Experience with Cleveland Department of Building and Housing?

[Jim Cran]

I heard it takes 6-9 months for the Cleveland Department of Building and Housing (DBH) to complete a new construction plan review. That seems terribly long, in my experience (commercial renovation only), a city typically has 45 days to review. Has anyone dealt with the CLE DBH on new construction of a SFH? I'm considering tearing down an existing SFH and building a new one on the same site. I need to time it so I'm not starting in the middle of Winter.