Plumbing permit.
Columbus City Codes § 4113.61
in effect4113.61 - Plumbing permit.
(A) (1)
No person shall construct, install, alter, or repair any plumbing appliance, appurtenance, fixture or system or any piping used for and associated therewith, and not limited to, a plumbing drain, waste, sewer, vent, sump, water closet, sink, lavatory or any other plumbing appliance, appurtenance or fixture or system, including any potable water piping within the city without first obtaining a permit from the department to do such work and paying the fee prescribed therefor in the fee schedule; nor shall the owner or person having charge of any property within the city cause or allow any such work to be done on such premises without a permit having been first obtained therefor and the fee having been paid.
(2) A permit shall be obtained only by an OCILB licensed plumbing contractor duly registered with the department or an occupying homeowner.
(3) When a like-for-like replacement is performed in a detached one-, two-, or three-family building, the following shall not require a permit under this section: dishwasher, disposal, faucets, lavatory, sink, traps or a water closet.
(4) Exceptions: This section shall not apply to, nor shall any permit be required for, a repair not affecting sanitation such as mending a leak in a faucet, valve or water supply pipe; mending a broken fixture, tank, water heater; releasing a frozen pipe or rodding and flushing any house sewer or drain.
(B) (a)
Plumbing permit fees shall be required as follows:
(1) Residential Dwelling Units. One plumbing permit fee shall be required for each dwelling unit of an R-2, R-3 or R-4 use group.
(2) Other than Residential Dwelling Units. For all other buildings not included in subsection (B)(a)(1) above, a separate plumbing permit fee shall be required for each certified address.
(b) The minimum plumbing permit fee shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(c) Plumbing permit fees shall be assessed according to the fee schedule.
(d) The plumbing permit fee for water heater replacement and domestic solar panel units in conjunction with domestic water heating shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(e) A plumbing permit or a refrigeration permit shall be required for each cooling tower and the fee therefor shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(f) A plumbing permit shall be required for backflow preventers meeting ASSE Standards 1013, 1015 and 1020.
(g) A plumbing permit shall be required for the waterline connection made for lawn sprinklers.
(C) For the purposes of this section, OCILB incorporates OCIEB licensure.
(Ord. 1483-97 § 2 (part); Ord. 1669-01 § 16; Ord. 0719-04 § 7: Ord. 733-06 § 6.)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4113PEFE_4113.61PLPEFetched: 10/27/2026