City Planning & Buildings

Excellent Service & Sound Planning Principles

The Department of City Planning and Buildings is a unified, high-performance team that guides land use, zoning and preservation of historic structures, facilitates building permitting and construction inspection.

Through sound planning practices, the department ensures that our great city is enriched with vitality, thrives as an urban center and is a model to other cities nationwide.  Read More

Charles C. Graves, III

Director Of Planning & Buildings

Charles C. Graves, III is the Director of the Department of Planning and Buildings for the City of Cincinnati. He oversees a staff that includes 75 staff persons in the Divisions of City Planning and Building & Inspections.

Major initiatives for the Department include developing a Comprehensive Plan for the City, developing form-based code zoning, and streamlining the permitting process.  Read More

Contact City Planning & Buildings

Important Phone Numbers & Addresses
City Planning
Centennial Plaza Two
805 Central Ave, Seventh Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: 513-352-4845

City Buildings
3300 Central Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45225

 

News

Mar 2, 2012

Public Hearing: Broadway Commons Interim Development Control District

The City Planning Commission will meet March 2, 2012, to discuss extending the Broadway Commons Interim Development Control Overlay District for nine months.   Read More

Oct 21, 2011

2011 Ohio Building Code

The Ohio Board of Building Standards has set the effective date for the code updates to the Ohio Building Code, Ohio Mechanical Code and the Ohio Plumbing Code to incorporate the updates included in the 2009 International Building, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes.   Read More

Sep 26, 2011

Land Development Code

Thanks to a grant of $2.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City of Cincinnati is working to create an integrated Land Development Code   Read More

Jun 15, 2011

Home Improvement Scams

This is the season when scam artists drive through neighborhoods looking to find people in their yards.   Read More

Apr 8, 2011

Public Comment: Flood Insurance Study & Maps

Over the past year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been working with Hamilton County to perform a Physical Map Revision to change the floodway and Special Flood Hazard Areas.   Read More

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