Cuyahoga County
General contractor in Solon, Ohio
Registration demands $1,000,000 / $2,000,000 liability naming the City, plus a $25,000 surety bond.
County
CuyahogaLarger suburban lots than Beachwood, mix of 1970s–2000s production and custom. Strong HOA overlay in some subdivisions — village permit is not HOA approval.
Permit
The deskHomeowners may do work on premises they occupy if they are not in the trade; hired contractors still register.
Next door
A different clerkThe rule in the next village is not the rule here. Read both pages.
Solon work is kitchens, siding, windows, and finished basements in houses that look alike until you open them. HOA is the extra clerk.
We register, we list the subs, we use the simplified form when the work is actually simplified. A layout-changing kitchen is not a simplified siding permit.
The $2,000,000 aggregate on the registration is a city form, not the website’s $1,000,000 line pretending to be enough. We issue the certificate Solon printed. Subcontractors listed on the application must already be registered. A plumber added after the fact delays the permit.
HOA color boards and city permits are parallel. We do not tell a household the city stamp covers the association. Grantwood and similar streets have sent people back for a shingle they already bought. That clock belongs on the estimate when the subdivision has a board.
Housing stock
Solon is production and custom from the 1970s onward: gypsum, attached garages, HOA covenants on elevations. It is not plaster-on-lath Cleveland Heights. Basements are often already partly finished from a prior owner, sometimes without a permit. Siding and window packages are common because the stock is aging in parallel.
HOA approval is not a building permit. Grantwood and similar subdivisions can refuse a color the city already stamped. We write both clocks when the subdivision has a board.
Three facts that are only true here
- Contractor registration requires general liability of $1,000,000 each occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate with the City of Solon as additional insured, a sealed $25,000 registration bond, and a $100 fee.
- Permit review is typically 7–10 business days. Applications to Permit@Solonohio.org. All listed subcontractors must be registered before the permit issues.
- Simplified applications exist for reroof, siding/windows/doors, and furnace/AC. Painting, wallpaper, and same-size floor covering typically do not need a permit.
Near: SOM Center, Solon City Hall, Grantwood
Permit path in Solon
Registration: $1,000,000 each occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate naming the City of Solon as additional insured, a sealed $25,000 registration bond, $100 fee. NIR carries $1,000,000 GL; the Solon registration asks for $2,000,000 aggregate — that certificate is written to the city’s form, not assumed from the website line.
Applications to Permit@Solonohio.org. Review typically 7–10 business days. Every listed subcontractor must be registered before the permit issues. Simplified forms exist for reroof, siding/windows/doors, and furnace/AC. Painting, wallpaper, and same-size floor covering typically do not need a permit. Occupying homeowners may do work themselves if they are not in the trade; hired contractors still register.
Permit note. Homeowners may do work on premises they occupy if they are not in the trade; hired contractors still register.
What is not true next door
Beachwood’s registration is $100 and one year from issuance, Clariti, no $25,000 surety bond on the same terms. Solon is heavier on paper and faster on simplified envelope jobs. Orange Village #4235 does not register you in Solon.
Other desks
Cuyahoga
Bentleyville
Inspections by SAFEbuilt, not a village inspector on staff. 24-hour notice.
Cuyahoga
Chagrin Falls
A Chagrin Falls mailing address is not the Village. Confirm the tax district before anyone pulls a permit.
Cuyahoga
Moreland Hills
No credit cards at the Building Department. Front yards stay open. In-ground pools only.
Cuyahoga
Orange Village
NIR is registered here. Orange Village Contractor Registration #4235, General, through December 31, 2026.