Amherst
Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio.
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Taxes, deeds, permits and other Amherst services on GovDir
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Who to contact
- Amherst Planning and ZoningZoning, land use and development review.
- Phone
- (440) 988-3734
- Address
- 480 Park Avenue, Amherst, OH 44001
- Website
- Visit website
- Amherst building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
Who handles what in Amherst
- Zoning and land use
- Office
- Amherst Planning and Zoning, (440) 988-3734
- Building permits
- Office
- Amherst Building and Permits, (440) 988-3734
- Property value and homestead
- Office
- Lorain County Auditor, 440-329-5207
- Property tax bills
- Office
- Lorain County Treasurer, (440) 329-5787
- Deeds, mortgages and plats
- Office
- Lorain County Recorder, (440) 329-5148
- Roads
- City streets
- Amherst official website
- County roads
- Lorain County Engineer, (440) 329-5586
- State highways
- Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Lorain County maps and records
- Lorain County parcel map and property searchLorain County's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.
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About Amherst
Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio. In Ohio zoning is run by the city, village or township the land sits in, so here that is the city. Building permits come from the city in some places and from the county building department in others. Not every township has adopted zoning, and where none exists the county is the place to ask. The County Auditor sets property values, the County Treasurer sends the tax bill, and the County Recorder keeps the deeds.