Ohio installation guides.
Ohio EPA’s open-burning rules cover burning whose smoke goes directly into the air without passing through a stack or chimney; permits and inspections for indoor stoves are handled by local building departments.
Ohio Adm. Code 3745-19-01: open-burning definitionsChoose your city.
Akron
Summit County / Northeast OhioPermits and inspections for Akron homes run through Summit County’s Division of Building Standards rather than a city building department.
Read the guideBeavercreek
Greene County / east of DaytonGreene County Building Regulation, which permits Beavercreek homes, lists a wood stove by name in its 2026 residential mechanical fees, at $125 plus a 1% state charge.
Read the guideBrunswick
Medina County / Northeast OhioBrunswick’s residential permit fee schedule lists a ‘Wood Burner’ by name under HVAC, at $30.30 including the 1% state fee.
Read the guideCanton
Stark County / Northeast OhioCanton’s HVAC permit application has its own checkbox for wood stoves or pre-fab fireplaces and requires the appliance’s spec sheet with the application.
Read the guideCleveland
Cuyahoga County / Northeast OhioCleveland lists fireplace installation or replacement among HVAC permit work, and its Division of Air Quality serves all of Cuyahoga County.
Read the guideColumbus
Franklin County / Central OhioColumbus names pre-fabricated fireplaces among the installations its mechanical inspectors check, alongside HVAC and fuel-gas piping.
Read the guideCuyahoga Falls
Summit County / north of AkronCuyahoga Falls contracts its building permits to Summit County, but the city says its own zoning certificate is required before the county issues a building permit.
Read the guideDayton
Montgomery County / Miami ValleyIn Dayton’s historic districts, building or removing a chimney is a major change that needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Landmark Commission.
Read the guideElyria
Lorain County seat / Northeast OhioElyria’s residential mechanical application has its own ‘Room heater, Wood burner, Fireplace’ line that requires the appliance spec sheet.
Read the guideFairfield
Butler County / north of CincinnatiFairfield says residential HVAC projects need a permit but no plans, and the HVAC fee schedule it links lists a heating-only home permit at $40 plus a 1% state assessment.
Read the guideGahanna
Franklin County / north-east of ColumbusGahanna’s 2024 fee schedule names ‘prefab fireplace or wood burning stove’ and ‘chimney replacement or new vent’ in its minor HVAC permit, which includes two inspections.
Read the guideGrove City
Franklin County / southwest of ColumbusIn Grove City the parcel number decides the permit office: parcels starting 040 go to the city’s Building Division, while Jackson Township homes (160) use Franklin County.
Read the guideHamilton
Butler County / Southwest OhioHamilton lets an owner-occupant of a single-family home pull an HVAC permit without contractor registration, but a permit and inspections are still required.
Read the guideHilliard
Franklin County / northwest of ColumbusHilliard’s code adopts Norwich Township’s fire code supplements and fees, and names the Norwich Township fire chief among those who enforce the Ohio Fire Code in the city.
Read the guideKettering
Montgomery County / Dayton areaKettering’s permit guidance lists wood stoves, fireplaces and flue liners by name as work that needs a city mechanical permit.
Read the guideLima
Allen County / West Central OhioLima’s residential permit guidelines list permanently installed fuel-burning stoves, including wood stoves, and fireplaces and chimneys among the work that needs a building permit.
Read the guideLorain
Lorain County / Northeast OhioLorain’s H.V.A.C. Permit Application has its own ‘Solid fuel appliance’ line and a ‘Reline chimney’ venting option.
Read the guideMansfield
Richland County seat / North Central OhioMansfield’s permit fee schedule has its own line for replacing a residential furnace, wood burner or solid-fuel appliance, at $125 each.
Read the guideMason
Warren County / north-east of CincinnatiMason’s permit chart lists a fireplace as needing both a building permit and an electric/HVAC permit from the city’s Engineering & Building Department.
Read the guideMassillon
Stark County / west of CantonMassillon makes heating contractors register every year with a $10,000 bond on the city’s own form and $1,000,000 in liability insurance naming the city.
Read the guideMentor
Lake County / Lake Erie shoreMentor’s HVAC permit form prices each masonry chimney or equipment vent and each vent connector at $10, and contractors must post a $10,000 Mentor bond for each trade.
Read the guideMiddletown
Butler and Warren counties / between Cincinnati and DaytonMiddletown’s Building Inspection Division licenses every contractor who installs, replaces or alters heating systems in the city and keeps a list of license holders.
Read the guideNorth Olmsted
Cuyahoga County / southwest of ClevelandNorth Olmsted requires an exterior metal chimney that rises above the roofline in view of a public way to be enclosed so it looks like masonry, or in an approved enclosure that matches the house.
Read the guideNorth Ridgeville
Lorain County / Northeast OhioNorth Ridgeville’s residential project chart puts a fireplace in the same plan-review column as an addition, and asks for the manufacturer’s information with the application.
Read the guideNorth Royalton
Cuyahoga County / south of ClevelandNorth Royalton requires every contractor to register with the city and post a $25,000 bond on the city’s own form for each registration, renewed every December 31.
Read the guideParma
Cuyahoga County / Northeast OhioParma’s residential heating permit application asks how many chimney liners are being installed, and the city fee schedule prices each liner separately.
Read the guideStow
Summit County / Akron areaUnlike Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, which send building permits to Summit County, Stow runs its own state-certified Building Department at City Hall.
Read the guideStrongsville
Cuyahoga County / southwest of ClevelandStrongsville says no permit can be issued, and no work can begin, until the contractor is registered with the city, which takes a $10,000 bond on the city’s own form.
Read the guideToledo
Lucas County / Northwest OhioA Toledo wood stove shop states it does not install, referring buyers to outside installers, so retail and installation can be separate contracts.
Read the guideUpper Arlington
Franklin County / north-west of ColumbusUpper Arlington requires every building trade contractor and subcontractor to hold an annual city registration before starting work, under Chapter 747 of its codified ordinances.
Read the guideWarren
Trumbull County seat / Mahoning ValleyWarren’s online Residential Heating Application has its own fee line for ‘Fireplace, Wood Stove, Wood Burners (each unit)’, counted per appliance.
Read the guideWesterville
Franklin and Delaware counties / north-east of ColumbusWesterville’s permit checklist names ‘installation of a free standing wood burner’ as work that needs a building permit, and its fee sheet has a wood stove line.
Read the guideWestlake
Cuyahoga County / west of ClevelandWestlake issues permits for contract work only to registered contractors, and registration requires a $10,000 bond and at least $300,000 in liability insurance.
Read the guideYoungstown
Mahoning County / Mahoning ValleyYoungstown homes get stove permits from the Mahoning County Building Inspection Department, whose HVAC form charges a line fee for ‘Fireplaces and Woodstoves’.
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