Sandusky County Engineers Office
2500 West State Street - Fremont, Ohio 43420
Telephone: (419) 334-9731 Fax: (419) 334-9733

 Permit Information

• These permits are for Sandusky County maintained roads only.  If you live on a road maintained by the state, township, municipality, etc… contact them for permit requirements.  If you need contact information or are unsure who your road is maintained by, please contact our office at 419-334-9731 for assistance.
• There are no fees for these permits.
• Please allow 2 weeks from the date our office receives the permit for permit to be finalized.
• If you have any questions, please call our office at 419-334-9731.

Driveway Permit

A driveway permit is needed when: 

• constructing a new driveway off of a county road.
• reconstructing an existing driveway.
• replacing an existing driveway culvert.

Contact our office before resurfacing an existing driveway.  Concrete is not permitted within 5 feet of the existing edge of pavement.

Permit to do General Work in the Right-of-Way
This permit is needed when:

• utility work is being done within the right-of-way of a county road.
• work is to be done on an existing or new drainage outlet into a county roadside ditch.
• any other work that is to be done that involves people, vehicles, equipment, etc… that will be located within a county road right-of-way.

Yard/Ditch Enclosure Permit

This permit is needed when:

• a property owner wants to enclose a portion of a roadside drainage ditch along a county road.
   
• a property owner wants to replace or modify an existing enclosure along a county road.

Special Hauling

Contact our office to obtain permission for overweight hauling.