Helpful Links
| Organization | Duties | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) | Underground utility marking requests and inquiries. Call before you dig! | |
| Delaware County Auditor | Taxes, property valuations, property mapping, dog licenses, business licenses, county financing, weights and measures | |
| Mid- Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) | Voluntary association of Central Ohio governments and regional organizations that envisions and embraces innovative directions in transportation, energy, housing, land use, the environment and economic prosperity | (614)-228-2663 |
| Delaware County Recorder | Indexing and keeping of plats, real estate records, covenants, and other such legal documents | (740)-833-2460 |
| Delaware County Regional Planning | Subdivision approval, growth management systems, planning services, data and mapping to governmental entities relating to land use planning and coordination for activities of regional significance. | (740)-833-2261 |
| Delaware Public Health District | Plumbing permits, septic systems, noxious odors, pollution, mosquito monitoring, food safety, public facility cleanliness, immunizations, and disease information | (740)-368-1700 |
| Delaware County Department of Building Safety | Administering and enforcing building and floodplain regulations, both residential and commercial, building and electrical permits and inspections. | (740)-833-2200 |
| Delaware County GIS (mapping) | Interactive web map containing information related to property, structures, valuation, taxes, utilities, and geographical features | |
| Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District | Stormwater management, drainage, ditch maintenance | (740)-368-1921 |
| Delaware County Regional Sewer District | Sanitary sewer system maintenance, operation, planning, sewage treatment | (740)-833-2240 |
| Ohio Environmental Protection Agency | Air quality, ground and surface water quality, waste management, education, permitting, inspection, compliance and reporting of hazardous waste sites, clean-up of brownfields | (614)-644-3020 |
| Ohio Department of Agriculture | Animals, fairs, seed, pest control, dairy, disease diagnostics, enforcement, food safety, meat inspection, pesticide and fertilizer regulation | (614)-728-6201 |
| Ohio Administrative Code, Building Standards | Building Code | |
| Ohio Revised Code, Section 519: Township Zoning | Ohio Revised Code relating to Township Zoning laws | |
| Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) - Division of Wildlife. District 1 | Wildlife and animal control | (800)-945-3543 |
| Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), District 6 | Maintenance, improvement, and control of access for all state-owned roads in Central Ohio | (740)-833-8000 |
| Delaware County Engineer | Road construction, access permits for county roads, street addresses, traffic management, and township engineering including review of grading/stormwater/utility/traffic improvement plans for new developments | (740)-833-2400 |
| Delaware County Economic Development | ||
| Delaware County Finance Authority | ||
| City of Columbus Watershed Management | Management of Hoover Reservoir | (614)-645-1287 |
| Humane Society of Delaware County | Animal welfare, cruelty, neglect | (740)-369-7387 |
| Delaware County Dog Shelter | Dog licensing, missing dogs, and dog-related law enforcement (excluding barking dogs) | (614)-368-1915 |
| Ohio Revised Code, Section 505.87: Nuisance Abatement | Abatement, control, or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse, and other debris | |
| Ohio Revised Code, Section 505.871: Junk Motor Vehicles | Removal of junk motor vehicles | |
| Ohio Revised Code, Section 505.86: Unsafe Buildings or Structures | Removal, repair or securance of insecure, unsafe buildings or structures |
