Forms and Applications

Please return completed forms by email to our Technical Administrative Assistant or in-person to the Engineering Department, located at 200 W Erie Ave, 4th Floor - City Hall, Lorain, OH 44052. For any questions, please call the Engineering Department at (440)-204-2003.

New Construction

  1. New Commercial Construction Application
  2. New Residential Construction Application
  3. New Subdivision Application
  4. Application for Installation in the Right Of Way
  5. Subdivision Plan Review Guidelines
  6. Land Management Requirements for Sites with Less than One Acre of Disturbance
  7. Floodplain Permit
  8. Chapter 911 - Water Rules and Regulations Ordinance
  9. Chapter 913 - Water Pollution Rules and Regulations Ordinance
  10. Chapter 1529 - Construction Site Soil Erosion, Sediment, and Other Wastes and Storm Water Runoff Reg
  11. Chapter 1531 - Post-Construction Water Quality Regulations Ordinance

Pavement

  1. Sidewalk Apron Permit Application
  2. Open Pavement Permit Application

Utilities

  1. Water Service Application
  2. Water Service Line Repair/Replace Permit
  3. Storm and Sanitary Repair/Replace Permit

New Sewer Excavating License

  1. New Sewer Excavating Cover Letter
  2. New Sewer Excavating Application
  3. Sewer Builder's Bond
  4. Income Tax Business Registration Packet

Sewer Excavating License Renewal 

  1. Sewer Builder's Bond
  2. 2026 Sewer Excavating License Renewal Cover Letter
  3. 2026 Sewer Excavating License Renewal Application

Stormwater Management

  1. Stormwater Post-Construction Facilities Maintenance Agreement
  2. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Review Checklist

Grading

  1. Application for Grade Change