Cuyahoga County considers creating regional building department that will pay for itself

The new building department would enforce state construction codes, review plans, issue permits and conduct inspections for ...
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Revoked building permits are reinstated at Dennis Richards’ stalled development — former planning commisioner’s lawsuit vs. city continues

This four-unit structure on 22nd Street, co-owned by ex-planning commissioner Dennis Richards, has come under scrutiny from the Department of Building Inspection. Richards and his attorney said that's ...
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‘I feel like I was preyed upon:’ District inspectors say DBI director Patrick O’Riordan kept them off connected builders’ sites — Part II

Before his recent retirement, Norman Gutierrez was perhaps the Department of Building Inspection’s longest-serving employee. He was hired in 1987 and worked there for 34 years. As such, you see his ...