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Permit Application - Fire Prevention Bureau

  1. Please complete the information below. We will respond to your request following review of your permit application.
    • No permits will be issued without payment. Upon submission of this application, you will be redirected to a payment page. The City accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
    • The City may request additional plans or details as well as an inspection. Be sure to provide your contact information below. 
    • A copy of the approved permit must be kept on site.

    If you are applying for a Hot Work Permit, please  visit Hot Work Permit.

    If you are approved for a Fireworks Permit, the City's website and social media will inform the public of the place, date, and time you plan to display fireworks so that residents will know to expect the noise associated with it.

  2. Applicant Information
  3. Permit Information
  4. Type of Permit Requested*
  5. Reminder: The Hot Works permit application is a different form. Click here for the Hot Works permit application.

  6. (i.e. tent size, tent use, type of anchoring, food service, fire extinguishers, etc.)

  7. Tents shall have a label permanently affixed identifying size and fabric or· material type. Certification documentation shall be submitted and a copy retained on the site indicating the name and address of the owner of the tent, date of last treatment of flame retardant and type of chemical used, name of the person or firm that treated the tent, the name of the testing agency and the test standard used (OFC 3104.3, OFC 3104.4).

  8. For tents with occupant loads of 50 or more, detailed site and floor plans shall be submitted with the permit application that include the means of egress, arrangement of seating and seating capacity, location and type of heating and electrical equipment (OFC 3103.6).

  9. Applicant Signature*

    I agree to the conditions, surroundings, arrangements, to be in accordance with all Ordinances of the City of Shaker Heights, and the State of Ohio.

  10. Once you submit this form, you will be taken to the payment page. Payment is due with your application so please be sure to make your payment today. We will not issue a permit without payment.

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