pickawaycountyohio.gov

Building Inspectors

Jeff Rush: jrush@pickawaycountyohio.gov
Ryan Wilkins: rwilkins@pickawaycountyohio.gov

Building Official

Kelly Kight: kkight@pickawaycountyohio.gov

Monthly Report

Building Permits Issued — August 2026

Building Department Forms

Pickaway County's Township Zoning Inspectors Open the contact list — Pickaway County's Township Zoning Inspectors
Required Residential Inspections Read the inspection list — Required Residential Inspections
Residential Permit Application Fill in the permit — Residential Permit Application
Commercial Permit Application Instructions Read the instructions — Commercial Permit Application Instructions
Commercial Permit Application Fill in the permit — Application for Commercial Plan Approval
Contractor Registration Form Fill in the registration — Contractor Registration Form
Contractor Registration Resolution Revision Read the resolution — Contractor Registration Resolution Revision
Contractor Bond Form Fill in the bond — Contractor / Sub-contractor Registration Bond
Demolition of Structure Application Fill in the application — Application for Demolition of Structure Permit
Special Purpose Flood Damage Reduction Resolution for Pickaway County Read the resolution — Special Purpose Flood Damage Reduction Resolution
Flood Hazard Area Development Permit Application Fill in the permit — Flood Hazard Area Development Permit Application
Decks, pole barns and pools — code requirements Read the code requirements — Decks, Pole Barns and Pools code requirements
Residential Plan Read the requirements — Residential Plan / Drawing Requirements

Resolution No. PC110221-81

Pickaway County Board of County Commissioners · In the Matter of Building Department Guidelines and Fees

Adopted Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Pickaway County Board of County Commissioners, 139 West Franklin Street, Circleville, Ohio 43113. Telephone 740-474-6093, Fax 740-474-8988, 1-800-472-6093.

Commissioners: Jay H. Wippel, Harold R. Henson, Gary K. Scherer. Administrator: April Dengler. Clerk: Angela Karr.

The Pickaway County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session at 139 West Franklin Street, Circleville, Ohio, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, with the following members present: Mr. Jay H. Wippel, Mr. Harold R. Henson, and Mr. Gary K. Scherer. April Dengler, County Administrator, was also in attendance.

During business conducted while in session, Commissioner Harold Henson offered the motion, seconded by Commissioner Gary Scherer, to adopt the following Resolution:

WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2022; approved the assessment of a ten percent (10%) Township surcharge (10% of Sub Total) as per the Application for Commercial Plan Approval currently in use by the Pickaway County Building Department; and,

WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2022; approved an increase in the surety bond for all contractors who perform work as prime contractors on a project for which there is no other performance bond in place from ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) payable upon default to the project owner, the condition of the default to be failure to comply with building code requirements; and,

WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2022; Increased enforcement authority for the Pickaway County Building Department to impose stricter penalties for misrepresentation of material fact; failure to secure permits, inspections, and approvals required by the Building Code; improper use of registration to obtain a permit for another; failure to correct a violation of the Building Code within the prescribed period of time or to correct incompetent work as ordered by the County Engineer, Building Official, or other designee; any reason determined to be adverse to health, safety, and welfare of residents; repeated and continued violations of the Building Code; and failure to maintain coverage under Worker’s Compensation laws, failure to comply with local income tax laws, and failure to maintain the compliance Bond and/or Liability Insurance; and,

WHEREAS, penalties for Failure to register shall result in termination of all work on the project or projects under violation and/or an assessment amounting to double the cost of the registration fee for each offense, a separate offense will be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues until such registration is completed. Penalties to Maintain Minimum Requirement will result in the termination of all work on the projects or projects under violation and/or a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense. a separate offense deems committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues until proof of such requirements are presented; and,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pickaway County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the revised security bond and enforcement regulations for the Pickaway County Building Department.

Voting on the motion was as follows: Commissioner Wippel, yes; Commissioner Henson, yes; Commissioner Scherer, yes. Voting No: None. Motion carried.