Dayton Tornado Relief Program Information

From the City of Dayton:

Applications for fee waivers will be available by Monday, July 1.

The City of Dayton is implementing a tornado relief program to facilitate the economic recovery and rebuilding of the neighborhoods impacted by the May 27, 2019, tornadoes. This program will provide cost savings for any residential and commercial construction projects that may be necessary due to the unexpected storm damage.

PERMITTING AND INSPECTION FEE WAIVERS

ELIGIBILITY

In order to receive a permitting or inspection fee waiver or a reimbursement, an existing property must have been impacted by the May 27, 2019 tornadoes, and be:

1. located in a neighborhood identified as being impacted by the severe weather, and
2. constitute an existing structure listed on the City’s tornado damaged property inventory list.

Any such property would be ineligible if any of the following were true as of May 27, 2019:

1. Property has delinquent property taxes, water bills, or existing permit fees due (including, but not limited to storm water fees, street light assessments, etc.).
2. Property has outstanding zoning or housing citations.

BENEFITS

For all types of existing structures (residential or commercial), all fees charged by Zoning Administration and Building Inspection may be waived for each eligible property, or if already paid, reimbursed. These fees include without limitation:

• Zoning Certificates
• Applications for zoning variances and/or conditional uses
• Plan Review (provided there are no more than two re-submittals)
• Building Permits
• State of Ohio Building Fee Surcharges
• Zoning Certificate of Use and Occupancy (CUO)
• Building CUO
• Building Inspections (Structural, Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, etc.)
• Wrecking Permits

PROCESS

Each property owner (or owner’s representative) would be required to complete all of the customary planning and permitting regulatory steps. The property owner (or owner’s representative) would sign and submit a written application for the fee waiver at the time of the permit application or an application for reimbursement if the fees have already been paid. The applications would require the property owner to certify that the proposed repairs or improvements were directly related to the 2019 tornado damage.
Each application for waiver or reimbursement will be reviewed by the appropriate City staff prior to approval. The charges that would normally be incurred or that would be refunded would be recorded in the City’s official database, so that the City will maintain a record of the foregone revenue, as it relates to the storm damage.

TIMEFRAME

Permit applications for waiver or reimbursement must be filed no later than December 31, 2019. The property owner or contractor must start construction on or before July 31, 2020.