Data Description: This data set contains Cincinnati Building Combo Permits applied or issued since January 1, 2014. A combo permit is a composition type that indicates multiple permits (example: alteration and HVAC) were applied for at the same time under one APD number. This data set includes building combo permits with description of work, plan review comments and other characteristics.

This data set is a machine-readable version of data populating the Department of Buildings & Inspections (B&I) public PDF reports. To view historic reports: http://cincinnati-oh.gov/buildings/reports-data/

Data Creation: This data is created when a permit application is entered into the Permits Plus system.

Data Created By: Buildings & Inspections (B&I)

Refresh Frequency: Daily

Data Dictionary: A data dictionary providing definitions of columns and attributes is available as an attachment to this dataset.

Processing: The City of Cincinnati is committed to providing the most granular and accurate data possible. In that pursuit the Office of Performance and Data Analytics facilitates standard processing to most raw data prior to publication. Processing includes but is not limited: address verification, geocoding, decoding attributes, and addition of administrative areas (i.e. Census, neighborhoods, police districts, etc.).

Data Usage: For directions on downloading and using open data please visit our How-to Guide: https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/dataset/Open-Data-How-To-Guide/gdr9-g3ad