Zoning Office

The Zoning Office exists to enforce, implement and apply the duly established Zoning codes of the City of Norton. Zoning questions may be answered by calling 330-825-7815 x311.

Building Department

As of May 1, 2015, the City of Norton and Barberton have combined Building Departments. The Cities are proud of their collaboration of working together in order to better serve the people and the businesses in our area. For building questions please call the Barberton Building Department at 330-848-6730.

Building Department Checklist
If a building permit is required, review the checklist to determine what documents are mandatory for Barberton Building Department submittal. All items must be submitted, if applicable, for the review process to begin. If you have any questions, please reach out to Barberton Building Department at 330-848-6730. Click here for the checklist.

Construction

All residential, commercial and industrial construction activity (whether new, addition to, or alteration of) in the City of Norton must be presented to the Zoning Office for review, collection of applicable fees and issuance of appropriate zoning permits.  

Contractor Registration

All information/requirements for Contractor Registrations can be found here.

Contractor Registration applications can be completed on our OpenGov portal which can be accessed here.

Zoning Applications, Complaints & Violations

Our Zoning Office now utilizes OpenGov for all applications, permits and contractor registrations.

Click here to be directed to OpenGov, our online application and permitting portal.  

If you have any questions, please call the Zoning office at 330-825-7815 x311.

Follow the same link for reporting zoning complaints/violations. You will be prompted for contact information within this complaint form. If you would like to remain anonymous, enter "N/A" in all required contact information fields. An email is needed to create an account but will not be public.